Post completion not purely administrative warns latest CLC Risk Agenda
Conveyancers are expected to treat the accuracy of their post completion applications to HM Land Registry as a “core professional responsibility” with regulatory consequences for persistent failure. Post-completion is an area of “close scrutiny” said the regulator in its Risk Agenda 2026 published this week. Applications to HM Land Registry is specifically identified alongside Professional […]
‘No silver bullet’: Commission calls for change to tackle housing crisis
A UK housing commission has laid out new plans to tackle two issues reportedly at the centre of the housebuilding “crisis”. The Prosper UK Housing Commission, led by former housing minister Gavin Barwell, has launched a blueprint to address declining housing demand and housebuilding viability, after an investigation found regulatory fees and taxes are preventing […]
Law Society Property Conference 2026 round-up
The Law Society Property Conference in Chancery Lane, London, brought together leading industry voices to discuss issues including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digitalisation, updates to the National Conveyancing Protocol and the government’s planned home buying reforms. Outgoing Society president Mark Evans took the opportunity to say goodbye. “This is my last opportunity to address you […]
Legal sector charities unite to champion mental health and wellbeing
The Law Society has announced a collaboration with LawCare, The Solicitors’ Charity and the Mindful Business Charter as part of efforts to improve mental health and wellbeing across the profession. It is hoped, said the Law Society, The Solicitor Wellbeing Alliance will make it easier for solicitors and firms to find and access the right […]
Avoidable requisitions continue to fall as we work together
Avoidable requisitions have fallen by more than 47% since 2022. In the first of two blogs, we look at what the latest data tells us, how HM Land Registry and its customers are working together and why the progress is not simply the result of fewer applications. At a glance Around 400,000 fewer avoidable […]