Tag: Conveyancing
-
Cladding and EWS1: Selling or Remortgaging a Flat
Building-safety questions can emerge years after a flat was purchased. Understanding whether the problem concerns valuation, remediation costs or missing documents is the first step towards resolving it.
-
How to Check Your Solicitor Is on the TSB Panel
Using a TSB mortgage? Check whether your solicitor can act for TSB, why the correct office matters and what to do if the firm is not approved.
-
Missing planning permission: what did the mortgage lender require?
A missing planning document does not necessarily prove that development was unauthorised. If the issue emerges years after a purchase, the relevant question may be what the mortgage lender required on the original completion date
-
Auditing Historical Clydesdale Bank Mortgages: Why Timing Is Everything in Conveyancing Claims
Investigating conveyancing negligence related to Clydesdale Bank mortgages sometimes requires understanding historical lender handbook requirements on completion dates. Changes in guidelines over time, regional variations, and evolving standards significantly impact claims. Accurate audits rely on accessing historical instructions rather than current standards to establish liability and compliance effectively.
-
Missing Building Regulations Certificate? Selling & Buying
Missing building regulations paperwork? Compare replacement certificates, indemnity insurance, regularisation and surveys before your house sale proceeds.
-
Has the Law Society shot itself in the foot with its CMS Proposal?
A recent survey revealed that 99% of UK law firms oppose the Law Society’s endorsement of selected software suppliers and its £10 million investment in the Veyo conveyancing portal. Critics argue these moves do not align with members’ interests, emphasizing the need for focus on risk management rather than commercial partnerships.
-
Insurance Season Boosts Conveyancing Risk Management
Legal software house Lexsure have announced that in the three months leading up to 1st October over 120 firms (CQS and non CQS) upgraded their risk processes by signing up to Lexsure’s conveyancing risk management products. I put the growth down to the recent groundbreaking announcement by AmTrust Europe Ltd whereby the ‘A’ rated insurance…
-
Howden Windsor and Lexsure help firms save thousands on PII
Howden Windsor, the specialist Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) division of Howden Insurance Brokers Limited, has announced an exclusive arrangement with software provider Lexsure which could see law firms save thousands of pounds on their annual premium. Howden Windsor clients who are insured by A-rated insurer AmTrust Europe can save money on their Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) premium each…
-
Why did your client sell via a different conveyancer?
The post discusses the challenges legal practices face when former clients choose other firms for property transactions. It highlights common excuses lawyers make for these losses, such as pricing and external influences. Instead of lowering fees, firms should enhance service quality and modernize client interactions to improve retention and reputation in a competitive market.
-
The Problem with ‘Buffet’ Style Conveyancing
On my recent travels I stayed at a budget hotel (visiting firms across the country costs an arm and leg, you know!). I sat down for breakfast and, without wishing to sound like a snob, I was a bit disappointed with the sparse buffet. I soon berated myself as it dawned on me that the…