What do the latest ground movement headlines mean for conveyancers?
When ground instability makes the news, it is easy to read the headlines and move on. However, two recent incidents demonstrate the potentially lasting implications for impacted properties and the people living in them. In Porth, South Wales, residents are still living with the effects of a significant ground collapse six months after a sinkhole […]
The login nobody asked for (and the workaround you already have)
This week, our data showed a sudden spike in usage of our Lender Handbook tool. The reason turned out to be a pretty neat illustration of why conveyancers keep coming back to InfoTrack. The spike, explained UK Finance recently rolled out a new website, with two factor authentication now required for anyone logging in directly […]
Conveyancing complaints account for 73% of LeO increase
The Legal Ombudsman has shared details of the complaints it received about residential conveyancing in 2025/26. In its annual report published earlier this month, the LeO revealed complaints had risen by 37% overall, with an increase of 3,812 taking the total to 14,259. Residential conveyancing accounted for 73% of the increase. The ombudsman has now […]
Iain Banfield becomes HMLR’s chief registrar following interim tenure
HM Land Registry has confirmed the appointment of Iain Banfield as its permanent chief executive and chief land registrar, following a successful year-long tenure as interim CEO. Banfield joined HMLR in 2019, spending over five years as chief financial officer. He previously spent two and a half years in the Department for International Trade, first […]
SRA sanctions firm for conveyancing delay
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a rebuke to a firm for failure to comply with an undertaking within the agreed timescale in a conveyancing transaction. Preston-based Gowlings Solicitors Limited was acting for the seller in a transaction when it provided an undertaking to the buyer’s solicitor to redeem the mortgage attached to the property […]
‘Leasehold still a life sentence’ – Propertymark report
A report from Propertymark has found leaseholders remain trapped by rising costs, complex rules and an uncertain market, despite legislative progress. Leasehold: Still a Life Sentence?, produced in partnership with the National Leasehold Campaign and the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, is based on insights and evidence from Propertymark members and current leaseholders. It sets out why […]
‘Make your voice heard on smart data’, OPDA urges conveyancers
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) is calling on organisations to respond to the government’s newly launched consultation on smart data schemes to help shape the future design of property data sharing. The Smart Data Multi-Sector Call for Evidence, published by the Department for Business and Trade, seeks views on how smart data schemes could be […]
LSB seeks senior leaders to ‘drive major regulation reset’
The Legal Services Board is seeking experienced senior leaders to help drive “a major reset” of legal services regulation. The legal services oversight body is recruiting for three senior positions in what chief executive Richard Orpin (pictured) says is a “pivotal moment” for the LSB. “These roles will strengthen our organisation’s ability to embed a […]
How HMRC’s new ‘sanctionable conduct’ powers could impact conveyancers
HMRC has a new and considerably wider set of powers to deal with tax advisers who deliberately help clients pay less tax than they owe, effective since April this year. The regime, known as sanctionable conduct, was introduced by Schedule 22 of the Finance Act 2026, which amended the existing provisions in Schedule 38 of […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer – Yet more unnecessary enquiries – but why?
I am acting in the sale of a nice detached house in a local town. Nothing unusual on the title; excellent clients who have given me all of the information I need in order to send a good contract package with certificates for all works done. Nice and easy, I thought; how wrong I was. […]