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Seeing through price transparency

Canny conveyancers have long understood the benefits of price transparency, argues Paul Hajek; it's just a shame the regulators still don't see how informed consent is nothing without context

Housing court proposals met with scepticism

Government proposals to establish a specialist housing court in the hope of reducing delays have been met with scepticism by the Civil Justice Council (CJC) this week.

Conveyancers warned to stay alive to property fraud threat

Be on the lookout for 'suspicious behaviour', says Chancery Lane

Conveyancer referred to tribunal after £1.2m goes missing from client account

SRA alleges East London solicitor made improper transfers and failed to redeem property charges

Conveyancing transactions drop to lowest in three years

Mid market firms hit hardest with 45 per cent contraction

Shortlist for conveyancer customer service awards revealed

Over 5,000 customers provide 125,000 pieces of data relating to home moving process

Safe as houses

As the digitisation of land registration processes promises to streamline the service clients receive from solicitors and conveyancers, the growing risk of cyber fraud shouldn't be underestimated. Matthew Rogers reports

Solicitors could face disciplinary action over dubious investment schemes

General lack of awareness about regulatory aspects and aggregation risk