News – Page 8
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NewsNews focus: Upfront property information - a jungle of words
The Digital Property Market Steering Group aims to align the residential market with the commercial sector to speed up digital change. But regulation and poor communication could impede reform.
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OpinionClick to convey: a lesson from Norway
Want to see what a real home information pack looks like? Look north.
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NewsE-conveyancing coalition aims for upfront information
Digital Property Market Steering Group reveals ambitions at flagship conference.
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NewsSource of funds frustration prompts 'conveyancing rant'
Rose Davis says firms not really interested in conveyancing should stop messing about with it.
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NewsMonopolies watchdog approves searches sell-off
Disposal follows finding that Dye & Durham’s acquisition of TM Group 'substantially lessens competition'.
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NewsConveyancer offered discounts - to clients paying him directly
Firm’s internal audit found nine occasions when clients paid into salaried partner’s personal account.
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NewsWye Valley firm absorbs conveyancing practice
Gwyn James Solicitors announces merger with Dean Conveyancing.
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NewsNew coalition seeks to drive e-conveyancing
Digital Property Market Steering Group represents government agencies, legal professional bodies and business.
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NewsConveyancing: Law Society lobbies for changes to building safety legislation
Measures expose profession to potentially ‘unacceptable’ levels of risk, says president Lubna Shuja.
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NewsLand Registry customer satisfaction falls again
Overall service rated good to excellent by 60% of customers in 2022-23, down from 70% two years previously.
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NewsPII trends: seven in 10 firms still lack cyber-insurance
First Law Society survey of professional indemnity insurance since 2018 also tracks huge increase in premiums as market hardened.
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NewsLaw firm accuses rivals of turning conveyancing into 'combat sport'
Dutton Gregory hits out at other firms for slowing down the process, setting back completion times.
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NewsSolicitor who helped relative’s house sale faces private SDT prosecution
Lawyer denies all allegations of professional misconduct brought by purchaser of a property with an ongoing neighbour dispute.
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NewsClients search for new conveyancers as firm shuts doors
Headcount at Alexander Grace Law had more than doubled at the start of this decade but business is now gone.
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NewsLand Registry embarks on recruitment drive
Dozen assistant land registrars will replace staff who have left the organisation.
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NewsLand Registry says its hub 'saves conveyancers hours'
Front-loaded support introduced for complex and large-scale applications.
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NewsCyber-attack cost conveyancing giant £7m - but the insurers paid up
Goodwill writedown contributes to huge operating loss at Simplify, which was forced to cut new instructions for 10 weeks.