Building Safety Act: Conveyancers halt leasehold transactions affected by ‘car crash’ legislation
Over half of conveyancers say they have ceased their involvement with transactions of leasehold properties affected by the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) as a myriad of issues related to the “car crash” legislation have risen to the boil. “One eminent property law trainer called it the worst piece of property law legislation they had […]
Conveyancing ‘must start commanding the respect it deserves’
National Conveyancing Week provided a key opportunity to reflect on the state of the conveyancing industry – celebrating achievements, while assessing the challenges it is facing. First, let’s remember that 1.2m housing transactions completed in the UK during 2022, 1.4m the year before that. Behind every transaction was a conveyancer helping to guide homebuyers and […]