In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu talk to property expert, podcaster and presenter, Charlie Lamdin

This is a wide-ranging chat in which Charlie shares his insights on the state of the property market. He makes some really interesting points and of course, is controversial at times!

Charlie says that the property industry is lagging behind in terms of tech – do you agree?

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu talk about some interesting research that has recently been issued by Lloyds. The headline coming from it is that only 13% of first time buyers 'fully understand' the conveyancing process.

But is the real number likely to be even this high?

Stu and Lorraine suggest that our regulators should be doing more to support conveyancing clients and the lawyers that they regulate to help the public understand the importance of what we do.

What is your experience? How well do your clients understand the conveyancing process?

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu weigh in on a topic that has had a lot of press lately - the demise of 'Dear Sirs'

Lorraine and Stu's views are shaped by their own experience of being in legal practice for many years - what is your view?

Is the demise of 'Dear Sirs' an important issue for practitioners or a storm in a teacup?

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu talk about the government's recent bombshell announcement that the legal regulators, including the SRA and CLC, are going to lose their AML oversight function. This will be passed to the FCA, although no timeframe has yet been given.

The announcement seemed to take the SRA by surprise - what is your view? Long overdue or an accident waiting to happen?

After a tumultuous 2024 (including a new Property Information Form (PIF), a backlash, a (survived) vote of no confidence and a consultation) the Law Society has produced the long awaited 6th edition of the PIF

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu give their first impressions of the new form. It is undoubtedly an improvement, but there are some points for conveyancers note

If you find this chat interesting, Lorraine and Stu do a longer discussion about the PIF 6th edition and the implications for conveyancers and their clients in their CPD subscriber webinar for October 2025. Why not subscribe? A new CPD webinar every month for just £40 per year for individuals or £150 for a firm

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Are you a conveyancer? What do you think of the updated form?

Stu and Lorraine have a lot to talk about including the LSAG updating its AML guidance, the CLC AML alert and LSAG guidance on identification and gifted deposits. All of this is a must for coal face conveyancers!

Lorraine and Stu also discuss a worrying case for anyone using What's App and mention HMLR updates - so there is a lot to keep conveyancers at the front line busy!

And don't forget to save the date for the next Conveyancing Matters networking and CPD event in London! 26 November 2025, 6pm to 9pm!

'Talk to the Lawyers'

In this Conveyancing Matters chat, Lorraine and Stu talk to Stephen Larcombe, solicitor, who was instrumental in setting up the Property Lawyers Alliance (PLA)

Stephen talks about the PLA's current campaign lobbying government against the crippling burden of Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulation imposed on property firms; pointing out that there are about 1500 pages of AML regulations and documents

Stephen says 'It has almost become masochistic. The key point is that there are virtually zero cases enforced by the SRA for actual money laundering by solicitors'

Few property lawyers can argue with one of Stephen's key points - that regulators, government and anyone wanting to make change to the conveyancing process should consult the people who know what they are doing - 'talk to the lawyers'

What is your view? Has the AML burden on property lawyers become too much?