Don’t bet on HIPs being hip again

Magazine and newspaper sub-editors probably thought they’d never need to dust off their ‘HIP’-related headline puns ever again, given the demise of the packs back in May 2010, following the formation of the then Conservative/Lib Dem Coalition Government.

BPL Solicitors to distribute consumer guide to Lease Administration Fees

BPL Solicitors, members of The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (8th March 2017) announced it will be distributing a consumer guide on leasehold property, specifically outlining the fees and charges that clients may have to pay to a Lease Administrator. The document entitled, ‘Leaseholder Guide to […]

Rent contract reaches £1.3bn

A man who purchased a flat has discovered that his ground rent would cost £1.3bn over the course of the whole lease.

Share your views in the latest Conveyancing Association Lender Survey

Thanks to responses to the previous Lender’s survey, the Lender’s roundtables have made some real inroads into improving the post offer query process and general responses from lenders. The Lender Survey will only take five minutes to complete and it is vitally important that we gather enough responses to provide credible data to the lenders and their regulators. […]

Conveyancing Association says 2017 is the year for ‘leasehold change’

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (13th January 2017) outlined its continued focus on reforming the leasehold process and suggested 2017 should be the year when meaningful change is finally delivered. The CA has been campaigning on the issue of leasehold reform for a number of years, […]

Law Society Chief Executive resigns

Citing the Law Society’s failure to embrace governance reform, Chief Executive Catherine Dixon has resigned after two years in the role.

Conveyancing Association launch updated version of Cyberfraud & Fraud Protocol

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (20th December 2016) launched the latest version of its Cyberfraud and Fraud Protocol which seeks to provide CA member firms with practical information on how criminals operate and the measures they, and their staff, can take to avoid being victims of […]

Half of UK conveyancers rate HS2 consultation process as poor

New research released by Groundsure today finds almost half (48%) of UK conveyancers believe the Government’s consultation for the changed HS2 route has been poor, with 14% saying it was of extremely low quality and caused concern. A further 34% said the HS2 consultation was not a great process and none of those surveyed felt […]

Conveyancing Association announces support for The ESTAS Conveyancer Awards

The Conveyancing Association, the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, announced at its annual conference last week that it has become the official industry association partner for The ESTAS Conveyancer Awards in a two-year deal. The ESTAS Group, which runs a national customer feedback scheme and produces the largest annual awards event for the […]

Conveyancing Association conference discusses template for future conveyancing process

Following discussions at its ‘Modernising Conveyancing’ Conference, the Conveyancing Association, the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (6th December 2016) announced it will set out a template for the future, and produce a list of actions all designed to improve the overall conveyancing process. The Conference was held on the 1st December […]