CQS supported by Council of Mortgage Lenders

The Law Society have now reported that over 700 firms have now applied to join the Conveyancing Quality Scheme and have said that it is still possible for conveyancing firms to apply. At the end of April the Society will start their marketing campaign in support of CQS, following which firms should expect lenders and […]
Less than 80 years left on a Lease?

We’ve probably all done it… sighed at the prospect of dealing with a Leasehold transaction. If you are not keen on Leasehold transactions do you think you have become complacent when you do have to deal with them? Leases for flats generally run for between 99 and 125 years but, as with anything, the longer […]
Conveyancing Protocol update

The following was originally published in the Law Society Gazette on Thursday 24 March 2011 by Jonathan Smithers and was also online at www.lawgazette.co.uk. The Law Society and Jonathan have kindly allowed us to reproduce the article for Today’s Conveyancer. The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) is building up a head of steam. The first firms […]