Land registration: Practice guides (PG26)
Leases: determination (PG26) Page summary: How leases are determined and how this affects registered titles (practice guide 26). Change made: Sections 7.1 and 10.1 have been amended to remove the requirement to provide a copy of the termination notice where the termination is by effluxion of time. Time updated: 6:00am, 24 August 2026
Pinpoint Information strengthens commitment to sector collaboration with upgrade to associate membership
Ben Baker, co-founder and director, PinPoint Information said: “Upgrading our CoPSO membership reflects our desire to play a more active role in an organisation that is helping to guide and shape the responsible use of data and searches across the conveyancing industry. CoPSO brings together a broad cross-section of organisations, each with different expertise and […]
Burnham set to give mayors powers over planning amid warnings of corruption and impact on climate
Andy Burnham will allow regional mayors to take over large-scale planning applications and direct councils to accept or refuse them in plans set to be announced this week. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the prime minister acknowledged the plans would upset “nimby” [not in my backyard] local leaders and residents, but said the […]
Propertymark insight report highlights ‘direct and rapid impact’ of global unrest
The first half of 2026 has revealed “immense financial challenges” in the property market, according to the latest housing insight report from Propertymark. Writing in the foreword to the report, Propertymark CEO Nathan Emerson highlights the “two very different stories” being told between January and the months since. “Less than six months ago, consumer confidence […]
‘Significant milestone for digital conveyancing’ as 1000 mortgage customers use QES
Qualified electronic signatures (QES) have been used to sign 1,000 mortgage deeds, in what HM Land Registry has described as “a significant milestone for digital conveyancing”. The deeds were signed using the Remortgage iQ platform from fintech Veyco, in transactions delivered by customers of Your Conveyancer. The first 1,000 customers have signed mortgage deeds using […]
Conveyancer’s ‘vexatious’ employment claim struck out
A conveyancer’s claim for unfair dismissal has been struck out by an employment tribunal for being “scandalous, unreasonable or vexatious” in the way it was conducted. Daniel Arthur, a former employee of Newbold Solicitors in Cwmbran, had a “long and protracted history of non-compliance” with tribunal orders and correspondence, Employment Judge Shotter found in the […]
Moore Barlow acquisition extends Knights’ reach in England’s south east and south central markets
Knights has agreed to acquire the commercial and private wealth service lines of full-service law firm Moore Barlow LLP, in a move the increasingly expanding firm says will build further scale in the “attractive” markets in south east and south central England. In an announcement on the London Stock Exchange (pictured), Knights said Moore Barlow’s […]
Tech round-up: £1m conveyancing AI launch and a new platform for SME firms
A new AI operating system for the conveyancing sector promises to enable AI adoption alongside firms’ existing technology infrastructure and case management systems. ClearPathOS, developed by ClearPath AI, understands the context surrounding a matter, case or transaction, its developers promise, with specialist AI capabilities that can “undertake research and reasoning… coordinate workflows, communicate with professionals […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer – We all need to take a stand against the bullies
Conveyancing is not just about law. In fact, as I’ve got older, I’ve realised it’s about so much more. When clients ask me about completion and when they are likely to move, I don’t answer with that old cliche, “How long is a piece of string?” Instead, I tell them it depends on many […]