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A tale of two professions: who will help conveyancers resist pressure from lenders?

After the Quality Conveyancing Scheme, now Lender Exchange is potentially undermining the credibility and survival of independent law firms, warns Howard Salter

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The credibility of Lender Exchange is being undermined

Pioneer volume conveyancing firm Barnetts broken up for sale

Licensed conveyancers buy property arm but all jobs preserved

Lender Exchange: downright wrong or a good idea poorly presented?

Quietly, lenders could be moving closer to taking control of the conveyancing market. It started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its outcome included recommendations for lenders to review their panels, which kicked off a major policy change in the sector. It led to banks and building societies purging less reputable firms off their books.

Defining conveyancers' duty on flooding

The rising frequency of flooding makes flood searches necessary, but solicitors have no further duty to advise on the risk itself, says John Coulter

House buyers blame poor communication for failed transactions

Conveyancing Association launches protocol to act as 'single reference point'

Our representative body is dividing us into premier and second division solicitors

Why should property lawyers with decades of experience in conveyancing be vetted 'before they can use Chancery Lane's new portal, asks Howard Salter

Being open about higher costs will help justify a higher fee

Conveyancers should be brave enough to start charging clients for the additional work ?they are expected to produce under the latest mortgage lenders' code, says John Coulter