CLC publishes Action Plan for better-informed consumers in response to CMA recommendations
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has today published its Action Plan to implement the recommendations from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). These are aimed at ensuring that consumers are able to make well-informed choices of legal service provider. The key recommendation from the CMA asks the legal services regulators to ‘deliver a step change […]
Legal Sector Group complete proposals for Leasehold reform
The Legal Sector Group (LSG) – comprised of The Conveyancing Association (CA), the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx), Bold Legal Group (BLG) and The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) – have today (20th June 2017) published its complete proposals on Leasehold reform.
SLC and BLG announce focus on CMA legal services study
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) and the Bold Legal Group (BLG) have decided to make an important adjustment to the programme for their 2017 Spring Roadshows to include an item on the CMA Legal services market study which makes some radical recommendations about transparency for legal services regulators to implement. SLC and BLG both […]
Society calls for specific market study into Conveyancing
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) welcomes the intent of Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The Autumn Statement – some welcome news but a missed opportunity
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) offered a mixed reaction to the content of the Autumn Statement made by Chancellor Philip Hammond on Wednesday.
SLC call for scrapping of Stamp Duty
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers have called for the scrapping of SDLT, saying that doing so would help create a more buoyant and vibrant property market. The SLC call echoes that of right wing think tank the Taxpayers Alliance who have also called for the scrapping of HS2 and the so-called Sugar Tax on soft […]
Last chance to book for SLC roadshow in London
Fraud and cybercrime event a ‘must attend’ for conveyancers.