BOOK REVIEW CONVEYANCING PROTOCOL Law Society Protocol Law Society Publishing ISBN: 978-1-9076981-05 www.lawsociety.org.uk THE MUST-HAVE PROTOCOL FOR CONVEYANCING IN ENGLAND AND WALES An Appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers Once again Law Society Publishing have issued a publication of immense help to all parties who are in any way involved in residential conveyancing, especially those solicitors firms which are members of the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) which indeed all conveyancing solicitors are encouraged to join. This is the Conveyancing Protocol, the intention of which is to set out the obligations of solicitors to their clients so that said clients can understand more about the process of conveyancing and the standards of service they have a right to expect. One of the main objectives is to ensure that the client is, in the words of the editors, 'at the centre of the process and kept fully informed throughout'. This new Protocol is something of a departure from those that have preceded it. Designed to bring structure and clarity to communication in residential property transactions, it focuses not only on the solicitor-to-solicitor contact', but on the relationships with others involved: estate agents, surveyors, mortgage brokers and of course -- and most importantly -- buyers, sellers and lenders. It explains the steps that must be followed on the sometimes rocky path to the exchange of contracts and ... Video Rating: 0 / 5
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