CQS
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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…
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The Conveyancing Portal – Reducing Your Risk Footprint
As businesses go, conveyancing is perceived as high risk, topping the list of claims in the professional indemnity insurance and the compensation fund. The upshot is that firms engaged in conveyancing have a higher chance of being rated as a high-risk for SRA supervision and monitoring. For that reason, alone, conveyancing firms need to be able…