Jean-Yves Gilg

Editor, Solicitors Journal

Lender Exchange: downright wrong or a good idea poorly presented?

Quietly, lenders could be moving closer to taking control of the conveyancing market. It started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its outcome included recommendations for lenders to review their panels, which kicked off a major policy change in the sector. It led to banks and building societies purging less reputable firms off their books.

QASA 'justified by sub-standard advocacy', Leveson says

'The cost to advocates of participating in QASA will be in relative terms very small'

Bad news for owners of holiday lettings

HMCR's recent victory on business property relief means owners of holiday lets have much more to prove before qualifying, say William Hadley and Fiona Graham