Conveyancing’s information problem: “legislation must be the end goal”
When it comes to improving the home buying and selling process, momentum gained has to be momentum sustained, and the recent White Paper on Levelling Up appears to provide the industry with the opportunity to maintain our momentum. However, at the same time, it needs full transparency on what is required. For instance, the Levelling […]
Land Data releases Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence shortlist
Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator, has today revealed the shortlist of finalists for its upcoming 2022 Land Data Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence. After a two-month period of judging, the shortlist is now finalised. Entries and nominations were submitted by solicitors, conveyancers, customer service experts, and local land charges personnel. Since their […]
tmgroup webinar: mandatory digital AP1s
From November 2022, HM Land Registry will no longer be accepting traditional scanned or PDF copies of AP1s for changes to existing titles via the HMLR portal. To help firms prepare, tmgroup, Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) and HMLR are hosting an informative webinar on Thursday 3rd March 2022 @ 12pm. Register today to secure your […]
PEXA to launch into UK property market in 2022
PEXA, the Australian-founded fintech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement process, has announced plans to launch in the UK this year.
Legal Eye webinar: AML update 2022
The first Legal Eye webinar of 2022 will talk all things Anti-Money Laundering (AML), from independent audits to the challenging roles of MLCO and MLRO. AML processes within the legal sector are under more scrutiny from regulators than ever before. It is imperative that law firms understand the role that they play; from the latest requirement […]
ALEP comments on leasehold reform legislation
The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has commented on new legislation designed to protect leaseholders that will ban ground rents on new leasehold properties.
Law Society: SRA proposal to increase fines “not appropriate”
The Law Society have warned that a proposal by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to hike its own fining powers from £2,000 to £25,000 is not appropriate. In November, the Law Society sought consultation on three proposals: to increase their maximum fining power from £2,000 to £25,000; to take into account the turnover or income […]
