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There was certainly plenty within the King’s Speech to keep conveyancers busy and which may well have raised an eyebrow or two in terms of how the legislation announced might be delivered in practice, and

The TA6 property information form continues to generate a headline-writing life of its own at the moment, with the news The Law Society has now delayed the mandated use of the updated form until January

Members of the CA will have received a discussion paper in May focused on the Bank of England’s Synchronisation Project which might well have implications for the way firms currently send money for completions. The

Blockchain Used To Create End To End Home Buying Journey

In 2023, the Home Buying and Selling Council (HBSG) launched its first ever ‘Discussion Paper’ on how to improve the home buying and selling process now and in the future and to gather the thoughts

Concerns about change are natural, but of course if you didn’t have them, you might think you don’t care enough about the work, and you’re prepared to allow change to happen without fully understanding what

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Before I get into the meat of this article, I recognise that with Easter completions approaching, you may not get a chance to read to the end of this piece, so I will shout out

The recent CA Conference was unashamedly focused on how the conveyancing process, and conveyancing firms, are moving in, and into, the ‘digital age’ and it was pretty clear there is widespread agreement that conveyancing work

Music fans of a certain vintage will recognise these lyrics from one of The Smiths’ powerhouse singles of the 80s no doubt, and wonder why they headline this particular article on conveyancing. Well, I start

As we reach the end of the year, it’s natural to be thinking about what has passed and what might be coming over the horizon, particularly in terms of the market conveyancers might well be

The announcement of the Leasehold and Freehold Bill in the King’s Speech was clearly a landmark moment for the sector, not least for all leaseholders themselves and all those stakeholders – including the CA –

On Tuesday 10th October, World Mental Health Day 2023 takes place and this year’s theme is that ‘Mental health is a universal human right’. I can think of few people who wouldn’t agree with that

Earlier this month, the newly-created Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG) held its first conference and in a wide-ranging series of sessions there was plenty of positivity about what could be achieved by improved use

As we’re all acutely aware, there is no such thing as any sort of “Summer slowdown” when it comes to the focus on UK housing, and given the prominent position it holds from both an

building

You’ll have hopefully seen the CA’s Guidance document which covers the Buildings Safety Act and Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) Regulations (England) which we launched back at the tail end of April. We believe this is

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If you were in any doubt about the importance of the housing and mortgage markets to the UK economy, then recent weeks should have disavowed you of that notion. Currently, the heat has been turned

government

For all the talk about change within the home buying and selling process, it does genuinely feel like we’re at a tipping point in terms of moving into the next stage and that we are

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I’m writing this slap bang in the middle of the inaugural National Conveyancing Week and I can’t think of a better time to be holding this series of events which make up the week, and

Housing in England

We might think we have focused a lot on upfront information (UFI) in recent times and there has been considerable cut-through and understanding on this subject right across our industry. However, I wonder whether we

conveyancers

At the start of any year, it’s positive to have a series of goals that you’d like to see resolutions for. Especially when you have been working on these for a long time and you

technology could save conveyancers time

Last week we held a series of member meetings in various buildings around the Old Royal Navy College in Greenwich. Reminders of Britain’s historical past on the high seas are everywhere in that part of

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