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The chair of the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned firms that it shouldn’t be seen as a ‘light-touch’ regulator. Speaking at...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

‘Many are in complete denial about the time it takes and still think it’s eight to 10 weeks.’ I won’t tell you...

The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.  The issue has become a hot topic in...

The new Property Ombudsman taking over from October is Rebecca Marsh. She is currently Chief Ombudsman at the Legal Ombudsman and was...

Working relationships between estate agents and conveyancers can be mutually beneficial with the referral of work between parties. However, they are missing...

Conveyancing is the most complained about area of law in England and Wales – accounting, on average, for nearly a quarter...

To those working within the conveyancing sector, the recent statistics from the Legal Ombudsman regarding complaints are perhaps not surprising.  In our...

The Legal Ombudsman has published new guidance for first time buyers as a result of conveyancing problems topping the list of...

When it comes to the regulation of the conveyancing industry, this question is a topic of open and ongoing debate. Licensed conveyancers...