Land Registry fraud alert service joined by 50,000
Land Registry’s Property Alert service has now been signed up to by over 50,000 people.
‘Pre-contract packs’ receive conveyancer support
A majority of attendees raised their hands in favour of the suggestion of a ‘pre-contract pack’ at last week’s annual Conveyancing Association (CA) conference. These would be given to the buyer’s solicitor having been put together by the seller’s solicitor, in order to hasten the homebuying process. Eddie Goldsmith, the CA chair, emphasised that this was […]
“5p Carrier Bag” initiative could revolutionise sustainable development
When the charge for single-use plastic carrier bags was introduced in England on 5th October 2015, Tesco reported a 78% drop in number of single-use carrier bags taken from its stores in England in the first month. According to a panel of environmental experts, if the government are to meet their targets for Sustainable Planning […]
New certificate required for First Registration Applications
Last November, The Land Registry made allowances for conveyancer’s to lodge certified copies of deeds and documents when lodging a first registration application (Form FR1). Until recently conveyancers could only lodge original deeds and documents with the form FR1. From 28th November conveyancers now have a choice of sending original deeds and documents or sending […]
London sales down 50%
London sales transaction volumes now 50% lower than before the last crash; prices falls inevitable
Conveyancing theft reported as biggest cybercrime problem for law firms
Figures published today by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have shown that email hacks of conveyancing transactions are the most common cybercrime in the legal sector, with £7 million of client losses reported in the last year. Three-quarters of cybercrimes reported to the SRA in the 12 months are some form of “Friday afternoon” fraud. […]