Residential solicitors have been warned by the competition watchdog that they risk compromising their professional duty when acting for leasehold buye

Enforcement action against residential developers for serious leasehold mis-selling is to be launched by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has today published draft guidance on how firms can use third-party managed accounts (TPMAs), instead of h

Conveyancing law firms will shut shop, and the role of the conveyancer will change as much of the administrative side of the role becomes automat

An experienced commercial partner who continued acting for several developers and buyer companies for months after admitting to a client there was a c

The Law Commission has confirmed that electronic signatures can be used to execute documents and are, in most cases, a viable alternative to handwritt

Property agencies should be regulated by a new independent property-agent regulator and made subject to a code of practice, an independent working gro

Nicola Laver discovers how conveyancing firms can exploit the price transparency rules to attrac

A new form designed and endorsed by property specialist bodies is already addressing concerns around leasehold and supporting a move to managed freeho