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Conveyancers lowered fees in the battle for work during the subdued autumn and winter of last year, when home movers paused or delayed plans to move amid Bank of England interest rate decisions, rising inflation
Home buyers failed to take up £32.4 billion worth of mortgages last year, partly due to worsening fall-throughs of property sales, according to figures from property industry consultancy Novus Strategy. An analysis of Bank of
Scrutiny of the proposed Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill has begun with the Housing, Communities and Local Government Commons Select Committee launching an inquiry examining the draft legislation. Written and oral evidence will inform a
The underlying premise to the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) consultation on using client account interest to fund access to justice is “fundamentally flawed”, says the Conveyancing Association; a membership body representing the top 200 solicitors
A widely reported New Year bounce is yet to materialise for conveyancers, according to the latest quarterly confidence tracker from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC). There had been hopes of a positive response to
Miller’s annual CLC Risk & Compliance Conference, in partnership with Today’s Conveyancer, brought together leading voices from across the compliance and conveyancing sectors last month. Speakers at the full day event, which was held at
Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50) Page summary: Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be raised (practice guide 50). Change made: Section 2 has been amended
Today’s Conveyancer has launched a temporary recruitment page to list conveyancing roles for those affected by the closure of PM Law and its subsidiaries. The Sheffield-based firm closed on Monday leaving its 650 staff seeking
The deadline to have your say on the Ministry of Justice’s plans to use lawyer’s client account interest to fund access to justice has been extended by four weeks to 9th March, from 9th February.
A new tool launched today by InfoTrack UK will enable conveyancers acting for both parties in a transaction to collaborate on pre-contract enquiries in a single, shared workspace. The purpose-built feature in the Linked Enquiries
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) is calling on conveyancers to get involved with shaping the transition to a smart property data market. The call comes as work gets underway on the Smart Property Data
Four law firm leaders have come together to form a network which aims to bring ambitious women together to connect, share insight and support each other. Female Leaders Network has been described by its co-founders
December 2025 saw Michael Day complete his 50th year in the residential property sector. The well-known industry figure is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, National Association of Estate Agents and Association
A Sheffield law firm and its subsidiaries appears to ceased trading with notices placed on office doors and former employees taking to social media to advise of their availability for work. In a widely shared
Using our forms for complex and more unusual transactions (PG21) Page summary: How to prepare and complete transfer forms TR1, TR2, TR5 and TP2 for transactions that are not straightforward and information on completing forms
This Thursday, LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector, is running a free webinar offering practical ways to cope with anxiety. The webinar is being staged as part of Time to Talk Day
From South Africa to the suburbs… the latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast welcomes property market digital transformation specialists e4 Strategic on to discuss the property market evolution achieved in their native South Africa, and how they
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has criticised the response of regulators to the questions raised by Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, and the potential impact of the case on litigation work conducted by unqualified
A new report estimates property transaction timescales could be drastically reduced without the need for major home buying and selling reform or legislative change. The current timescales of 126 days from mortgage application to completion
There could be more conveyancers coming into the profession than leaving, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) suggested at their latest Futures Roundtable. Figures revealed at the event showed more people qualifying and fewer leaving
Movera, Connells Group and iamproperty Group have logged a completion time of just three days in an auction transaction, beating the home-moving partnership’s previous record of 11 days. The three day timescale was recorded between
The Conveyancing Task Force (CTF) has urged UK Finance and its members to take a more active, and accountable role in delivering the government’s home buying and selling reforms. The groups warns that digitalisation alone
Orbital, the AI platform for real estate law, has raised $60m to support its continued growth. Co-founded in the UK by Will Pearce and Ed Boulle in 2018, it supports 200,000 residential and commercial real
An analysis of Companies House data has revealed a quarter of new businesses in the legal services sector fail to make it past their first five years. Witan Solicitors examined the number of businesses in
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has become a standalone body, paving the way for the creation of a single construction regulatory agency. BSR is now an ‘arm’s-length’ organisation under the Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Vicki Redman is head of knowledge and training for Swiitch, the conveyancing brand of Shoosmiths LLP. She is also the founder and author of GRACE (Guidance for Raising Appropriate Conveyancing Enquiries). Vicki has over 25
LSL Estate Agency Franchising, which has over 60 national franchises and a portfolio of 11 brands, has acquired property search company National Search Service (NSS). The acquisition complements LSL’s existing conveyancing proposition, provided by Homefast,
As conveyancers await updated HMRC guidance on the proposed tax adviser registration changes, a specialist SDLT advisory firm has launched a product designed to ease the burden of managing complex stamp duty transactions. Post Complete
The finalists for the British Conveyancing Awards 2026, sponsored by Groundsure, have been published this morning, with 61 different organisations recognised for their commitment to excellence and client service. The winners will be announced live
Panel management firm conveybuddy donated £19,030 to charitable causes in 2025, with more than half of the total (£11,200) donated in the last quarter of the year alone. The donations are made on every case
In the first of the regular series with Rob Gurney and Ben Robinson, Today’s Conveyancer once again delves into the latest numbers from Landmark’s Property Trends report, looking at the final quarter of 2025. In
The gap between what aspiring homeowners can ‘realistically’ afford and the actual cost of purchasing a property has widened significantly in recent years, according to the latest report from The Home Builders Federation (HBF), Broken