An experienced commercial partner who continued acting for several developers and buyer companies for months after admitting to a client there was a conflict of interests, was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £40,000 in costs.
Conveyancing
Law Commission confirms validity of electronic signatures
The Law Commission has confirmed that electronic signatures can be used to execute documents and are, in most cases, a viable alternative to handwritte
12 Sep 2019
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 ha
20 Jul 2019
Laws of attraction
Nicola Laver discovers how conveyancing firms can exploit the price transparency rules to attrac
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 Bet
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 Bet
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 goin
01 Mar 2019
