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NewsDisgruntled conveyancers demand Law Society special meeting
Meeting would discuss a no-confidence motion over updated TA6 property information form.
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NewsSociety pledges better communication over conveyancing form
Chancery Lane acknowledges members were surprised by the number and nature of amendments in latest version of TA6 property form.
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NewsHigh Street firm hit with £12,400 fine for breaching undertaking
Firm had agreed to register charges on properties within five days; it took more than 18 months.
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NewsMemory lane
A call for voluntary HIPs and a constitutional balancing act: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsIn depth: MPs hear pleas to mandate upfront information in house sales
Mandating upfront information would ‘revolutionise’ the home buying and selling process, MPs hear. Sharing up to 300 pieces of information would provide more certainty that the transaction is going ahead.
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NewsHome buying and selling: Mandate upfront information, MPs told
Industry bodies say provision of property information earlier in the process will speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs.
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NewsEmployee forged signature after feeling ‘pressured’ by client
SRA says conveyancing assistant acted dishonestly when put under pressure to complete purchase.
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NewsHome buying and selling inquiry: MPs to hear evidence from industry bodies
Home Buying and Selling Group and Conveyancing Association chiefs will give evidence in opening session.
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Memory lane
Regulation reform rejected and a conveyancing monopoly: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsCILEX enters homebuying information pack row
CILEX says sellers should be required to provide material information - but action group says requirement will expose sellers to legal liabilities.
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Memory lane
Courts fees increase, the race to the bar and illegitimate persons: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsProperty data row: Society urged to withdraw latest conveyancing form
Chancery Lane released new TA6 form to reflect National Trading Standards guidance on 'material information' required for property listings.
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NewsMPs probe home buying and selling process
Levelling up, housing and communities committee to investigate role of conveyancers, information provision, referral fees and estate agent regulation.
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NewsSociety updates property form to reflect 'material information' requirement
Chancery Lane hopes revised TA6 form will facilitate flow of information from marketing stage through to legal process.
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NewsLeasehold reform: government undecided on ground rent
Policy will be set out 'in due course' amid speculation that Michael Gove is facing resistance over housing reform.
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NewsConveyancers publicly vent fury over material information requirement
Property listing data requirement is 'unwanted sequel to box office bomb', action group tells trading standards body.
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NewsGarage rocks
Department head at Ison Harrison Solicitors on the firm's employee-owned structure.
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NewsNews focus: National Conveyancing Week - digital property passport under scrutiny
The draft Digital Property Information Protocol was unveiled for National Conveyancing Week, but many practitioners are unconvinced it is any sort of panacea for the home buying process.