All Conveyancing articles – Page 20
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Conveyancing fraud: Society seeks to intervene in crucial test of solicitors' liability
Chancery Lane says it is preferable for fraud loss to lie with solicitor acting for fraudster.
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Round the houses
Digitisation, liability for identity fraud and cybercrime are among urgent challenges facing residential conveyancers. Grania Langdon -Down reports
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Publishing conveyancing reviews 'will drive out the dabblers'
Licensed conveyancers told they are no longer the poor relation of the solicitor community.
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Just 6% go for cheapest solicitor - SRA conveyancing research
‘Biggest-ever’ study finds that nearly three-quarters of consumers choose their conveyancer on the basis of a recommendation.
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Conveyancer body aims to be 'regulator of choice' for property firms
Council for Licensed Conveyancers says there is a place for an alternative to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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Online deeds come a step closer as government accepts liability
Risks of contingent liability for electronic signatures ‘low’, minister tells parliament.
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Conveyancing clients unable to make email enquiry on 'brochure only' websites
Specialist regulator's report shows that personal recommendations are most common source of work.
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Society sets up group to clarify VAT for property searches
Vice-president Christina Blacklaws says Brabners ruling has presented challenges.
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Scottish firm's weekend service piles pressure on conveyancers
Gilson Gray says it will offer more than just someone at the end of a call.
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Land Registry to publish error rates of top conveyancers
Open data scheme could name high volume customers - along with percentage of applications needing further work.
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New-build leaseholds to be outlawed
Government announces measures to end unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system.
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Society calls for disclosures of conveyancing referral fees
Timely sharing of information the key to improving the home buying process, Chancery Lane tells government.
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Conveyancers call for digital efforts to improve home buying process
Government urged to set up website helping public to understand what to look for in a conveyancing fim.
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City of London begins migrating land charges data into central register
Land Registry hopes to complete local land charges project by 2023.
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Land Registry's property 'chatbot adviser' fuels P45 fears
Digital chief suggests solicitors should consider hiring technologists to safeguard their future.
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Land Registry opens way for compare the conveyancer
Five-year business strategy promises to work with digital start-ups in the 'proptech' industry.
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Stamp duty cut: Truss dismisses house prices warning
Chief secretary to the Treasury says Office for Budget Responsibility's 0.3% prediction is a 'minor increase'.
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Budget 2017: stamp duty relief for first-time buyers
Government says the property tax is an upfront cash burden on top of conveyancing fees.
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Conveyancing market 'bounces back' - but more help needed in Budget
Land Registry data highlights steep upturn in cases since the four-year low recorded earlier this year.
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'Suffocating' stamp duty threatens conveyancing demand
Academic research suggests homeowners are unwilling to move in order to avoid paying land tax twice.