Conveyancing

Articles

23 Jan 2012

The Energy Act

How will the government's 'green deal' affect conveyancers and their clients? John Coulter reports

23 Jan 2012

Lend a hand

Do not underestimate the importance of complying with mortgage lenders' requirements, warns Richard Twyford as he explains how you can meet their standards

20 Jan 2012

Society launches campaign against HSBC panel cuts

The Law Society has advised solicitors to complain to their MPs about HSBC's decision to radically reduce the size of its conveyancing panel.

20 Dec 2011

Conveyancers 'could be sued by buyers and sellers' over capital allowances

Conveyancers face a twin threat from buyers and sellers of commercial properties next year after the government changes the rules on reporting capital allowances.

12 Dec 2011

The next level

It's time to bring wholesale technological change to conveyancing – merely tinkering around the edges is not enough, says Julian Sampson

29 Nov 2011

Home remedies

Alec Samuels examines the options available to owners of new homes who discover serious defects after their builder's contract has expired

23 Nov 2011

Licensed conveyancers unveil rival to CQS

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) is to launch a rival to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.

24 Oct 2011

Residential property update

Residential conveyancers have dealt exceptionally well with the evolving legal landscape so far, and we should handle the arrival of ABSs and Tesco law in the same positive and proactive way, says Clare Martin