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- Advice for panel members20 Aug 2018
- 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
- 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 04 Aug 2022
- Mental capacity: international aspects07 Jul 2021
- Mortgage fraud guidance21 Oct 2019
- Property fraud22 Oct 2021
- Regulation and compliance in property practice18 Jun 2020
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors codes19 Aug 2019
- Stamp duty land tax01 Oct 2021
- 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
- Land Registry early completion10 Jun 2020
- Mortgage fraud13 Jan 2020
- Mortgage possession claims06 Oct 2011
- Professional undertakings21 Jul 2022
- Property and registration fraud26 Jun 2020
- A client’s exchanged contracts with a cash buyer who refuses to share the source of funds. What should I do?26 May 2021
- Are SDLT and LTT payable on the purchase of property on the England-Wales border?11 Jan 2022
- Can I accept my client’s £20,000 cash deposit?28 Apr 2021
- Can I certify that a document is a true copy of an original?19 Oct 2020
- Can I exchange contracts by fax or email?08 Jul 2019
- Can I sign a residential conveyancing contract on behalf of a client?27 Jul 2020
- Can a client’s ashes be scattered in his local river?16 May 2022
- 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?21 Oct 2021
- Do I need confirmation from the mortgagee that I can receive redemption funds?20 Jun 2019
- 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
- Does a personal representative with power reserved need to be named in a contract for sale?28 Mar 2022
- Does the Code for Completion by Post 2019 apply to licensed conveyancers?11 Oct 2019
- How can I confirm the status of a company based in the Channel Islands?17 Aug 2020
- How long should my firm retain archived conveyancing files?26 Feb 2019
- I’m acting for a buyer and the seller is unrepresented. Can I deal with an unqualified person?11 Jul 2022
- My client is a member of a UK political party. Do they count as a politically exposed person?01 Aug 2022
- My client is a possible sanctions match. What should I do?06 May 2020
- Practice advice Q&As: May 202106 May 2021
- 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?05 Jul 2022
- What is HM Land Registry's Property Alert service?21 Oct 2019
- What should I consider when certifying an LPA for a conveyancing transaction?24 Nov 2020
- What’s the definition of a residential transaction?27 May 2020
- What’s the procedure for executing a deed of transfer?12 May 2022
- Where do I report a discrepancy between my due diligence and the PSC register?31 Mar 2021
- Where do I serve notice to complete after the death of a buyer?16 Nov 2020
- Where should property sale proceeds be sent if the seller lives abroad?07 Sep 2021
- Approved certificate of title09 Oct 2020
- Business leases forms20 Aug 2019
- CON29 forms03 Sep 2021
- Code for Completion by Post10 May 2019
- Conveyancing Protocol18 Jul 2020
- Conveyancing Quality Scheme forms20 Sep 2019
- Formulae for exchanging contracts by telephone29 Aug 2019
- Freehold forms12 Jan 2022
- Home Buying and Selling Group industry pledge to support home movers25 Sep 2020
- Leasehold forms12 Jan 2022
- Standard Conditions of Sale (5th edition – 2018 revision)09 Dec 2021
- Transaction (TA) forms04 Mar 2022
- Undue influence – solicitors’ duties post Etridge30 May 2002
- Changes to SDLT1 form: non-resident surcharge07 Apr 2021
- Digital ID trust framework14 Mar 2022
- Electronic Communications Code: what’s changing07 Dec 2021
- Housing mediation pilot01 Jun 2021
- Improving the home buying and selling process03 Jun 2021
- Leasehold reform25 May 2021
- Planning system reform20 Apr 2021
- Renters' Reform Bill28 May 2021
- TA6 Part 1 – up-front information for homebuyers15 Oct 2021
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