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Stamp duty receipts ‘comfortably above pre-pandemic levels’ demonstrating market resilience – Yopa

13 August 2026

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New free search site lists all solicitor firms and legal aid data with no paid rankings

13 August 2026

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New platform promises ‘transparency for all’ in property transaction process

12 August 2026

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Combined tool offers lease term and extension costs estimate

12 August 2026

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Conveyancer struck off for series of failings after five decade career

11 August 2026

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‘Two-speed mortgage market’ sees slight dip in purchase demand but increase in remortgaging

11 August 2026

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Elan Technology Group upgrades to CoPSO associate membership

11 August 2026

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Tax adviser registration; one week to go – but is this just the beginning?

10 August 2026

House price stability is indicative of a ‘steady housing market’ says Lloyds

10 August 2026

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Tech round-up: free material information and new partnerships

10 August 2026

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Review of Help to Buy estimates £1.74bn profit for public purse

10 August 2026

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‘Rightsizing’ and later-life stamp duty relief ‘could add 870,000 homes to market’

10 August 2026

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SDT reprimands solicitor who failed to provide adequate information in property transaction

10 August 2026

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First NLIS integration completed ahead of March 2027 roll out

7 August 2026

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Rebrand brings LRG surveying businesses together into single identity

7 August 2026

PEXA joins forces with Mastercard to explore property payment innovation

6 August 2026

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Applications open for government-funded AI lawtech incubator

6 August 2026

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New online community aims to untangle AI for law firm leaders

6 August 2026

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New HMLR online workshops for conveyancers

5 August 2026

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North-south divide leaves Londoners waiting the longest for completion

5 August 2026

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Conveyancing Information Executive updates climate change practice note following lender updates

4 August 2026

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Number of farms in England drops 14.6% as landowners face changing routes to market

4 August 2026

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OPDA welcomes new members, emphasising need for collaboration

4 August 2026

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SRA expands executive leadership team

4 August 2026

Small uptick in transactions as traditional June bounce fails to materialise

3 August 2026

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Uncertainty becoming the ‘defining challenge’ of moving home

3 August 2026

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CLC seeks views on proposals for 4% increase in practice fees

3 August 2026

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LeO publishes complaints resolution procedure following successful pilot

3 August 2026

‘Unnecessary’ enquiries and MPC requirements top the ‘to-do’ list for newly formed conveyancing collective

3 August 2026

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‘Insufficient cross-regulator collaboration on Legal Services Act guidance before Mazur’ – LSB

3 August 2026

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No relief for borrowers as bank rate holds at 3.75%

31 July 2026

Nick Hale

Six day transaction on auction sale

31 July 2026