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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has issued further advice for those working within the home buying and selling process and those moving home. Latest Government guidance has been issued in accordance
As we all know, the market has seen phenomenal activity over the last 18 months, with extreme ups and down, and not much in between. So now, after the end to the race to meet
HM Land Registry have released their latest blog outlining how conveyancers can speed up the time to process applications and reduce delays, In a list of “top tips” Darren Standring, from the Customer Policy Team,
The pandemic brought a revolutionary shift in the adoption of new practices to support working from home. While the conveyancing industry, like others, rapidly embraced digital technology solutions to enable remote work, many of those
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Crime Survey for England and Wales showed that there were an estimated 4.6 million fraud offences in the year ending March 2021, a 24% increase compared with 2020 figures.
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has extended the deadline for its call for evidence on the operation of its Participating Insurers Agreement (PIA), to help shape a formal consultation later this year, to 31
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced a major shake-up of the Competition and Markets Authority’s powers. The CMA has been instrumental in the drive toward greater pricing transparency for consumers and more recently has intervened
New data revealed today from the UK’s biggest property website Rightmove shows that the likelihood of sellers successfully securing a buyer in the current market is at its highest point at any time over the
Almost half of a waking watch cladding fund has been left unclaimed due to a difficult qualification process. New statistics reveal that the Waking Watch Relief Fund introduced to aid leaseholders affected by the unsafe
Bell Lamb & Joynson Solicitors has reported a record year as it marks its 200-year anniversary as a firm. Following the start of its financial year this July, the North West solicitors has experienced surges
I have had an interesting week working from home as the woods around where I live and my office is now based are subject to a thinning programme involving some amazing tree felling machinery. This
Professional jobs are on the up, but the lack of diversity is stalling progression in professional services. Hybrid and flexible working could provide an opportunity to change the current status quo in the legal profession,
Following its successful launch this month, leading PropTech Coadjute today announces the appointment of three new Advisory Board Members, further strengthening their expertise and avenues for collaboration with all sectors of the property market. Coadjute
The Legal Services Board has published a response to the submissions it received to its discussion paper on quality indicators. Published in February 2021, the paper prompted a wide-ranging debate over what quality means in
A major independent study into innovation in the legal sector has revealed that while the majority of law firms are making increasing use of day-to-day technology, the development of bespoke legal technology is largely focussed
CONVEY Law Managing Director Lloyd Davies has set out on an intrepid summer challenge along Britain’s longest ancient monument – Offa’s Dyke – to raise £15,000 for a cause very close to his heart –
In-form-ed Consent: Use new form RXC to comply with restrictions in the register The story: You’ve been working for months on a deal that required the cooperation of the seller’s ex-husband, the management company or
The fines levied by the SRA on 13 firms in recent weeks continue to demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding around responsibilities when it comes to the money laundering regulations. The firms in question had
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Amy Bell, Director at Teal Compliance If you have
The government have published plans designed to enable the production of a single digital identity for everyone, for the purposes of providing ID verification for activities such as buying alcohol through to purchasing a home.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its annual reports on its operational work during 2019/20. The reports cover areas such as its regulatory role, preventing money laundering, and enforcement. Key facts highlighted within these
Owners of up to 800,000 flats left valued at zero following the Grenfell Tower disaster and resulting cladding scandal may now be able to sell following new Government advice over fire safety requirements. The housing
Only 22% of British adults can correctly identify Japanese knotweed from other plant species commonly found in British gardens, leaving almost four fifths of people in the UK extremely vulnerable to the risks posed by
Following on from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick’s speech on a new national planning policy and his vision for Building Beautiful Places, Birmingham and Newcastle-based property developer, StripeHomes, reveals which of the UK’s biggest developers currently
UK residential property transactions have, as expected, beaten all previous records as home movers sought to take advantage of the June SDLT holiday deadline. Figures released this morning by HMRC show that property sales hit
Bold Legal Group, a nationwide association of 700 conveyancing law firms is launching a new online forum designed to foster better relationships between conveyancing practitioners and estate agents. Founder and CEO Rob Hailstone has recently
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued fines to seven practices that have failed to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. The firms affected are Manchester practice Law Together LLP, Telford-based Picasso Legal Limited, Smooth
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has this morning previewed his view of the future of British house building in an article in The Times. “Building Beautiful Places” sets out a vision of “a planning system that
The former owner of a West London law firm has been jailed for three years and four months for SDLT theft. An HMRC investigation has revealed that Manpreet Singh (formerly Munpreet Singh Virdee), the owner
Homeowners in England and Wales will now have 15 years to legally challenge shoddy building work, rather than the current six-year window in which legal action can be brought against developers. The change was introduced
Property completions are up 85% in June 2021 versus 2019, as the industry races to beat Stamp Duty holiday deadline. Meanwhile, conveyancers experienced ‘Christmas in June’, as ‘completion to instruction ratio’ matches pre-Christmas rush seen
A leading Welsh training academy still has conveyancing training course places available free of charge for legal practices and property companies in Wales, as well as England, after being awarded £1 million of funding to