Tag: Conveyancing Solicitors
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Recent OFT Report on Estate Agents seems to please no one !
Conveyancing Solicitors : Conveyancing Solicitors have expressed the disappointment that the OFT did not propose the regulation of estate agents in its home buying and selling.Commenting on the report Paul Marsh, Law Society property spokesman, said: ‘We’d have liked to see them recommend that regulation of estate agents was put in place to create a…
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When extending a “priority search” is not enough !
One major difference between the BSA instructions, introduced last month, and the CML Handbook is additional clauses dealing with the registration of mortgages where a priority period has expired. Clause E.30 states “If you cannot register our mortgage within the priority period afforded by your Land Registry Search made before completion you must register a…
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Market Harborough Building Society publish Conveyancing Documentation
Market Harborough Building Society ( a CML Member ) have today published on their web site all of the documents that a conveyancing solicitors will require in order to progress a standard mortgage transaction with the Society . These conveyancing documents include : Mortgage Terms and Conditions Schedule of Documents of Title Building Society Agreement…
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Conveyancing solicitors urged to sign up to web portal
The Land Registry Direct system will be ending on 31 March 2010. The technology platform on which it is rests will cease to be supported, meaning that conveyancing services in Land Registry Direct cannot be developed further. The new home for the Land Registry business e-services is the Land Registry Portal, which uses the most…
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Could conveyancers be responsible for accuracy of seller's answers in Conveyancing Questionnaires ?
The issue of liability for misinformation within the PIQ ragged on this week with the Housing Minister being asked about the extent of an estate agents liability. If agents know that the answers were untrue, could the agent be in breach of consumer law? John Healey suggests that Estate Agents may be liable as part…
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Chosing a conveyancing solicitor
Conveyancing stands as the legal process to obtain the ownership of a property. Conveyancing covers the whole buying and selling process of a property, hence the property is registered in the name of the purchaser only after following the legal process of conveyancing. Conveyancing is essentially the transaction that takes place between the buyer and…
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The ever-changing landscape of conveyancing and referral fees
The conveyancing profession is not what it was fifteen years ago let alone thirty years ago. Fifteen years ago when I qualified as a solicitor the conveyancing market was dominated by conveyancing solicitors conducting transactions. I suspect that today more than 30 % of transactions are carried out by unqualified staff. Conveyancing solicitors have squandered…
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Poor Service from Conveyancing Solicitors or Licensed Conveyancers
The only people, by law, who can deal with the legal aspects of conveyancing are solicitors and licensed conveyancers. If you have had poor service from your conveyancing solicitor or licensed conveyancer, and they haven’t dealt with your complaint satisfactorily, you can do the following: • In the case of a conveyancing solicitor, you can…
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Who should care if the Land Registry is privatised?
The government may start a selling spree as it acts to reduce record borrowing, set to hit more than 12 percent of gross domestic product this year. The Land Registry has been earmarked by the Government as part of proposals to sell-off £16 billion of public assets to raise cash. So does it matter ?…