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Too many broken promises ‘could break conveyancing system’
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers is receiving so many complaints about undertakings being breached that there is a risk of the system falling apart, warns CEO.
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Conveyancing firm hit with £33,000 fine
Basildon-based conveyancing firm PCS Legal has been fined £33,000 by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers for breaches of its accounts and complaints procedures.
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Should tech take over conveyancing? Have your say before it changes for good!
Moving home is moving rapidly towards a digital future and one of the ‘casualties’ of this upheaval will be the conveyancing solicitor, whose job is to change radically in the coming months and years. Regulator the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) says the biggest shift will be away from pushing forward a sale, and instead focussing on charging clients for advice. It also predicts that review websites like Trustpilot will soon play a greater role in soliciting instruction from home movers. “Technology will radically improve transparency for consumers about what they are buying and the progress of their transaction,” the report says. “Because of the Internet of Things, properties will maintain up-to-date logbooks with little human intervention.” HIPS again? The regulator also says giving upfront information about a property at the point of marketing – rather than waiting until later – will be key. The CLC’s new paper on the future of industry traces how the conveyancing process will change, highlighting questions that regulators, lawyers, estate agents, lenders, technologists and others – will have to grapple with. Chair of the CLC Dame Janet Paraskeva (left), says: “I think many lawyers will be heartened by the prediction that there will be…
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Multi-branch conveyancing firm closed down amid dramatic scenes
The Foster Partnership ceases trading after Council for Licenced Conveyancers runs out of patience following accounting irregularities.
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