New housing secretary, new slogan: ‘Build, baby, build’
Housing secretary Steve Reed has launched his tenure with a vow to ‘build, baby, build’ and a commitment to ‘leaving no stone unturned’ in the pursuit of meeting the government’s target to build 1.5 million new homes. In what was described as ‘a call to arms’ in a government statement, Reed and housing minister Matthew […]
British Conveyancing Awards 2026 launches at iconic new venue
The British Conveyancing Awards 2026 formally launches today with a special early bird entry rate, and entries are encouraged from across the conveyancing profession. After five years in London, this year’s awards will be held in Manchester on 12th March, at the iconic Manchester Cathedral. Awards host Today’s Media, publisher of Today’s Conveyancer, is delighted […]
New charter aims for 28-day ‘sale agreed to exchange’ timescale for transactions
An industry led charter setting out a ‘bold and practical blueprint’ to improve the home buying and selling process has been launched, with the ambition to achieve 28-day ‘sale agreed to exchange’ timescales for property transactions. Project28 is the work of 23 organisations across the property sector spanning lending, conveyancing and estate agents. Participating organisations […]
‘Conveyancing is a sector caught between confidence and confusion’ – report
A survey of residential conveyancing professionals reveals ‘a sector caught between confidence and confusion’ and bearing ‘all the ingredients for transformation but lacking the recipe to transform them effectively’. The Residential Conveyancing Pricing & Attitudes Survey 2025, compiled by Big Yellow Penguin and Bold Legal Group, describes a ‘confidence paradox’, with 80% of the conveyancers […]
‘A quarter of agreed sales fall through’, as property tax speculation sees more buyers pull out
Data shared by property platform View My Chain suggests a quarter of agreed sales in the UK this year have fallen through, with 214,052 sales failing to complete between January and August. The analysis, using residential property data collected by insight and analytics company TwentyCi, places the overall fall-through rate of UK home purchases at […]
‘Reckless’ solicitor who tried to blame junior for conveyancing errors fined £40,000
A managing partner who blamed a junior colleague for multiple breaches of conveyancing protocol in a residential property transaction has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay costs of £28,000, following a hearing at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. The tribunal found that the conduct of Ajaz Ali, admitted to the Roll in 2010, had been […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer – ‘Hold please caller, so I can do my job’
When I started to write this diary some years ago, it was to talk about the trials and tribulations of being a conveyancer. With the increase in posts on LinkedIn, it seems that many others want to write about it as well. So, today, I’m going back to basics. A Day in the Life of […]
Rooting out risk in property transactions
Bamboo is an emerging threat that’s quietly taking root in gardens and, increasingly, in legal disputes according to Emily Grant, Director of Operations at Environet UK, who joins the latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast. Emily is a seasoned environmental scientist and a familiar voice in the conveyancing space, having provided expertise on Japanese knotweed and other […]