News – Page 28
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NewsConveyancers – ‘no room for complacency’
Number of active firms registering transactions fell from 5,871 in 2014 to 5,357 last year.
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OpinionHousing consultation rethink is needed
Stamp duty timetable highlights more than just conveyancing concerns.
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NewsSociety proposes ‘single test’ to allay stamp duty fears
Higher SDLT rate on the purchase of additional residential properties comes into force on 1 April.
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NewsConveyancers ‘should not cross-examine clients’ over stamp duty
Government introducing higher rates for additional residential properties on 1 April.
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NewsSaga Legal admits it stopped taking new work last year
Alternative business structure seeking new joint-venture partner after collapse of Parabis.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Conveyancing Handbook (22nd edition)
This has become a must-have for every property practitioner since 1992.
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OpinionOmbudsman feeding a witch-hunt
There’s nothing wrong with informing consumers, but could we give them the full story perhaps?
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NewsShakeup in conveyancing with more tech startups
When You Move and Free2Convey are the latest online tools to help firms in conveyancing.
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NewsConveyancers need to ‘raise their game’, association warns
Government measures could see greater competition in the market.
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NewsConveyancers predict another buoyant year
Search provider predicts a rush to complete property purchases by April.
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NewsInsurer LV= enters legal market with fixed fee offering
Firm will offer a range of services from conveyancing to personal injury.
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NewsLeading West Midlands solicitor dies at 60
Tributes paid to Martyn Morgan, head of QualitySolicitors Talbots.
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NewsVeyo e-conveyancing project to be wound up
Portal development to cease after new providers commit to free products.
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NewsTop 1,000 race ahead in busy conveyancing market
Leading firms’ transactions grow by 20% in third quarter of 2015.
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NewsSpending review: second try at Land Registry privatisation
The government will look at options for privatising the organisation from 2017.
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NewsConveyancers ‘abusing’ separate representation freedom – CLC chair
CLC to re-examine separate representation for conveyancing deals.
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NewsConveyancing firm wins appeal over valuation
Court of Appeal judgment highlights scope of duty of solicitors instructed on behalf of both borrower and lender.
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NewsCriminals raid 50 firms in cyberattacks this year – SRA
Regulator also concerned by lack of training in detecting money laundering schemes.
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NewsLender panel restrictions hit smaller law firms
Metro Bank and Newcastle Building Society among those to introduce new restrictions, excluding smaller firms from conveyancing panels.