News – Page 5
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Solicitor with 'complete blind spot' for client care suspended
Yorkshire lawyer did nothing to stop fraudster from exploiting his vulnerable client.
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Home ground
For residential conveyancers, commoditisation and unrealistic demands on their time amid a staffing crisis are high on a list of challenges. But, as Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable, there are signs that the downward pressure on fees is easing.
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Law Society spotlight: CQS arrives on a new platform
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme quickly became a vital tool in combating fraud and money laundering. Next month the quality mark is going properly digital, reports Jonathan Rayner.
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CLC renews push for firms to switch regulator
Conveyancing regulator says numbers are picking up now that issues regarding run-off cover and lender panels have been resolved.
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News focus: HM Land Registry delays mount as solicitors fume
Conveyancers report mixed experiences when dealing with HM Land Registry but ‘shocking’ delays are a growing cause of concern. Solicitors complain that they are reduced to ‘firefighting’ for the agency.
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Treat overseas register regime 'like AML compliance with bells on', solicitors told
Verification process for information submitted to register of overseas entities discussed at Law Society conference.
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Lenders see conveyancers 'as their in-house legal team'
Law Society conference reveals tension between conveyancers and mortgage lenders over responsibilities.
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Solicitor fined £15,000 for error in rent review advice to 115 clients
Mistake has led to litigation against firm and claims by clients against compensation fund.
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Personal data compromised in conveyancing IT crash
Former and current employees informed nearly a year after 'security incident' that some files contained bank details, date of birth and national insurance number.
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Opinion
Tinkering with the SDLT regime adds fuel to the fire
Once again, the government appears to be using the housing market as a prop to a failing economy.
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Kwarteng announces permanent stamp duty cut
Chancellor of the exchequer says measure will get the housing market moving again.
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News focus: Conveyancers brace for SDLT uncertainty
Conveyancing solicitors who are still recovering from the last SDLT cut fear that a ‘quick-fix’ on stamp duty by the government will overheat the market and increase prices and mortgages
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Simpson Millar tells conveyancing clients: We’re working round the clock
Complaints continue to come in as clients say they still do not know if and when transactions will complete.
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Bringing the house down
A sustained boom in property transactions generated huge volume but has done little to resolve conveyancing’s systemic problems.
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Opinion
The price is wrong
Conveyancing practitioners tell the Gazette of a looming succession problem not dissimilar to that faced by the criminal bar.
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Simpson Millar apologises to clients after weeks of conveyancing chaos
Clients of Simpson Millar say they were 'left high and dry' after the national firm announced the closure of its conveyancing department.
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Funeral bank holiday will affect 'very small number' of completions
Conveyancing body says parties are being very reasonable and completion dates will simply move forward a day.
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Lord chancellor postpones meeting with criminal bar chiefs
Revised arrangements announced within the legal sector following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.