The Law Commission has confirmed that electronic signatures can be used to execute documents and are, in most cases, a viable alternative to handwritten ones.
Conveyancing
Regulate property agents with sweeping reforms, says working group
Property agencies should be regulated by a new independent property-agent regulator and made subject to a code of practice, an independent working group has said.
20 Jul 2019
Laws of attraction
Nicola Laver discovers how conveyancing firms can exploit the price transparency rules to attract clients
18 Jun 2019
Form with function: using a consistent ‘key features’ document
A new form designed and endorsed by property specialist bodies is already addressing concerns around leasehold and supporting a move to managed freehold, says Beth Rudolf
01 May 2019
Property to the people: making commonhold mainstream
It’s time new rules were introduced to make commonhold a popular ownership model, says Beth Rudolf
07 Mar 2019
In a spin
Anti-money laundering procedures are going under the microscope in 2019. Hannah Gannagé-Stewart looks at why no firm is exempt from needing top-notch AML compliance going forward
01 Mar 2019
Conveyancing Association updates fraud protocols
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has updated its Cyberfraud and Fraud Protocol including feedback from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
04 Feb 2019
