All Conveyancing articles – Page 31
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News
Land Registry chief announces departure
Ed Lester to leave next year following government’s rebuff of ‘service delivery company’ plan.
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Opinion
Managing the conveyancer shortfall
One legacy of the recession is that there is a shortage of trained conveyancers now times are improving.
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News
SRA concedes defeat on PII change this year
Regulator accepts it cannot change minimum terms in time for this year’s renewal period.
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Professions line up to oppose PII reforms
LSB warned that premium savings will be minimal and lenders will cull conveyancing panels.
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Solicitor was ‘employee’ and not partner, High Court rules
Claimants said they believed conveyancing specialist was a partner, but court dismisses case.
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News
QualitySolicitors’ owner in new private equity deal
Palamon Capital Partners has acquired controlling stake in conveyancing and probate business The Simplify Group.
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Opinion
Let’s not preserve Land Registry in aspic
Withdrawal of cack-handed sell-off plan should not close all options for reform.
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News
Government still mulling Land Registry sale
Plan to create a 'service delivery company' shelved after overwhelming opposition in a consultation.
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Opinion
Nationalise conveyancing?
The probate fee for a basic grant has increased. Why not do the same with conveyancing fees?
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News
Record £1m fine is new blow to Land Registry
Agency penalised for engaging interim finance director off-payroll.
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Society urges pause in Land Registry plans
Legislation should be halted until future of the body is decided, Law Society says.
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Society names IT partner for online conveyancing
Joint venture to create system to speed up conveyancing process.
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Ministers ‘shelve Land Registry sell-off’
Press reports say that the industry secretary has cancelled plans to turn the bulk of Land Registry into a commercial venture.
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News
AA expands legal services with conveyancing panel
AA Home Conveyancing has been formed in the wake of the creation last December of AA Law.
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Opinion
Lender protocol
Lenders should adopt a more reasonable timescale in repossession transactions
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News
Registry presses on with land charges takeover
Changes to go ahead despite 95% opposition in consultation.
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Opinion
Window shopping for lawyers
Solicitors behind the buying and selling of houses need to be publicly celebrated.
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Opinion
Charge of the land brigade
Land Registry has bent slightly to critics, but questions remain over its future.