Published at the beginning of February, the long- awaited Housing white paper had the admirable purpose of 'fixing our broken housing market'. Whilst its aims are commendable, it carries a number of transactional risks which should be considered by all operating in the property sector.

With implementation of additional stamp duty approaching, leading property risk management expert urges risk management diligence

Recently many firms would have geared up for the traditional PII renewal date at the beginning of October. But in order to keep their PII premiums down conveyancers need to address their risk profile.

The number of traditional lenders introducing stricter criteria for conveyancers wishing to join their legal panels is growing month by month. Metro Bank and Newcastle Building Society are just two of an increasing band of lenders to set more stringent requirements for any law firms wishing to join their conveyancing panels.

While it seems that the majority of legal and conveyancing firms may have thus far adopted an 'it ain't broke so don't fix it' approach when it comes to professional indemnity and adhered to their October renewal date, a growing number are choosing to make the switch