The sensitive personal data that’s collected – addresses, names, financial information or property deeds, and the large sums of money handled make conveyancers a prime target for hackers. In fact, cybercrime remains one of the

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The Ukraine crisis has meant a series of sanctions have been put in place on Russia and any associated people and companies. Almost all industries have been affected in one way or another, but it

Estate Agents In The Fight Against Money Launderers

Estate agents may be forced to hand over private information (bank account details, company information, etc.) belonging to buyers of high-value properties in some parts of London; this is a proposal being forward by the

Property Related Complaints And How You Can Avoid Them

We handle many complaints on behalf of property firms, so have a very good understanding of where things can go wrong when handling property transactions; we want to share some of these with you so

Are You Doing Too Many File Reviews?

We are often asked the question, “How many property files should we be reviewing?”, and when we ask what the firm is currently doing get met with, “three files per quarter per fee earner, including

Easing The SRA Accounts Rules Administrative Burden

Conveyancers working within firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will have their hands full leading up to 25th November 2019, when a new set of Standards and Regulations will be introduced covering solicitors,

Marketing for conveyancers

There are around 2,900 property firms that are accredited to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), and that rely on the accreditation to be able to undertake work on behalf of mortgage lenders; the

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