Specialist counter fraud specialist joins Legal Eye as a compliance adviser
Counter fraud specialist Kirstie Wilson has joined Legal Eye as a compliance adviser. Kirstie has extensive experience identifying and combating fraud threats and is using all her knowledge and skill to bolster an already strong Legal Eye team. Before joining our business, Kirstie worked as an associate at a top-50 law firm that specialised in […]
InfoTrack announces new digital conveyancing event for law firms
InfoTrack has announced the launch of a new event for the legal industry, The Digital Conveyancing Summit. This one-day event will tackle the most interesting topics and biggest issues law firms face in the quest to improve their conveyancing capabilities through the adoption of better data and technology solutions. The free event is being live […]
HMLR practice guide updates: July 2022
HM Land Registry (HMLR) practice guide updates: PG10 and PG27 Index map: official search (PG10) Page summary: Details of the information held on the index map and how to apply for an official search (practice guide 10). Change made: Section 2 updated to state that an index map search may also be made where land […]
Conveyancers urged to work with agents on up front information
Conveyancers have been urged to work with estate agents on providing the material information disclosures required by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) as part of efforts to make more information available up front for home movers. Addressing delegates at the Bold Legal Conference Head of NTSELAT James Munro said that […]
Building Safety Act: 10 years’ imprisonment for exploitation of leaseholders
Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published a letter to building owners and managing agents setting out their responsibilities under the Building Safety Act. Leaseholder protections under the Act came into force yesterday on 28 June 2022, at which point it became an offence to pass on costs […]
Nationwide HPI: prices “at risk of a fall”
The latest Nationwide House Price Index (HPI) for June reveals that annual house price growth has slowed, but remains in double digits. Newly released Nationwide HPI figures show a modest slowing in annual UK house price growth to 10.7% in June, from 11.2% in May. Back in March, annual growth was at 14.3% – its […]
Land Registry Restrictions: tips and traps
In this article I would like to remind practitioners about the use of restrictions in the conveyancing process and how to deal with restrictions that cannot be complied with. A restriction is an entry in the register that prevents or regulates the making of an entry in the register in respect of any disposition or […]
Industry reacts to arrival of Ground Rent Act
Following the arrival of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act which came into force last week, Today’s Conveyancer has rounded-up the reactions of professionals across the industry. The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act came into force last week (30 June) and is set to restrict ground rents on most new long residential leases in England […]
SRA fining powers increased to £25,000 despite industry push-back
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will be given new powers to fine rule-breakers up to £25,000, under measures introduced last week. The changes mean the SRA can now fine law firms and individual solicitors for a broader range of offences – from lower-level cases involving inadequate staff training to those with more serious consequences including […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer; 4th July 2022
There are times when conveyancing solicitors have to sit quietly and not say a word. It doesn’t happen very often but I wonder if others will recognise the scenario … Sitting at a sporting event watching youngest child. Two couples sitting behind me. One couple is in the process of moving house (you already know […]
How to use up front information to the benefit of your conveyancing practice
With more information coming out about the planned National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) vision for making “material information” available up front for homebuyers, this latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast explores the knock on benefit for conveyancers. It is anticipated that by better understanding the full extent of the transaction at the outset, […]
