LeO Offer Updated Advice On Regulatory Compliance In Pre-Engagement Phase
Having investigated 1,560 conveyancing related complaints last year alone, the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) have been reiterating the advice they offer to law firms in a bid to reduce this number in the future. Of the total, only 600 complaints pertained to a costs issues. However, during 2018, over 300 of these costs complaints were upheld […]
Being Clear On Transparency
The new Transparency Rules introduced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last year suggested shortcomings in the way lawyers communicate with the public and implied a change in mindset was needed by a select group of legal services providers, including Conveyancers. This followed on from the Summary of Responses to the Call for Evidence on […]
SRA Warn Conveyancers And Solicitors Over Fresh Phishing Scam
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are warning its members of another high profile email conveyancing scam that is currently targeting a number of conveyancing firms. A number of solicitors have been sent an email claiming to be from SRA regulated law firm, Percy Short & Cuthbert. The email’s content convincingly references a revision to a […]
Time Properties Spend On The Market Increase Whilst Instructions Fall
The property market is struggling to move beyond a snail’s pace with the time it takes between instruction and completion now at their slowest rate in five-years. According to recent data from Homes.co.uk, the average (median) time a property is spending on the market is now 89 days. In May 2018, this figure was only […]