CLC to cut regulatory fees by 20% by November
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers have announced their intention to cut fees for those it regulated by a fifth with the changes set to come into effect at the beginning of November. According to the CLC, the Financial Statements and the Annual Report published in February show a year of wide-reaching change including the CLC’s […]
Midland based Talbots to leave QualitySolicitors within two months.
Black Country based Solicitors firm Talbots have announced their intention to leave the QualitySolicitors brand after five years of membership. Talbots say they will leave Quality Solicitors in May. The firm also announced £1 million of fresh investment which they say will “strengthen their ability to service the needs of local people and businesses.” Talbots […]
Conveyancers remain vulnerable to fraud with only a third e-verifying client’s identity
Only a third of conveyancers are carrying out electronic AML checks for all transactions reveals SearchFlow, specialists in property intelligence. SearchFlow’s conveyancing sentiment survey reveals that 38% of conveyancers never carry out electronic identity checks to verify the identity of a customer and the remaining29% only sometimes carry out electronic AML checks. The survey also […]
