Property
Law Society leaders take their lumps but survive no-confidence vote
The Law Society leadership yesterday fought off a vote of no confidence in how it represents conveyancers but took plenty of criticism along the way.
Cheers for what’s in King’s Speech, boos for what’s not
The legal profession’s reaction to the King’s Speech yesterday focused as much on what is not in the government’s legislative priorities as what is.
Law Society sets out TA6 consultation plan as SGM looms
The Law Society has called in market researchers to help run a six-month consultation on the new version of its TA6 property information form.
Conveyancers “overlooking post-completion work” after taking fee
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has outlined its “growing concern” that post-completion work is not being done properly and promptly.
Niche advice law firm expands into litigation funding agreements
A law firm which specialises in providing independent legal advice where needed in property, banking and finance transactions has expanded to litigation funding agreements.
Water companies win first stage of search providers’ overcharging claim
Water companies have the upper hand after the first stage of a High Court claim brought by conveyancing search providers claiming to have been overcharged for a decade.
Lawtech firm launches “world-first” insurance guarantee for GenAI
A lawtech company that offers generative AI-driven title checking for property transactions has launched a groundbreaking insurance-backed accuracy guarantee for its product.
Conveyancer backdated deed he had forgotten to draft
A vastly experienced conveyancer who backdated a deed of easement he had forgotten to prepare as part of a transaction has been barred from working in the profession.
Conveyancers facing “more hostile environment than ever”
Conveyancers are facing a “an environment more hostile than ever before” and clients have “never been so litigious”, the owner of a well-known firm has warned.
Conveyancers must stop work “taking over your life”
Stressed conveyancers must learn about boundaries, tell their managers what they are capable of doing and avoid a situation where work “takes over your life”, the head of residential property at a London law firm has said. Maria Lati said… Read More
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The rise of the agent
We believe AI agents are going to represent the biggest change to the way in which the general public interact with professional services business for generations.
The lonely role of a COFA: sharing the burden of risk management
Compliance officers for finance and administration in law firms can often find themselves walking a solitary path. But what if we could create a collaborative culture of shared accountability?
Mind the (justice) gap: Why are RTAs going up but claims still down?
The gap between the number of road traffic accident injuries and the number of motor injury claims continues to widen, according to the latest government data.
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