Conveyancing

Articles

24 May 2013

Property information forms will make 'transactions more straightforward

New conveyancing forms will make the buying process easier and pre-empt spurious or unnecessary additional enquiries, says Jonathan Smithers

23 May 2013

Property lawyers complacent about money laundering

Conveyancing 'easiest way of cleaning money'

10 May 2013

Workshop: Ghosts of occupiers past

When acting in the buying or selling of a property it is essential to consider vacant possession, says John Coulter

3 May 2013

In the wrong hands: can solicitors escape liability when lenders claim for breach of trust?

When transactions go wrong and lenders claim for breach of trust, can solicitors escape liability? Christopher Stone and Alison Padfield discuss how judges may be merciful

15 Apr 2013

Quarter of conveyancing firms hit by negligence claims

More than half see fraud and money-laundering as biggest regulatory risk

12 Apr 2013

Workshop: Handling a section 42 notice of claim

John Coulter considers some of the pitfalls in issuing a notice of claim for a lease extension

28 Feb 2013

Private client | Presumption of Death Bill

A bill simplifying probate for missing people presumed dead is finally making its way through parliament. Adam Draper and Emily Marshall report

15 Feb 2013

Workshop: Investigating title: unregistered land

Unregistered land is becoming increasingly rare, but when dealing with it you will need to investigate title to the property, explains John Coulter