LSCP calls for immediate action to replace ‘not fit for purpose’ legal regulation
The Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) has called for immediate action to overhaul a regulatory framework that is “fragmented, inconsistent and increasingly disconnected from the realities of a modern, technology-enabled legal market” and install a single independent regulator. In a damning position paper published today, the independent arm of the Legal Services Board warns the […]
‘Meaningful progress’ in outstanding applications, HMLR annual report reveals
HM Land Registry made meaningful progress in reducing the number of outstanding applications last year, its annual report and accounts for 2025 to 2026 reveal. All five major post-completion application types are now less than nine months old, meaning most applications are now processed 11 months quicker than at their peak of 19.9 months in […]
Government confirms leasehold fee crackdown
The government has confirmed leaseholders will be given clearer information about service charges and stronger protections against unfair costs, in reforms set out in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LFRA). Following consultation with leaseholders, landlords and industry groups, the government will proceed with a series of measures to increase transparency around service charge […]
Mandatory ethics proposals ‘unworkable and costly’ warns Law Society
Proposals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to introduce mandatory ethics training for all solicitors would be “unworkable and costly”, the Law Society of England and Wales has said. Further plans to re-introduce requirements to record learning and development would “risk creating significant costs and administrative burdens without clear evidence of benefit”, it added. Following the […]
One in 10 home buyers say they ‘don’t get the whole truth’ from their conveyancer
Moving house is “inefficient and frustrating” with as many as one in four home buyers saying they suffered financial loss as a result of the fall-through of their sale or purchase, according to research from legal technology incubator LawtechUK. In the survey of 1,251 UK homeowners, carried out by YouGov in May 2026, 10% of […]
Reducing requisitions is a shared responsibility, and that includes HMLR
In her regular column for Today’s Conveyancer, Conveyancing Association director of delivery Beth Rudolf acknowledges the frustrations avoidable requisitions cause in the transaction process, but asks HM Land Registry to look at its role in reducing their impact. I think it’s fair to say that few aspects of the conveyancing process generate as much […]