The Conveyancing Association (CA) will today announce the launch of the industry’s first ever set of customer service commitments. The conveyancing ‘pledges’, will go above and beyond the existing regulations and accreditation schemes which all
The Court of Appeal has reversed a ruling that held a solicitors’ firm liable for a loss after being tricked by a bogus practice. The High Court had ruled that Davisons Solicitors of Sycamore House,
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has announced the appointment of Lloyd Davies to its board of directors. Mr Davies is the Managing Director at Convey Law, and has specialised in residential conveyancing since qualifying
A number of industry experts gathered yesterday to discuss the future for conveyancing and the property transfer market. The Westminster Policy Forum saw experts from across the sector discuss innovation, regulation and standards. Former Law
The Legal Ombudsman has released a ‘thematic report’ looking at residential conveyancing complaints. Residential conveyancing accounted for around 17.5% of the 7,500 or so complaints handled by the Legal Ombudsman in 2011-2012, making it the
Firms are reminded that that time is pressing to reconsider applying, if they want to remain on the Santander panel, and have not yet started the application process for CQS. Santander has been clear that,
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has rejected Law Society calls for a ban on referral fees in conveyancing. The CLC issued a consultation paper last week which said they had found little evidence of
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) held its first conference last week. The conference was specifically tailored to those working in the searches profession and attracted 50 cross-industry members. The event provided an in-depth
Safe-Move, the Yorkshire Water owned search business won the Best Business Award 2012 in the Serving other Businesses category at the WOW! Awards Gala Ceremony. The event, held in London on Monday 3rd December 2012,
For the first time the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has used its power to fine for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 in response to a customer data accuracy breach rather than data
On Thursday the first Conveyancing Summit was held by EA Live. After seminars in the morning, the Estate Agency Awards featuring awards for small and large conveyancer of the year were held. The awards were
A survey conducted by Beagle Street, part of the BGL group, has revealed that 59 per cent of adults do not currently have a will. More than 2000 respondents were sampled for the survey which
The bitter battle regarding the London to Birmingham high-speed rail link opened in the High Court on Monday. The court will conduct a judicial review over the controversial scheme based on five legal challenges from
The SRA Executive Director with overall responsibility for the appointment of these key roles warned today that several hundred firms could start the New Year without having their compliance officers in place. Samantha Barrass told
The SRA has issued a notice to say that they have intervened to close Beevers Solicitors of 15a-19 Booth Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 7LD The firms ID was 77654. The Committee was satisfied that grounds
The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) quality standard has accredited its 2000th legal practice in England and Wales. Cyril Jones & Co based in Wrexham, North Wales reached the landmark after going through a
The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Bill will provide for a Scottish tax on land transactions to replace Stamp Duty Land Tax from April 2015. The Law Society of Scotland today welcomed the introduction
The broker-focussed conveyancing provider has announced that Emma Mason has joined them as Business Development Manager. Ms Mason is highly experienced in the mortgage introducer market, having spent 10 years in a similar role with
As from yesterday (3 December 2012), property professionals will be able to apply more quickly and cost effectively to update details held on property registers. The Land Registry’s new electronic Document Registration Service (e-DRS) is
The latest Experian Fraud Report shows that UK fraud is now at a record level. During the past 12 months, Experian estimates fraud increased by at least 4% amounting to annual UK losses of £70billion.
Independent estate agent Newton Fallowell has earned over £1 million of revenue in property sales and conveyancing income, through working with property specialists Move with Us. The firm has been a member of the Move
The SRA have urged solicitors to renew their practising certificate in good time as the deadline for renewals is fast approaching. The deadline for completing the process Friday 14 December. Nearly half of solicitors in
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued its first set of approvals for the key posts of Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) and Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA). COLPs and COFAs will
The October figures show that gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was up by 29% compared to October 2011. This equates to an increase of £3.0 billion in October. Total gross
The Law Society has urged the profession not to follow the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) new rules on recommending financial advisers to clients, warning that it could expose solicitors to negligence claims. We reported earlier
Blake Lapthorn, one of the leading law firms in the UK, has announced that it has secured membership to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). Lorna Munro, a partner at Blake Lapthorn and head
Landmark Information Group has announced the acquisition of Renaissance Environmental Limited, an environmental consultancy specialising in the provision of due diligence services to commercial, agricultural and residential property professionals. Renaissance will become part of Landmark
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to recommend to its Board that solicitors be allowed to refer clients to any financial adviser, regardless of whether or not they are tied to particular institution. FSA regulations
At the SLC conference, held last Wednesday, 150 delegates from across the profession debated a number of key issues. A number of attendees raised concerns about the Green Deal and the additional responsibilities it would
The Land Registry has assisted the Met and the City of London Police to help them secure a successful conviction against a woman believed to be Britain’s most prolific female fraudster. Fraudster Maria Michaela, 33,
The Partnership, has been approved as the 16th Alternative Business Structure (ABS) of the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC). The firm of Wey Court, Guildford has been recognised for its capabilities as a proven and
A number of Conveyancing law firms have been receiving accolades in the last couple of years for their excellence in delivering Conveyancing services. The Conveyancing Blog awards will recognise one area that has so far