Conveyancing Matters Podcast

In this October 2023 Conveyancing Matters News, Lorraine and Stu discuss a number of interesting developments including more guidance on the Building Safety Act, the government's proposed changes to leasehold and the Transparency Rules.  They also talk about the Law Society's proposed new code for exchanging contracts  Have you had difficulties exchanging? Do  you think we need a new cod...

Conveyancing Matters welcomes Darren Parfitt from Prosperity Insurance for an in depth chat about Indemnity Insurance . Conveyancers use Indemnity Insurance on a day to days basis, but do we know all we need to know about it? Is it the answer to all potential problems, and how should we advise the clients on this? Do you know all the conditions of any policies that you take out or recommend? Remem...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Stu and Lorraine are joined by Simon Lumb from the National Deeds Depository This is a company which offers property logbooks - a sustainable, digital record of data information relevant to a particular property Simon chats about the challenges of how property logbooks are made sustainable - the central point is that the data must be accessible and possible to up...

In the September 2023 News edition of Conveyancing Matters, Lorraine and Stu discuss a number of interesting issues including the Building Safety Act (again!), a U turn of EPCs and property logbooks.  There is a small but significant change to HMLR Practice Guide 19 and an interesting Supreme Court case on push payment fraud.  And Stu and Lorraine remind conveyancers that the next Conveyancing Mat...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu are joined by landlord's friend and TV personality, Paul Shamplina  Paul is a very interesting speaker - he is the founder of Landlord Action and has now branched out into TV work. He talks to Lorraine and Stu about the state of the buy to let market at the moment - are we in a perfect storm for private landlords?  Paul has a lot of interest...

In this August 2023 Conveyancing Matters news chat, Lorraine and Stu cover some interesting topics including yet more Building Safety Act 2022 changes and some eye opening conduct cases.   HMLR processing times are literally hitting the headlines - Lorraine and Stu discuss the impact of this on conveyancers and their clients. They also find that they have more to say than they thought on AML risks...

Lorraine flies solo in this July 2023 Conveyancing Matters news edition!   She talks about some shared ownership issues and mentions Bold Legal’s government response to Building Safety Act questions.   Obviously a month cannot go by without other BSA changes and upheaval and there are also some possible planning changes which, if introduced, will be of importance to conveyancers   Are you finding...

Stu and Lorraine are delighted to welcome Russell Quirk back to Conveyancing Matters!  Russell is now known for his TV career but continues to be a controversial property commentator who has often had some pretty scathing things to say about conveyancers in the past  However, in this Conveyancing  Matters chat, Russell talks about a subject close to his heart on which he is campaigning and lobbyin...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Stu talks to Tej Singh, the well known property investor and podcaster. Tej talks about his progression from a biochemistry degree, via marketing and recruitment to his influential podcast, Tej Talks! Tej stresses the importance of grabbing opportunities and chats to Stu about the property market. Tej makes interesting points about how the conveyancing process ne...

Lorraine and Stu are delighted to welcome back Noel Hunter for a very timely chat about how buyers of new build properties are protected by the Consumer Code for Homebuilders   Lorraine had a wide ranging and interesting chat with Noel covering what Noel correctly describes as the 'cauldron of issues' facing buyers, developers and conveyancers in the current market   Last year, we though...

After a couple of months away, Lorraine and Stu are back with the Spring 2023 Conveyancing Matters News chat   They cover a host of topics including:   Building Safety Act - of course! The most difficult issue that conveyancers have had to deal with for years remains a hot news topic   Climate risk - the Law Society has issued guidance for solicitors    Other guidance has been issued on source of...

In their latest Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu discuss the hot topic of the recent re-introduction of 100% mortgages They are both old enough to remember the problems that these mortgages caused last time round - will history repeat itself? They discuss the risks for clients and their conveyancing advisers  As ever, Lorraine and Stu welcome your comments - are 100% mortgages a good id...

Conveyancing Matters Chats with Heather Crichton from PEXA

Last time we spoke with Chartered Legal Exec, Ewan Treadgold, he was deciding whether to qualify as a solicitor via the LPC or SQE. We are delighted to welcome him back now that he has decided to embark on the SQE. We talk to him about what mode of study he chose and why. Ewan is also very honest about the challenges of combining stressful study with home life and a full caseload in Legal Practice...

In this conveyancing matters chat Stu and Lorraine chat about what homeowners can do to protect themselves from the risk of property fraud. Are you a homeowner? Working away from your property? Investor? Buy to Let Landlord? If so you should be concerned about property fraud! https://propertyinvestorpost.com/tenant-jailed-for-selling-landlords-property-for-400000/ https://www.pcslegal.co.uk https:...

In their regular news roundup, Lorraine and Stu talk about some of the news stories that have caught their eye. Register of Oversea Entities, Changes to the Legal Ombudsman Scheme Rules and a discussion about interest rate rises and the state of the property market. Is there anything else that you think we should have mentioned? Remember, this is just a chat and our opinions, not advice!  https://...