A risky business
Conveyancing remains a prime target for money launderers. Colette Best examines the key risk areas attracting scrutiny and outlines the practical steps conveyancers can take to stay compliant
Awaab’s Law – Phase 2
Kerri Harrison and Baljit Basra look at the details of the second phase of Awaab’s Law and how practitioners can prepare for implementation
SDLT – how commercial is ‘commercial’?
In Andrew Charles Ferguson & Gemma May Ferguson v HMRC [2026] TCO9782, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) found that residential stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rates applied on a property purchase where a let paddock formed part of the grounds of the property. Julie Butler and Fred Butler look at the ...
SDT cases – signatures and undertakings
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has recently considered SRA allegations against property lawyers at different ends of the sanctions spectrum: a serious allegation relating to witnessing a signature and a relatively minor allegation on a breach of an undertaking. Nigel West reports
Features and opinion
Homebuying reforms – a chance to get the process right?
Debbie McCathie considers how proposed reforms could make homebuying and selling more efficient, while examining the practical implications for conveyancers
The future of MEES
Victoria Duxbury examines the government’s interim response on the future of non-domestic minimum energy efficiency standards, and looks at how it may affect landlords, investors, developers and their advisers
Rectify and remedy
The government’s proposed Remediation Bill promises tougher enforcement, clearer responsibilities and faster action on unsafe cladding. Eric Johnstone explores the reforms
Competence checks
Melissa Hardee provides an update on the SRA’s continuing competence requirements
Acting dishonestly
Two solicitors have been struck off after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal found they acted dishonestly in separate property-related matters. Nigel West investigates
Less is more
Sarah Dwight explains why saying no to more work can sometimes be a business-savvy move for sole practitioners