SRA warning: Tams & Co / Swift Properties
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a warning involving con artists claiming to be from Swift Properties and involving a firm called Tams & Co Solicitors. The SRA has been told that members of the public are being sent e-mails from Swift Properties providing a list of properties that can be purchased at a […]
Land Registry to extend RQ pilot measure
The Land Registry has hailed the success of the RQ pilot measure in better protecting thousands of properties against fraud. The pilot measure that was launched in February 2012 will now be continued. An owner who is not living and does not intend to live at the registered property can make a request for the […]
LSB review puts holding of client money in question
The Legal Services Board has issued its thematic review relating to the regulation of conveyancing in England and Wales. The report issued on Friday looked at a number of issues relating to conveyancing risk and mortgage fraud. The report recognises there are a number of problems being reported in the conveyancing market, particularly relating to […]