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All Conveyancing articles – Page 4
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NewsNews focus: Society unveils draft conveyancing protocol
As the means of creating and exchanging contracts in conveyancing continue to evolve, the Law Society has unveiled a draft protocol designed to aid residential and commercial solicitors.
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NewsKing’s speech: legislation on criminal sentencing and leasehold reform
No real surprises among the 21 measures announced for parliament next year.
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OpinionExchange of contracts: Going digital
Being able to exchange digitally could benefit solicitors and clients dealing with both residential and commercial properties transactions across the UK.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 20 October
The need for a cultural shift on divorce, putting ‘legal’ back into property transactions, and information overload: your letters to the editor.
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NewsCLC intervenes in collapsed conveyancer Alexander Grace Law
Firm is already in administration, but CLC wants to ensure post-completion work gets done.
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NewsConveyancing 'roadmap' mandates upfront information
Home Buying and Selling Group unveils discussion paper to get people into their new homes quickly - and by 1pm on completion day.
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NewsClimate change practice note in the works for conveyancers
Lenders positioning climate change as 'tier one' risk, Law Society's flagship property conference hears.
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NewsConveyancing: chief CQS assessor berates firms over 'standard' enquiries
Solicitors 'going at it hammer and tongs creates bad feeling', Peter Rodd tells national property conference.
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FeatureHome truths
Average house prices are falling – just one of many developments piling pressure on residential conveyancers. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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NewsCLC-regulated conveyancer collapsed owing over £6m
HMRC pulled the plug on a 'controlled closure' of Alexander Grace Law, leaving a property magnate who was briefly CEO among the firm's major creditors.
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NewsNews focus: Conveyancing Association calls on members to help meet net zero targets
Conveyancers should consider refusing to act for clients whose actions fall foul of the government’s net zero targets, says controversial new guidance from their specialist trade body.
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News'Reduce your climate impact,' conveyancing body tells members
Helping the government reach net zero targets is one of two new Conveyancing Association member pledges.
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OpinionNot a solicitor? Don't judge us
Legal professionals who do not have the 'solicitor' title are perfectly capable of doing their job.
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NewsNews focus: Commonhold is the ‘only way forward’ – but how?
Piecemeal reform has helped leaseholders, but the government wants to reinvigorate commonhold as an alternative. However, making commonhold mainstream is not straightforward.
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NewsCommonhold 'about control, not service charges'
Conveyancing Association director says leasehold alternative can give home owners transparency.
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News'It's killing me': conference hears leaseholder distress
Consultant says leaseholder's struggles are not unusual and calls for greater promotion of commonhold.
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NewsNews focus: Upfront property information - a jungle of words
The Digital Property Market Steering Group aims to align the residential market with the commercial sector to speed up digital change. But regulation and poor communication could impede reform.
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