
Fewer surprises, fewer fall-throughs: why upfront information matters more than ever
Uncertainty isn't new to the housing market, but in 2026 it feels closer to the surface. Affordability pressures, shifting mortgage conditions, and ...

Five Minutes On… Tipping Off
In 2023, a solicitor was convicted for the first time ever for tipping off, alerting a client that they were under investigation for money laundering....

Five Minutes On… AML Risk Assessments
Risk assessments are the foundation of AML compliance and, according to the SRA, the area where law firms most commonly get it wrong.

Absorbing it: the emotional cost of managing client anxiety
You've done the work. You've filed everything correctly. But the transaction is slow, the client is anxious, and every time your phone rings you ...

The stress behind the sale: understanding what your clients are really going through
By the time a transaction starts to slow, most people have already spent weeks worrying; about timings, about money, about whether everything will ...
