Council for Licensed Conveyancers
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CLC Firms Achieve Parity When it Comes to First Direct Panel
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has confirmed that the First Direct conveyancing panel is now open to Licensed Conveyancers on the same basis as solicitor firms that are members of CQS. Transaction value limits are as follows: Sole practitioners: up to £350,000 Two-partner firms: up to £2m Four-partner firms: up to £3m Separate legal…
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Is the Welcome Mat Gone from the HSBC Conveyancing Panel?
Two years after complaints from customers and lawyers forced HSBC to ditch its controversial plan to drastically reduce their conveyancing panel, confusion reigns as to whether the lender’s panel is, in fact, now closed regardless of whether a firm is accredited by the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). HSBC allowing CQS firms on their…