Conveyancing

Articles

22 Oct 2014

Supreme Court rules on sale-and-rent-back mortgage litigation

Test case places three hundred years of conveyancing law in the dock

15 Oct 2014

No man's land

Recent case law shows that inaccurate notices at the Land Registry is a predicament the Supreme Court is not yet ready to handle, explains Mark Warwick QCe

14 Oct 2014

Conveyancing goes online with Law Society backed portal

Joint venture creates new way to simplify and speed up the house-buying process

8 Oct 2014

Disclosing knowledge of knotweed needs to be more transparent

Nic Seal tells SJ what all solicitors should know about Japanese knotweed during the conveyancing process

8 Oct 2014

Japanese horticulture ties legislation up in knots

Sellers must take care to avoid liability for misrepresentation when replying to questions about Japanese knotweed, says Andrew Skelly

20 Aug 2014

Are estate agents liable if they pick the wrong conveyancer?

David Smith considers what level of skill and care can be expected and who is accountable if something goes wrong

12 Aug 2014

High street conveyancing: the gloves are off

Smaller practices should have no fear in punching above their weight for a fair share of the market, if they take advantage of social media and start communicating with clients, argues Paul Hajek

28 Jul 2014

Safeguard your client's investment with Searches UK

There are various costs related to purchasing a property and depending on which level of protection you select for your client, Searches UK will return the money spent during the process should the transaction fall through.