12 May 2021Local authority funding boost for local land charges moveA further £26m has been promised to local authorities to speed up migration of local land charges services to central register
5 May 2021Overworked conveyancers at breaking pointResidential conveyancers are struggling to cope with the covid-19 property boom
22 Mar 2021The cladding blame gameAlec Samuels considers who could potentially be held responsible in law for problem cladding
10 Mar 2021The cladding conundrumGovernment moves to deal with the fallout from dangerous cladding leaves solicitors, in Sarah Dwight's view, unable to properly advise clients
5 Mar 2021Funny money: Don't be like Al CaponeWith money laundering now a sophisticated affair, Susan Humble warns of the risks of complacency
4 Mar 2021New SDLT holiday deadline sweetened with tapered return to normal rulesHouse buyers sighed in relief at further extension to the stamp duty land tax holiday to the end of June
25 Feb 2021Conveyancing Task Force set to reform industryA task force has been launched, looking to manage the transition into a digital future
3 Feb 2021Government must protect leaseholders from cladding costs, says Law SocietyLeaseholders victims of the hazardous cladding crisis should be financially protected from the costs of remediation, the Law Society has said