Conveyancing Matters Podcast

In this, part of our series Conveyancing Around the World, we are delighted to welcome Roberto Barbalich to Conveyancing Matters. We had a chat to him about the conveyancing process in Italy.

In their regular news roundup, Lorraine and Stu talk about some of the news stories that have caught their eye. Stamp Duty, Mortgage Offers, Cryptocurrency Transactions, SRA Website Checks, the Land Registry Plan and more. Is there anything else that you think we should have mentioned? Remember, this is just a chat and our opinions, not advice!  https://www.pcslegal.co.uk  https://www.adaptlaw.co....

In this Conveyancing Matters Chat Lorraine and Stu suggest hints and tips to help conveyancers deal with the unprecedented withdrawal of mortgage offers that we are seeing in the conveyancing market at the moment.

In this chat Stu' and Lorraine discuss how the number of variations of job titles in the conveyancing industry seem to have boomed over recent years. Would someone outside your office understand what your job title means you do from the title alone? Is it all getting more complicated than it needs to be? What do you think? Remember, this is just a chat and our opinions, not advice! Find our p...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu discuss a topic that often pops up on social media - should staff be allowed to bring pet dogs into the office? It is a subject that will divide opinion  and you will see that they have been joined by a little friend to add to the debate! Dogs in the office  - what do you think? Remember, this is just a chat and our opinions, not advice! Find our...

In their regular news roundup, Lorraine and Stu talk about some of the news stories that have caught their eye. First up, they talk about the status of the mortgage affordability test, and help to buy loans. There has been an announcement by the Legal Ombudsman about some changes they are making to the way they handle complaints, and The Land Registry has been making some changes to some of their...

In this chat we travel back down to South Africa for the second part of our chat with Chris Fick! We enlighten you as to how long the process takes in South Africa and once again it would seem that it is quicker than in England & Wales. What do you think of their process? https://www.adaptlaw.co.uk https://www.pcslegal.co.uk

In this chat we travel down to South Africa and welcome Chris Fick to Conveyancing Matters. There are elements to the process down there that some conveyancers over here might remember What do you think about the conveyancing process in Cape Town? This is Part 1 of the chat, and the second part will follow next week.

This is Part 2 of our chat with Michael Joyce! All the way from The College of Law, Australia.

In this, the second of our series Conveyancing Around the World, we are delighted to welcome Michael Joyce, from The College of Law Australia, to Conveyancing Matters. We had an interesting chat to him about the conveyancing process in New South Wales, Australia. We were surprised at some of the processes, and there are others which we might hope to adopt. We had so much to discuss this is only pa...

In the first of our new series, we are delighted to welcome Billy Smith to Conveyancing Matters. We had a fascinating chat to him about the conveyancing process in Scotland We were surprised at the differences even though they are only just over the border! What do you think about the conveyancing process in Scotland? Find our Episodes on Spotify & Apple Music.

We have all heard that the conveyancing system in England and Wales is supposed to be broken. That prompted Lorraine and Stu to wonder how our system compares to other jurisdictions.  This Conveyancing Matters Chat is an introduction to Lorraine and Stu's forthcoming series: "Conveyancing Around the World" They would love to know your views. http://www.pcslegal.co.uk http://www.adap...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu talk about a potentially controversial topic – dress code in the conveyancing office. We all wore pyjamas on zoom and no one minded if our dog joined the conversation – but now many are now returning to the office, is casual dress acceptable? Does how a conveyancer look have an impact on their professionalism or how a client perceives them? Lorra...

In their regular monthly news roundup, Lorraine and Stu talk about some of the news stories that have caught their eye. First up, they talk about the event of the month – the first Conveyancing Matters Live!  It was a great success and Lorraine and Stu thank everyone for their support. There are some HMLR changes that will help practitioners manage risk and they talk about changes to the Help to B...

In their regular monthly news roundup, Lorraine and Stu talk about some of the news stories that have caught their eye. First up, Lorraine uses the chat to shamelessly plug her new book – ‘A Practical Guide to Residential Freehold Conveyancing’! They talk about the ban on charging ground rents on new leases that is coming into force and forthcoming changes to renting in Wales. The conveyancing mar...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Stu and Lorraine give you some more information about what is included in the first Conveyancing Matters Live event, taking place on 25 May in London. It is CPD with a difference as the event is between 6pm and 9pm and is in a great venue!  Stu and Lorraine will chat about the problems that conveyancers come across with new build conveyancing transactions and wil...

In their regular monthly news roundup, Lorraine and Stu talk about some of the news stories that have caught their eye. They chat about the fact that house prices still appear to be high, although the property market might be entering choppier waters. They remind conveyancers of the various legislative changes which are likely to have an impact in the coming months. A couple of Land Registry chang...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu discuss a County Court case reported by the Law Society’s Gazette in which a conveyancing firm avoided a negligence claim because their terms and conditions did not extend to advising the client about road development schemes in the locality. The case does not set a precedent – but it is interesting as it shows how important it is for conveyancin...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to international condemnation and a raft of economic sanctions against Russia and many of its citizens. In this explainer Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu consider what the SRA, Law Society and CLC have said about sanctions and the steps that law firms should take. They go on to consider how sanctions might impact on firm’s AML and due diligence proc...

In their regular monthly news round up, Lorraine and Stu talk about some of the news stories that have caught their eye. They chat about the ever-present cybercrime risk and an interesting CLC consultation. They also discuss some important legislative changes and the fact that conveyancers should be reviewing the advice that they are giving now to clients in leasehold matters. And will HIPs make a...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu talk about some recent research suggesting that conveyancing fees have increased during 2021.  They talk about what still seems to be a mismatch between the level of estate agents’ fees as compared with those of the conveyancer, along with the basis of charging and the Transparency Rules. Conveyancers handle a lot of fees and outgoings on a conve...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu talk about residential mortgages - are there problems ahead? They were surprised to see that one mortgage lender is willing to offer a mortgage of seven times salary and ask whether people have got short memories? They talk about previous property crashes and wonder whether more relaxed mortgage lending criteria contribute to problems in the mark...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu give conveyancers their monthly update on conveyancing news stories that have caught their eye. In this January 2022 news feature, they talk about conveyancing fraud, AML failures by banks and law firms, Land Registry fees and the cladding scandal to name but a few! Should AML training be at the top of law firms list right now? Get in touch if th...

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu talk to the most controversial man in property – Russell Quirk! They are delighted to welcome Russell back and talk to him about his views on how the 2022 property market might go and his thoughts on how agents can get better at winning business. They can’t ignore ‘that’ article about conveyancers and take Russell to task on some of his more outl...