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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) avoided the threatened vote of no confidence at the Law Society’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) despite widespread support for opposition to the proposed separation of COLP and COFA roles from
Rising borrowing costs and budget uncertainty is dampening buyer activity despite healthy stock levels and asking-price reductions said Landmark in their latest property market overview. The group’s Q3 2026 Residential Property Trends report shows a
Housing affordability has improved but with average mortgage interest rases rising a percentage point over the course of the year, property market activity is down 9% compared with 12 months ago according to property website
Avoidable requisitions fell by nearly 50% from 2022 to 2025 according to analysis by HM Land Registry. Writing in Today’s Conveyancer, Andrew Robertson, head of customer policy at the agency said the overall number of
Amendments to the Building Safety Act have been introduced into Parliament in an effort to speed up work to make safe buildings with unsafe cladding. The government said the Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill is
Investment in legal technology companies is on course for a record-breaking year, with the first six months of 2025 outstripping the whole of 2025 according to the latest industry snapshot by LawtechUK. UK-founded lawtech companies
The latest quarterly conveyancing sentiment survey from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has been launched with views on the potential impact of this month’s budget anticipated to dominate discussion. The Quarterly Confidence Tracker seeks
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
Conveyancing practices and small law firms could be forced to turn away high value property transactions to avoid hitting the £2 million client money threshold proposed in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) recent COLP/COFA consultation.
An eight week consultation has been launched by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) inviting views on proposed updates to the Statement of Solicitor Competence (SoSC) and functioning legal knowledge (FLK). Announcing the consultation the SRA
An £80,000 stamp duty appeal has ended in dismissal after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) successfully argued a pool house did not count as a second home for the purposes of multiple dwellings relief. First-tier
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Red Book with a programme of worldwide activity. First published in 1976, the Red Book grew from a UK-focused standard into
Former Minister of State at the Home Office Alex Norris MP has been sworn in as Lord Chancellor in a ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice. Norris was appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of
Homebuyers in England pay an average of £17,413 in upfront expenses according to research by home moving comparison site reallymoving, down 2.3% from 2025’s report. The report shows a nominal 2.7% increase in average sales
The Conservative party has said it would scrap the proposed “mansion tax” on properties over £2 million and streamline red tape to reduce the cost of building new homes if elected to government. Speaking at
A newly launched third part managed account (TPMA) says it “leaves banking hours behind” and enables transactions to be completed “instantly at any time, including weekends” added its founders. Fintech Kord, which provides client onboarding,
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed it will pause plans to separate the role of Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) and Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA) from individuals with “unilateral decision
Conveyancers still have time to take advantage of the early bird entry rate for the British Conveyancing Awards 2027, sponsored by Groundsure. The discounted rate of entry will apply until 18th October after which it
A previous version of this story had an image in which two estate agencies could be identified. To be clear, the image was sourced from a licensed third party resource, there is no inference between
A benchmark report outlining the digital maturity of conveyancing departments and firms has been published for the third time, with a near 10% improvement in scores across the sector says its authors. The Digital Conveyancing
With the Conveyancing Foundation’s Wellbeing at Work month now underway, the previewed Wellbeing at Work Excellence Survey is now open, inviting property professionals to share their experiences and help shape the future of workplace wellbeing
Transaction volumes in the housing market are either “lacklustre” or demonstrate continued resilience according to commentators as the number of property transactions in August stayed largely static compared with July 2026. The latest housing market
The build up to the Autumn budget has begun as home movers appear to be adopting a wait and see approach warned commentators following the release of the latest Bank of England Money and Credit
In response to the announcement estate, lettings and property management agents are to be regulated “as soon as possible,” property market commentators have shared their thoughts and reaction. Sheila Kumar, chief executive at the
The Law Society has committed an initial £300,000 to provide a further three years of funding to two charities operating in the legal sector, one focused on helping those who cannot afford legal advice, and
The Search Code, a set of quality standards for organisations providing property search reports, celebrates its 20th anniversary having made a “significant contribution” to raising standards and protecting consumers said its custodians. Launched in 2006,
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been told it will face calls for a vote of no confidence in its leadership if it continues to press forward with proposals to separate the roles of Compliance Officer
A new scheme to support first time buyers is to be introduced at the upcoming budget set to take place on Wednesday 28 October 2026. A Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announcement
A month long effort to engage the conveyancer profession in staff wellbeing and mental health awareness initiatives is to be launched by the Conveyancing Foundation. The charity says it is bringing workplace wellbeing into focus
The latest report from data analysts TwentyEA reveals average exchange times in regions across the UK. The north-east of England is the quickest region to reach exchange, with 58.4% of property transactions progressing to this
Over the past five years InfoTrack has been charting the progress of technology adoption in conveyancing through its bi-annual Digital Conveyancing Maturity Index. The survey asks a series of question about the technology used by
The Law Society of England and Wales has confirmed it will discuss Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) proposals for changes to compliance rules at its upcoming annual general meeting in October. The proposal to separate the