Replacing the Lifetime ISA (LISA) with a new first-time buyer savings product could have significant implications for buyers and property professionals alike warns a Legal 500 firm. Beswicks Legal says the government consultation, which includes
Legaltech firms say more clarity is needed from new government guidance around digital verification services. The Digital Verification Services (DVS) Trust Framework 1.0 and accompanying Money Laundering Regulations (MLR) guidance were developed to draw a
The latest round of Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) penalties for AML breaches includes firms of all sizes, from Legal 500 companies to small high street outfits. With a high percentage of their work coming from
A legal cashier who is currently serving 26 months for fraud has been barred from working again in a solicitors firm. Liverpool Legal, previously known as E. Rex Makin and Co. Solicitors, uncovered that Rachel
A new report reveals that property transactions took longer in 2025 than the previous year, with instruction-to-completion times averaging over 17 weeks (123 days). The report, An industry aligned: Moving towards certainty, underlines that this
The Building Societies Association’s (BSA) latest Property Tracker survey shows that the barriers preventing people from buying a home remain financial rather than attitudinal. A survey of 2,000 adults carried out in January 2026 identified