‘The use of electronic signatures has been the “single largest area of change” in technology for the property industry over the past 18 months, a survey has found.’
Legal Futures, 16th February 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor who acted for both sides in a house sale at an undervalue, set aside by the High Court on the grounds of undue influence, has been fined by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 13th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘HM Land Registry has launched its first Digital Identity Standard, which provides a step-by-step list of requirements for conveyancers’ use of digital services to verify their client’s identity securely and conveniently online.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th March 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A law firm which did the conveyancing work on two failed off-plan housing developments was not acting in a role that amounted to operating an unregulated collective investment scheme, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 2nd February 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘As many as 3,000 law firms could be forced to close or merge over the next few years after the conveyancing bubble bursts and the recession really kicks in, a leading law firm consultant has warned.’
Legal Futures, 8th December 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Midlands firm which wrongly rated three property transactions as low risk has been fined £14,000 for breaching anti-money laundering rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th November 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A solicitor who was the ‘go to’ lawyer for a gang of criminals because he would not ask too many questions about where their money came has been struck off while serving seven years in jail.’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Speeding up the process of property buying and selling has taken on new urgency following the conveyancing market meltdown due to Covid-19.’
Legal Futures, 9th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm earned some £800,000 in fees on three failed property development schemes as well as ‘quick sale’ conveyancing where it acted for both sides, a tribunal has heard.’
Legal Futures, 1st June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Conveyancers and other property stakeholders have called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to allow them to move staff in and out of furlough on a weekly basis as the home-moving market recovers.’
Legal Futures, 26th May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A law firm shut down by its regulator last year has been ordered to pay former staff £375,000 for multiple employment law breaches.’
Legal Futures, 22nd May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The furlough scheme should be extended for property businesses, like conveyancers, where income required to pay staff will not be available for months after work is undertaken once lockdown is lifted, the government has been told.’
Legal Futures, 23rd April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected a “fanciful” £600,000 conveyancing negligence claim against the law firm Gateley, based on an error admitted by the firm.’
Legal Futures, 6th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government has urged home buyers and renters to delay moving to a new house if possible during the coronavirus lockdown and said there must be social distancing if they cannot.’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The role of the conveyancer is undoubtedly going to change as much of the administrative side of the role becomes automated over the coming years, a new report from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 28th January 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘When interpreting a property contract the applicable principles are essentially the same as those applied to any other contract. However, it is easy to overlook the fact that there remain some distinct principles of particular relevance or application to property contracts. This short paper identifies two examples.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 13th November 2019
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
‘Only 19% of home buyers use online conveyancers, despite the dominance of online searches as a way of finding property, a report has found.’
Legal Futures, 19th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor discarded an undertaking he had given and tried to take advantage of a mistake made by the law firm on the other side of a conveyancing transaction, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 15th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A “single source of truth” that contains all the information about a property before it goes on the market is in the works as part of plans to speed up the home buying and selling process, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 30th October 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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