‘We’re not looking to catch you out’ says FCA in latest update on AML supervision takeover
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has assured the legal community it is “not looking to catch you out” where firms are “ trying to do the right thing” in a speech delivered by executive director of enforcement and market oversight, Steve Smart at the Law Society Economic Crime Conference 2026. In a transfer of powers, […]
Green belt land could provide 4.6m new homes
An additional 4.6 million new homes could be built on “neither beautiful nor agriculturally productive” green belt land, according to a new report from the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). The Future of the Green Belt report, which draws on a full spatial survey of 16 green belts across England, suggests there are “swathes of […]
Industry needs to stop ‘undermining professional pride’ to stop conveyancers leaving profession, law firm says
A drop in the number of conveyancers practising in England and Wales highlights the need to make the profession “more sustainable and respected”, a law firm says. The latest Law Society figures reveal the number of working conveyancers fell by 15% from just over 13,000 in September 2021 to 11,140 in January 2025. RG Law […]
Knowledge Transfer Partnership enables firm to build in-house client portal
Attwells Solicitors has used a successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop a new client client portal, appointing the architect as a new permanent associate KTPs are offered via a UK-wide programme connecting businesses with academic or technical experts, in order to drive innovation or strategic growth. Under the KTP programme, senior software engineer, Sriteja Chilkamarri, […]
Why the government’s new first-time buyer scheme must learn from help to buy
For generations, homeownership in the UK was considered a defining rite of passage. Securing the keys to your first property was more than a financial transaction; it was a fundamental marker of stepping forward in life, offering security, independence, and a stake in the wider community. Today, that aspiration is visibly fracturing. Over the last […]