Conveyancing

Articles

Conveyancers vulnerable to fraud by failing to e-verify clients

Sole practitioners are leaving themselves exposed to risk of criminal activity

Sole practitioners and lenders' panels

Decisions made by banks that do not understand our business models continue to impact adversely on sole practitioner firms, writes Sukhjit Ahluwalia

Remain vigilant to the signs of mortgage fraud

David Gilman advises solicitors on identifying and tackling some of the most common forms of fraudulent activity

Solicitors and conveyancers predict a busier market in 2016

Searches UK discuss the predicted increase in transactions this year and the VAT to be added to council (official) local authority searches

Safe Move Scheme captures first fraud prevention victim

Product sets benchmark for preventing phishing scams, says RG Solicitors' managing partner

CLC hopes to develop 'specialist' service after strong 2015

New routes to qualification will open up further access to the legal profession

The fraudsters after conveyancers' money

Conveyancing firms in England and Wales handle close to 100,000 transactions a month. With the average property worth £186,325, it is easy to see why fraudsters find conveyancing transactions so irresistible. Firms must be vigilant, particularly as the methodologies adopted by fraudsters are constantly evolving.

InfoTrack advertising campaign empathises with conveyancing challenges

Service provider aims to evolve traditional working practices and administrative processes to make transactions easier and faster