Could Conveyancing Firms Survive Stress Tests?

News that Britain’s
biggest banks and building societies could be forced to demonstrate
their ability to withstand a house price slump of roughly 35% got us
thinking about the repercussions of that scenario for conveyancing firms. 


Consider the aftermath of that scenario for conveyancing firms:

Quite
apart from the strain on the financial stability of a
conveyancing firm in a housing slowdown, could firms cope with high
levels of repossessions which will inevitably result in lenders looking
to pursue lawyers for losses?




Would a firm be confident if 100 of their cases were reviewed for compliance with CML Handbook provisions?




With all they have at stake, perhaps conveyancers should be stress-testing themselves.

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