conveyancing
-
Associations & Bodies
Industry leaders reveal charter to reduce ‘sales agreed to exchange’ to 28 days
Project 28 has major lenders, estate agencies and conveyancing firms behind its bold promise to finally speed up Britain's slow property transactions.
Read More » -
Housing Market
Rayner’s tax mistake cost her dearly but the whole system needs reform
Surveying firm boss says that while housing secretary's tax blunder was costly personally, millions of home buyers and sellers pay dearly for our complicated housing market.
Read More » -
Products & Services
Property sales fall-through rate hits four-year high
A lack of visibility in chains means that deals are collapsing at an ever-increasing rate as buyer nervousness builds, says Paul Halliwell of ViewMyChain.
Read More » -
Products & Services
Can we get digital conveyancing out of the group chat?
Lisa Isaacs asks if digital conveyancing will ever happen and whether legislation is the ultimate solution to slow and painful house transactions.
Read More » -
Regulation & Law
BLOG: Industry must wake up about ‘post completion’ conveyancing failures
Maria Hardy of the Property Conveyancing Consultancy says that inadequate post-completion work can lead to compensation claims, lost business, insurance problems and reputational damage.
Read More » -
Housing Market
BLOG: ‘Here’s how we can all make selling homes faster’
Roxanne Barker has worked in the property industry long enough to know it has serious flaws. But is it broken? And how can we fix it?
Read More » -
Housing Market
‘Do the work you are paid for’, conveyancing body warns solicitors
The CLC says conveyancers often regard post-completion work as an "after-thought", and fail to register properties properly.
Read More » -
Products & Services
Conveyancing ‘stuck in 19th century’ says industry boss
Responding to research showing conveyancing is the most stressful aspect of a home purchase, Eddie Goldsmith is calling for a change of approach.
Read More » -
Regulation & Law
Conveyancers urge Land Registry to change TR1 digital signature rules
SLA says current set-up allowing digital signatures for transfer deeds does not reflect the realities of modern digital workflows or the operational structures of many conveyancing practices.
Read More » -
Products & Services
BLOG: ‘Conveyancers and estate agents must respect each other more’
It's crucial that solicitors dealing with property transactions provide excellent customer service to agents, says law firm senior.
Read More »
