Conveyancing

Articles

29 Sept 2020

Conveyancing Association backs industry buying and selling pledges

Conveyancing Association urges member firms to endorse Home Buying and Selling Group pledges for property stakeholders

7 Sept 2020

Edging towards digital

The pandemic has highlighted the need for secure digital signings and identity checks, explains Sarah Dwight

19 Aug 2020

Solicitors warned of dubious investment schemes and risk of personal liability

Solicitors have been issued with a new warning in relation to dubious investment schemes after the regulator uncovered poor standards of practice

28 Jul 2020

Government tries again at commonhold

The government is having a second attempt at getting the commonhold system to work

10 Jul 2020

22-week property transaction replicated in 10 minutes

A “shadow” conveyancing transaction has been completed in less than 10 minutes following a ground-breaking digital project 

25 Jun 2020

O'Neill Patient Solicitors confirms acquisition of Cavendish Legal Group

Conveyancing practice O'Neill Patient announces the acquisition of Cavendish Legal Group

22 Jun 2020

Solicitor fined £20k for providing banking facilities

A solicitor has been fined for providing banking facilities to conveyancing clients, exposing his firm to money laundering risks

18 Jun 2020

Lockdown devastates conveyancing, criminal and immigration practices

High street lawyers are hit “hard and fast” by covid-19 with residential conveyancing suffering disproportionately, a significant report has found