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NewsLaw Society extends TA6 'two-form approach' period
Chancery Lane currently working through significant volume of feedback received during consultation process.
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ProfileMy legal life: Dona Awano, Amphlett Lissimore
Solicitor, London, and member of the Law Society’s Conveyancing and Land Law committee.
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News'Avoidable errors' costing conveyancers £19m, says Land Registry
Analysis based on £5 to fix a clerical error and £30 where third parties have to be chased.
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OpinionMake sure you have your say on proposed climate risk and conveyancing practice note
There is still time to respond to the Law Society's consultation, which runs until 31 October.
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NewsClimate risk and TA6: takeaways from the Law Society’s Property Conference
Helping conveyancers understand the ramifications of climate risk was among the topics discussed at the Law Society’s Property Conference. The divisive TA6 information form came up too.
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FeatureRoundtable: Sale agreed?
Modern conveyancing has ‘specialisms within itself’, reflecting the complexity of a process that is too often assumed to be simple or capable of being ‘standardised’. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
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OpinionSafe as houses – avoiding common pitfalls
Anna Newport reviews 'Post-completion: A Conveyancer’s Guide to Process, Risk and Compliance'.
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NewsSociety seeks conveyancers' views for climate risk practice note
Chancery Lane says members want to know how climate risk affects their practice and how best to advise clients.
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NewsSociety unveils TA6 property form consultation timetable
Independent research body will soon reach out to conveyancers to carry out a quantitative survey.
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NewsThousand sign up for property form consultation
More than 1,000 conveyancing professionals have registered to be part of the Law Society's consultation on the TA6 property information form.
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NewsHibernating conveyancing firm brought back to life as consultancy
Revived business offers solicitors chance to keep around 70% of fees billed.
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NewsOmbudsman misses key targets but happy with progress
Complaints handler also reveals area of law that attracts the most consumer grievances.
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NewsActivist conveyancers lose vote of no confidence in Law Society
Conveyancers unhappy with updated property information form forced a special general meeting which took place this afternoon.
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NewsCLC ramps up 'polluter pays' model for ombudsman costs
Chief executive says firms with disproportionate number of complaints should pay more in levy contributions.
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NewsFuller figure in conveyancing
Solicitor Roy Fuller was a genial and unbelievably patient man who looked like the archetype of a British flying officer in a war film.
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NewsSociety begins TA6 consultation process
Chancery Lane wants to understand members' concerns and experiences to improve the property information form.
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OpinionTA6 forms will continue to evolve
Modernising is always a challenge for conveyancers but we need to embrace it in order to thrive.
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NewsConveyancers warned over post-completion work
Specialist regulator says some members not taking their responsibilities seriously and using Land Registry to check their work.
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NewsLaw Society announces date for special general meeting
SGM to hear confidence motion over latest version of TA6 property information form.
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NewsSociety to consult on TA6 property information form
Compulsory implementation of fifth edition for accredited CQS members put on hold for six months.