Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) training
- financial crime
- protocol in practice
- senior responsible officer (SRO) certification
- risk, compliance and client care (for re-accreditation)
- conveyancing practice (for re-accreditation)
Our interactive online courses take no more than two hours to complete and will be followed by a short online assessment.
The courses are modular and can be taken one module at a time if needed.
Each course has been reviewed by expert peers before being submitted to the independent CQS approval process.
This ensures our courses meet the necessary standard required for CQS accreditation (SRA competency level 4).
Core training courses
New relevant members of staff must complete the training within six months of joining the practice.
If you've completed this training at a previous organisation, you will not need to complete it again.
After completing this course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of financial crime in residential conveyancing, including the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and your responsibilities.
You will also be able to recognise warning indicators and know what steps to take.
Cost: £34 + VAT
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By completing this course, you will have a thorough understanding of the major challenges and risks affecting conveyancers today, such as:
- anti-money laundering risk assessment
- advising leasehold buyers
- reporting issues to lender customers
- limiting risks when advising on stamp duty land tax/land transaction tax
- complying with undertakings
Cost: £35 + VAT
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The SRO certification replaces the core training: role of the SRO.
All SROs (new and existing) are required to take the SRO certification.
The examination has been designed to evaluate and ensure the SRO's competency and understanding, and the ability to demonstrate effective knowledge of the core CQS elements.
Cost: £75 + VAT
Reaccreditation courses
If you're already CQS accredited, you'll only need to take the two 2022/23 update courses.
By taking this course, conveyancers should have a greater understanding of:
- avoidance of property, mortgage and payment diversion fraud
- the importance of anti-money laundering regulations, what they are and how to ensure compliance in your role as a conveyancer
Cost: £40 + VAT
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By taking this course, conveyancers should have a greater understanding of:
- providing advice to clients on stamp duty land tax and audit training
- what to keep in mind when advising clients on terms of lease
- the Conveyancing Protocol and best practice when raising enquiries
- the basic principles of capital gains tax and what it means for clients
Cost: £40 + VAT
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Multi pass
Get unlimited CQS update training for your employees, valid for one year.
Cost: £1,200 + VAT
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Don't forget – the choice is yours
There are two authorised CQS training providers. You can choose either of the authorised providers to complete your mandatory training.
You do not need to complete all your training with the same provider.
To make sure we're competing on a level-playing field with other training providers, the Law Society's CQS accreditation and CQS training sections are two separate entities.