The Law Society of England and Wales announced a joint initiative with Teal Legal on June 18th to host an exclusive online seminar for estate agents, focusing on the latest developments in property transactions.
The Seminar will be run by Sally Holdway, director at Teal Legal, who will be joined by two members of The Law Society’s conveyancing committee, Mark Sellers and Sarah Dwight, the course will provide an update on the material information requirements and how these present an opportunity for closer collaboration between estate agents and solicitors.
It will include a deeper dive into some of the more practical elements which are arising as the new requirements start to bed in. These will include:
- The overlap between ‘Material Information’ and ‘Conveyancing Information’
- How solicitors can support agents in obtaining and verifying material information
- How the conveyancing TA forms can be used for material information purposes
- Earlier instruction of solicitors and how this works in practice, and
- Emerging legal pre-offer services solicitors can provide, such as title fix services.
Quotes from Key Stakeholders:
Sally Holdway, CEO of Teal Legal: “We’re delighted to support The Law Society in developing this training for estate agents. The new Material Information requirements have prompted many practical questions on how to implement the changes smoothly and effectively and this seminar looks to bridge the gap between legal requirements and practical implementation.”
Registration: The session will take place on 31st July and estate agents interested in attending can register their interest here
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“Online classroom”? £94.50 ex VAT?!
If you want closer collaboration with agents perhaps you should be providing the above for free. TLS is a farce. Good luck with the special general meeting (initiated over the motion of no confidence).
How disingenuous and underhanded of the Law Society to “carry on regardless” when a consultation has just been launched and an SGM has been called so they can account for their actions. Is this the Law Society giving conveyancers the middle finger?
Another day another gaffe from the Law Society as it shows itself yet further divorced from decent, able conveyancers.
A conveyancing solicitor.
Am completely lost for words. The Law Society need to start listening to those they are supposed to represent and support. This is beyond belief.