Category: Conveyancing

Climate Change Practice Note Published

19 May 2025

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‘Stability is tempting buyers back to the market’, with Lincolnshire seeing largest uplift

15 May 2025

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New build home buying incentives could reduce SDLT liability

14 May 2025

Conveyancers role is not ‘to do nothing’ on climate change – reaction to Practice Note

13 May 2025

Climate change obligations hotting up for property lawyers

12 May 2025

Expertise and training the leading cause of unnecessary pre-contract enquiries – Survey

12 May 2025

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Climate change practice note to be published today; what could it mean for conveyancers?

12 May 2025

NTSELAT material information guidance withdrawn – but duty to report remains

12 May 2025

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Why training Gen Z in conversation is crucial for the future of conveyancing

9 May 2025

An angry looking couple appear to be having a heated discussion with a professional woman at a desk

Completion takes a month longer than buyers expect; issues with communication are a top gripe

8 May 2025

A laptop with a holographic image of a house and a completed checklist floating above it

£50 billion in 20 years – with only 27p missing

8 May 2025

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Evolving NLIS: Key market research insights

6 May 2025

A street of terraced houses partly submerged by flood water

CCC warns 25% of properties at risk of flooding, ahead of updated Law Society guidance

6 May 2025

The back of a removal van parked parked outside a house, with the doors open to reveal lots of boxes

Friday 30th May predicted to be busiest house moving day of the year

2 May 2025

A row of wooden toy houses with a red above them indicating a sharp rise, all set against a turquoise background

March transaction numbers ‘foundation for growth’ but capacity could be an issue

1 May 2025

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1 in 4 paid more than quoted for conveyancing

29 April 2025

A row of houses on the banks of a canal in Powys, Wales, with green hills in the background

Rural Wales sees largest increase in Land Registry applications

29 April 2025

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Stamp duty and the impact on the property market

29 April 2025

AML

Changes to AML guidance ratified by Treasury

28 April 2025

The Palace of Westminster

Planning and Infrastructure Bill enters second week of oral evidence

28 April 2025

Reminder: Purpose codes mandated from 1st May 2025

28 April 2025

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CLC seeks practitioner input for its Quarterly Confidence Tracker

25 April 2025

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Bold Legal conference to connect conveyancers in London this June

25 April 2025

Pressure makes diamonds but it can also crack glass – why proactive AML compliance is non-negotiable for conveyancers right now

24 April 2025

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3,300 new staff bring HMLR backlog within 12 months

23 April 2025

HMLR chief: ‘We’re making headway but have a long way to go’

22 April 2025

Scam warning as conveyancing firm targeted with fake reviews

22 April 2025

A stamp with the word 'fine' stamped in red on white paper

SRA issues £59,000 in AML fines as deterrent for ‘high-risk’ conveyancers

22 April 2025

Costly penalties await failure to apply correct rates of SDLT – Warning

22 April 2025

A close up shot of an older-looking couple receiving the key to a house

L&G data reveals promising signs, with interest from older first time buyers up by 80%

17 April 2025

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Keep up pressure on completion to help vulnerable buyers, says iamproperty co-founder

17 April 2025

A row of terraced houses in a street lined with trees, with a for sale sign outside one of the houses

Market ‘resilient’ market after SDLT surge

16 April 2025