News – Page 10
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NewsWithers wins negligence appeal over ‘super-prime’ development
Judgment overturns High Court ruling requiring firm to pay £1.5m in damages and interest.
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NewsPost-offer lender queries 'major drain' on conveyancing process
Conveyancing Association's latest lender survey identifies bottlenecks slowing down home buying and selling.
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News'Record-breaking' year for conveyancers
Land Registry data confirms housing market bounced back after activity slumped due to Covid restrictions.
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NewsFirst electronically signed property deal goes through
Top-100 firm Hugh James is first to submit qualified electronic signature, which does not require witnessing.
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NewsLand Registry admits limits of property reference numbers
Agency hails benefit of UPRNs in speeding up conveyancing process but says relationship between titles and addresses is complex.
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FeatureJapanese knotweed: Disentangling fact from fiction
Few invasive plants capture attention and headlines like Japanese knotweed.
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NewsFirst Welsh council joins Land Registry's digital register
Agency says legislation aligning local land charges service fees enabled it to work with local authorities in Wales.
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NewsLand Registry output 'higher than before the pandemic'
Hybrid working believed to have increased productivity but conveyancers complain of delays.
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ProfileMy legal life: Clare Touhig-Gamble, Watkins & Gunn
Legal executive and head of residential property, Pontypool and Cardiff
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News'Smart home' information added to HIP-inspired form
Latest version of Buyer's and Seller's Property Information form to include more upfront information for prospective buyers.
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NewsConveyancer on fixed fee had limited duties to client, court finds
Negligence claim fails as county court rules that £695 did not cover advice on wider developments.
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NewsConveyancing body calls for more upfront commonhold information
New form would cover major predicted expenditure, reserve funds, disputes, insurance and fire safety.
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News'Messy situation': ground rent reform becomes law
Solicitor says leaseholders in half-sold developments could end up paying more than their neighbours.
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NewsLand Registry trials 'quick phone call' to resolve queries
Telephone requisitions will be trialled for at least a month to see if service speeds up.
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News'Levelling up' to involve upfront information for homebuyers
Government says it will legislate if necessary to improve the conveyancing process.
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NewsE-signatures can provide 'witness-level' security, working group concludes
Interim report calls on government to ensure that 'as many official documents as possible' can be executed electronically.
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NewsConveyancing fees rise by 21%, survey finds
Property agency says findings are unsurprising given 'sustained' demand last year.
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NewsConveyancing firms may be forced to buy stand-alone cyber cover
Council for Licensed Conveyancers concerned that cyber attacks threaten firms and present a risk to clients.
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NewsConveyancers told to 'get ready' for fee increase
New Land Registry charges will apply to applications submitted on or after 31 January.
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NewsEnd-to-end e-conveyancing is here, supplier claims
Data company announces system allowing lawyers to manage the entire residential process through a central dashboard.