LEGAL VIEW: Conveyancing. A year of revolution?
By Anthony Ruane, senior property partner at Optima Legal
A legal take on... Pragmatic developments...
By David Bailey, partner and head of services to lenders group at SGH Martineau LLP
Legal casebook: Negligent valuations
Marianne Jarvis, partner in the dispute resolution department at Moore & Blatch Solicitors, reports on the Paratus v Countrywide negligent valuation case,...
Mortgage Market Review webinar – hosted...
Mortgage Finance Gazette will be hosting a free Mortgage Market Review webinar in association with Optima Legal on 29 February from 10.30-11am.
The Law Society takes action against HSBC’s...
The Law Society has written to its members concerning “the detriment that is being caused by HSBC’s high handed and arrogant decision” to only use...
Backlash by solicitors against HSBC’s new...
The recent launch of HSBC's conveyancing panel, whereby borrowers must use a conveyancer on the bank's panel or pay twice for conveyancing services, is...
The future of conveyancing
John Clay, chairman of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers, says it is short sighted of lenders to reduce their panels and explains how the SLC Quality...
Turbulent year for repossession law in Scotland
Denise Loney, head of litigation Scotland at Optima Legal, looks at how repossession proceedings have changed north of the border since a new legal Act...
Dissatisfaction among conveyancing profession
Only one third of conveyancing practitioners are satisfied in their area of practice, according to a survey by Searches UK, a firm which provides searches...
Security taking process in commercial lending
LEGAL VIEW: By Anthony Ruane, senior property partner at Optima Legal