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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 22 Oct 2026

Three questions the Law Society Protocol consultation does not ask, and should

The article discusses the Law Society’s draft updated Conveyancing Protocol and argues that it should go further in addressing the shift from paper-based conveyancing to digitally shared property information. It highlights three consultation questions firms should raise: how verifiable property information should be structured, who can rely on shared data and on what terms, and what an AI-generated output must contain before a solicitor can approve it.

Conveyancing Regulation Legal Updates

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 22 Oct 2026

AI is not a legal entity and responsibility remains human, Law Society warns

The Law Society of England and Wales has issued new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence, stressing that AI is not a legal entity and that professional responsibility remains with solicitors. The practice note advises firms to scrutinise AI tools carefully, review all AI-assisted work before use, and maintain clear governance, training and oversight.

Legal Updates Regulation Compliance

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 21 Oct 2026

‘We’re not looking to catch you out’ says FCA in latest update on AML supervision takeover

The FCA has set out its intended approach to taking over anti-money laundering supervision from the SRA and other supervisors, with a phased transition expected to begin in late 2028 and complete by 2030. It says it will use a risk-based, intelligence-led model and aims to reduce duplication for compliant firms while focusing enforcement on those enabling financial crime.

Regulation Compliance Legal Updates

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 20 Oct 2026

Local councils receive average of £600,000 from PPA fees, HBF report finds

The Home Builders Federation says English local councils received an average of almost £600,000 each over the past three years from Planning Performance Agreement fees, based on Freedom of Information responses. The report argues that growing use of PPAs and Extensions of Time can obscure true planning delays and reflects wider capacity shortages in local planning authorities.

Planning Housing Market Regulation

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 20 Oct 2026

Law Society calls for greater support for small firms

The Law Society is urging government, regulators and local authorities to provide stronger support for small law firms and sole practitioners, citing recruitment difficulties, rising costs and regulatory burdens. Its research suggests smaller firms are under particular pressure from professional indemnity insurance, wage inflation and compliance demands, and may struggle to keep pace with larger firms investing in technology and AI.

Legal Updates Regulation Conveyancing

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High Impact Today's Conveyancer 15 Oct 2026

Building Safety Act amends introduced in new remediation bill

The government has introduced amendments to the Building Safety Act through the Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill, aiming to speed up remediation of buildings with unsafe cladding in England. The bill proposes stronger enforcement powers, including criminal liabilities, financial penalties, a new register for medium-rise residential buildings, and clearer routes for leaseholders and third parties to drive or complete remediation.

Building Safety Fire Safety Regulation

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 16 Oct 2026

When the AI writes the enquiries, who is answering them?

The article examines how the Law Society’s draft Conveyancing Protocol would affect AI-generated additional enquiries in conveyancing. It argues that the real control on machine-written enquiries is not the AI clause itself, but the protocol’s rules on whether an enquiry is specific, necessary, and not already answerable from publicly available or supplied information.

Conveyancing Regulation Legal Updates

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 15 Oct 2026

50% fall in avoidable requisitions between 2022 and 2025

HM Land Registry reports a substantial reduction in avoidable requisitions between 2022 and 2025, with the number of error points falling from 839,000 to 439,000. The agency attributes the improvement to better data use, stronger pre-submission checks and more targeted training, while the Council for Licensed Conveyancers says post-completion accuracy remains under close scrutiny.

Conveyancing Regulation Compliance

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 15 Oct 2026

Land Data confirms Elan Technology Group as new NLIS Hub licensed channel, transitioning to Next Gen NLIS in March 2027

Land Data has confirmed that Elan Technology Group will become a licensed NLIS Hub channel in October 2026, with a direct transition to Next Gen NLIS planned for March 2027. The move is intended to support more secure, streamlined access to official conveyancing search data and align with the forthcoming Land Data Trust Framework.

Conveyancing Regulation Legal Updates

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 14 Oct 2026

The Conveyancing Improvement Collective (CIC) – Coming to a town near you

The article argues that residential property transactions remain too slow and prone to fall-throughs, with delays driven by avoidable friction between agents, conveyancers, lenders and other parties. It introduces the Conveyancing Improvement Collective (CIC) as a collaborative forum aimed at identifying practical process improvements rather than assigning blame.

Conveyancing Housing Market Regulation

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 14 Oct 2026

New Flood Performance Certificates piloted alongside resources platform

The government and Flood Re are piloting Flood Performance Certificates (FPCs) to provide standardised information on a property’s flood risk and resilience, with a view to creating a trusted source similar to Energy Performance Certificates. Flood Re is also developing BeFloodReady into a national flood resilience platform, while the government has announced a wider flood and drought resilience taskforce and a new online flood information hub.

Environment & Flood Risk Surveying Regulation

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Monitor Today's Conveyancer 13 Oct 2026

Post completion not purely administrative warns latest CLC Risk Agenda

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers’ Risk Agenda 2026 says post-completion work, including HM Land Registry applications, must be treated as a core professional responsibility rather than an administrative task. It also highlights ongoing scrutiny of undertakings, the risks and governance issues around AI adoption, and emerging probate risks linked to inheritance tax changes and estate funding.

Conveyancing Regulation Legal Updates

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