The UK government has confirmed that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects to begin supervising anti-money laundering (AML) efforts for legal professionals before the end of 2028, with full sector onboarding targetted for mid-2030. This milestone represents the biggest structural shift in legal compliance in years, moving anti-money laundering supervision away from the Solicitors Regulation… Read more: The FCA Is Set to Take On Legal Sector AML Oversight: What It Means for Law Firms

When investigating past property transactions or handling professional negligence claims in conveyancing, looking up today’s UK Finance Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook rules is not enough. Lenders like Halifax routinely update their Part 2 requirements, meaning the instruction applicable to a transaction that completed in 2012 or 2018 may be completely different from today’s handbook guidelines. Understanding… Read more: Navigating Historical Halifax Mortgage Requirements: Why Past Handbook Rules Matter

The property has not changed. The room still sits above the neighbouring passageway. The title still contains the same flying freehold. But the mortgage requirements may have changed several times. That matters when a sale stalls, a remortgage raises unexpected questions or someone needs to investigate the advice given on an earlier purchase. A lender’s… Read more: Flying freehold mortgages: 122 lenders changed their requirements. What applied when you bought?