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Newly launched TPMA offers instant settlement no longer reliant on banking hours

6 October 2026

Digital home buying

Conveyancers urged to speak up now in helping shape digital home moving reforms

6 October 2026

Ministry of Justice ILCA

Government mostly rolls back on plans to curb jury trials

6 October 2026

The Cube Birmingham UK

SRA confirms it will pause COLP/COFA separation proposals

5 October 2026

Scales of justice

Solicitor struck off and ordered to pay £18k of costs after ‘dishonest’ conduct

5 October 2026

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Celebrating the people behind the process – awards early bird entry offer

5 October 2026

Estate agent asks customerto sign documents to make the contract legally binding

UPDTATED: ‘Cowboy’ estate agents to be regulated ‘as soon as possible’

5 October 2026

Mid-size firms catch up as digital maturity benchmark reveals extent of technology adoption in conveyancing

5 October 2026

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Mental health and wellbeing survey aims to benchmark what ‘good’ looks like

5 October 2026

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LeO responds to research showing AI is used in more than half legal complaints

5 October 2026

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‘Encouraging signs’ but housing affordability remains stretched despite wage growth

2 October 2026

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Study finds AI chatbots directing clients to firms fined or shut down by SRA

2 October 2026

Charity urges law firms to join annual charity bike race

2 October 2026

Sale agreed estate agency board

Lacklustre or resilient? Latest transaction figures divide opinion

1 October 2026

Monisha Shah

LSB chair warns international regulators to look ahead to pre-empt AI risk

1 October 2026

House demand drops

Sales agreed fall by 9% year on year – Zoopla

1 October 2026

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Planning approvals for new homes figures collapse to new low according to HBF

1 October 2026

Spectre of autumn budget looms as mortgage approvals fall again in August

30 September 2026

Scales of justice

Solicitor jailed for stealing nearly £250k from clients is struck off

30 September 2026

A young woman with a baby in a sling looks in an estate agent's window

Estate, lettings and property management agent to be regulated – reaction

30 September 2026

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Law Society commits £300,000 to legal sector charities

29 September 2026

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Fall through analysis reveals lower rates than 12 months ago

29 September 2026

A close-up view of a hand interacting with a smartphone screen displaying a virtual property management interface

Landmark anniversary for search and data standards kitemark

29 September 2026

The Cube Birmingham UK

Exclusive: SRA could face vote of no confidence over COLP/COFA proposals

28 September 2026

new-build-houses

New FTB scheme will provide government-backed deposits for new build purchases

28 September 2026

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Month-long mental health and wellbeing initiative aims to provide industry benchmark

28 September 2026

Tech round-up: digital platforms, legal accounting, panel additions and collaborations

28 September 2026

Smart Property Data

DPMSG launches new explanatory smart property data video for home movers

28 September 2026

High Court Reject First UWO Discharge Request

SRA does not have power to demand privileged documents, High Court rules

28 September 2026

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AI-generated correspondence ‘adding new layer of complexity’ to conveyancing

25 September 2026

A man and a woman sit on opposite sides of a desk in conversation, with a pile of papers and a laptop between them

Conveyancing causes more stress than property chains, home buyers claim

25 September 2026

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Exports of UK legal services reach nearly £11bn as international demand soars

24 September 2026