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- Advice for panel members20 Aug 2018
- Anti-money laundering guidance for the legal sector28 Mar 2023
- Anti-money laundering in the property market09 Sep 2019
- COVID-19 and residential conveyancing transactions09 Dec 2021
- COVID-19 sector-specific guidance: conveyancers 09 Dec 2021
- Conflict of interests in conveyancing18 Jun 2020
- Green leases and Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards20 Jan 2023
- Guidance for solicitors advising on tax16 Oct 2023
- HMLR changes to property transactions during coronavirus (COVID-19)05 May 2020
- Information requests to lender panel members19 Aug 2019
- Joint property and title fraud advice note08 Sep 2017
- Land registry20 Jan 2020
- Land transaction tax01 Oct 2019
- Law Society interest rate 03 Aug 2023
- Mental capacity: international aspects27 Jun 2023
- Mortgage fraud guidance21 Oct 2019
- Property fraud22 Oct 2021
- Register of overseas entities: what solicitors should know about verification29 Jul 2022
- Regulation and compliance in property practice18 Jun 2020
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors codes19 Aug 2019
- Stamp duty land tax06 Oct 2022
- VAT treatment of disbursements and expenses05 Feb 2020
- Consumer Protection Regulations in conveyancing08 Jul 2020
- Contaminated land28 Jan 2020
- Flood risk31 Jan 2020
- House competitions13 Jan 2020
- Joint ownership10 Jun 2020
- Making gifts of assets04 Jul 2023
- Mortgage fraud13 Jan 2020
- Mortgage possession claims06 Oct 2011
- Professional undertakings07 Sep 2022
- Property and registration fraud26 Jun 2020
- Are SDLT and LTT payable on the purchase of property on the England-Wales border?22 Sep 2023
- Can I accept my client’s £20,000 cash deposit?28 Apr 2021
- Can a client’s ashes be scattered in his local river?22 Sep 2023
- Can a licensed conveyancer use the Conveyancing Protocol and transaction forms?08 Mar 2021
- Can a seller's conveyancer include a draft transfer in the contract bundle?22 Sep 2023
- Can my client use bitcoin to purchase property?22 Sep 2023
- Do I need confirmation from the mortgagee that I can receive redemption funds?20 Jun 2019
- Do I need to get a copy of the planning permission for an extension added by a previous owner?22 Sep 2023
- Do I need to make a suspicious activity report if I end a retainer?19 Jul 2021
- Do I need to send paper copies under the Conveyancing Protocol?22 Jun 2020
- Do I need to supply listed building consents when acting for a seller?20 Apr 2020
- Do the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 apply to conveyancing retainers?22 Sep 2023
- Does a personal representative with power reserved need to be named in a contract for sale?22 Sep 2023
- Does the Code for Completion by Post apply to licensed conveyancers?22 Nov 2023
- How long should my firm retain archived conveyancing files?22 Nov 2023
- I act for a lender. Should I send mortgage documents directly to the borrower?22 Sep 2023
- I act for a seller. What should I do if a buyer transfers purchase funds to my client account?30 Nov 2022
- I undertook to pay the other side’s costs, but the matter didn’t complete. Do I have to pay the bill issued?10 May 2023
- I’m a conveyancer. Do I need to sign clients up to HMLR’s anti-fraud services?23 May 2023
- I’m a sole practitioner. Do I need to appoint a money laundering officer?22 Sep 2023
- I’m acting for a buyer and the seller is unrepresented. Can I deal with an unqualified person?22 Sep 2023
- My client is a member of a UK political party. Do they count as a politically exposed person?22 Sep 2023
- My client is a possible sanctions match. What should I do?06 May 2020
- My client’s deeds have been lost in the post. Who’s responsible for the replacement?23 Jan 2023
- Should I take out additional PII cover to act in a property purchase for an old friend?12 Oct 2020
- Should solicitors copy estate agents into emails about the progress of conveyancing transactions?03 Aug 2020
- The deeds for an estate with unregistered land are missing. What should I do?12 Apr 2021
- The other side won’t explain how the costs my client must pay are calculated. What can I do?22 Sep 2023
- What should I consider when certifying an LPA for a conveyancing transaction?24 Nov 2020
- What should I do if a client pre-signs mortgage documents?05 Dec 2022
- What’s the definition of a residential transaction?27 May 2020
- What’s the procedure for executing a deed of transfer?22 Sep 2023
- Where do I report a discrepancy between my due diligence and the PSC register?31 Mar 2021
- Where should property sale proceeds be sent if the seller lives abroad?07 Sep 2021
- Approved certificate of title09 Oct 2020
- Business leases forms26 Apr 2023
- CON29 forms26 Apr 2023
- Code for Completion by Post10 May 2019
- Code for signing and exchanging property contracts 202401 Nov 2023
- Conveyancing Protocol18 Jul 2020
- Formulae for exchanging contracts by telephone29 Aug 2019
- Freehold forms28 Apr 2023
- Home Buying and Selling Group industry pledge to support home movers25 Sep 2020
- Leasehold forms26 Apr 2023
- Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition – 2018 revision)28 Apr 2023
- Transaction (TA) forms26 Apr 2023
- Undue influence – solicitors’ duties post-Etridge30 May 2002
- Building Safety Act 2022 and residential conveyancing24 Jul 2023
- Changes to SDLT1 form: non-resident surcharge07 Apr 2021
- Changes to the Electronic Communications Code23 Feb 2023
- Digital ID trust framework14 Mar 2022
- Housing mediation pilot01 Jun 2021
- Improving the home buying and selling process03 Jun 2021
- Leasehold reform25 May 2021
- Regulation of CILEX members22 Nov 2023
- Renters' Reform Bill28 May 2021
- TA6 Part 1 – up-front information for homebuyers15 Oct 2021
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