Conveyancing Association director of delivery Beth Rudolf looks behind the headline figures in the latest CLC Workplace and Diversity Survey and finds a profession that cares deeply but is working at capacity. The latest
This month, Conveyancing Association director of delivery Beth Rudolf explains why cybercrime leaves every firm exposed and says it’s a risk every member of the team must take seriously. It is always tempting to
In her regular monthly column, the Conveyancing Association’s director of delivery Beth Rudolf looks behind the headline statistics from the Legal Ombudsman’s complaints data, and finds a reassuring theme. Apparently, 87% of clients are
Beth Rudolf, director of delivery at The Conveyancing Association, explores the practical solutions a new initiative has introduced to combat affordability issues for first time buyers. For many years the debate around first-time buyers
Beth Rudolf, director of delivery at The Conveyancing Association, examines the constant risks of fraud faced by conveyancers during the transaction process. I was shocked to hear on Radio 4 the other day that
Beth Rudolf, director of delivery at The Conveyancing Association, sets out the lessons that can be learned from the release of HMLR’s avoidable requisition data, and why it matters for conveyancers. HM Land Registry’s
The Government’s consultation on home buying and selling reform – available to view here – should clearly be of interest to all conveyancing stakeholders, not least because it purports to be focused on fixing long-standing
For once, the stars seem to be aligning. The Government’s new consultation on reforming home buying and selling reads like a checklist of what conveyancers have been calling for over many years – upfront information,
The recent media storm around Angela Rayner’s property transactions and stamp duty liability has once again placed conveyancing firms in the headlines, albeit somewhat reluctantly. As with all high-profile stories of this nature, there are
I came back from a few weeks away thinking I might have missed a little summer slowdown, only to find the housing and property press full of various prospective policies from Government on some potentially
One of the most consistent concerns I hear from member firms isn’t about regulation, recruitment, or referral fees, it’s about PI insurance. Oddly, it’s the sort of subject that’s rarely discussed openly in forums or
On Monday 9th June, conveyancers saw the welcome launch of new ID1 and ID2 forms from Land Registry, with the introduction of a new Section C allowing firms to confirm that digital identity verification (D-ID)
The recent withdrawal of the National Trading Standards’ Material Information (MI) guidance has understandably created some confusion and concern across the property industry. While the guidance that helped clarify agents’ obligations under the Consumer Protection
Have you heard the one about the £32.5 million London mansion which came with a rather sizeable moth infestation? You probably have now if you’ve been reading/watching the news recently. There’s no punchline as such
At the tail-end of last year, there was some interesting research released by TwentyConvey which looked at retention rates for conveyancers in England and Wales and questioned why they might be so low. According to
There is often no better way to explore how you operate as a conveyancing firm than by sharing your lived experience with others in the same industry, and to be able to hear from other
For all its awfulness, it’s clear there is never a time when conveyancing firms, and their clients, aren’t – at the very least – being considered by fraudsters as a potential target, or actively being
Clearly one of the big stories over the last couple of weeks – presuming you are not a civil servant paid more than the Prime Minister stepping down to avoid being the centre of attention
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
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
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
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