CQS
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Building Safety Guidance for Conveyancers: Key Checks
Originally published December 2023. Updated October 2026. Building safety guidance for conveyancers should help answer three connected questions: what is known about the building, what financial protections apply to the lease, and what does the mortgage lender require? This article originally reported an update to the Conveyancing Association’s guidance. It now sets out practical checks…
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Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme Numbers Decline
The number of law firms registered on the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality (CQS) Scheme in 2023 was down 166 to 2,723. According to the various UK law societies, there were 11,226 solicitors working in residential conveyancing in October 2023, a fall of 13%, or over 1,600 solicitors, from September 2021. Over two years, there were…