Lorraine Richardson M. A. (Cantab) is an experienced property solicitor who has practice and teaching experience. In addition to running a branch office and being a partner, Lorraine was the COLP for her firm. She is the major contributor to the monthly update journal for solicitors, the ‘Practical Lawyer.’ Lorraine has developed a skill for writing and delivering webinars and aims to produce work that is both interesting and accessible for the viewer. CPD webinars and details of her membership scheme to provide personalised property training for conveyancing teams can be found on Lorraine’s website – www.adaptlaw.co.uk
The hearts of those in the conveyancing industry must have sunk to the floor when reading the flurry of recent headlines about gazumping. For those who are too young to remember, gazumping is a situation
‘The average time for an agreed sale to complete has surged from 90 days to 110-115 days’. (Zoopla, House Price Index Report, Feb 2021). The property industry understands why the time to complete a conveyancing
Conveyancers are currently working in the eye of the storm. They are facing unprecedented volumes of work due to the SDLT ‘holiday’ combined with the pressures and uncertainty of working in a market which is
The property market is heading for a perfect storm. Easing of lockdown. People wanting to move, realising that they need more space / garden / a home office. SDLT changes to fire up the market
‘Hmm, my clients are buyers. Unless the seller has signed up to [a reservation agreement] then you can’t help me, can you?’ This is a quote from Henry Pryor (‘the BBC’s favourite property expert’) in
February 2020? That was 10 years ago, wasn’t it? No. it was three months ago and is when the first of my articles about reservation agreements was published. In that very short space of time
As a conveyancing solicitor with over 25 years’ experience, I think I can say with some confidence that conveyancers do not like reservation agreements. Despite this, the government has indicated that it will press ahead
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