James Vernor-Miles attends a Gazette residential property roundtable discussion
James’s comments were published in the Law Society Gazette magazine, 11 October 2024, pp 16-19, and can be seen here.
On 17 September 2024, Partner and Head of our Residential Property department, James Vernor-Miles, was one of 12 property experts invited to a roundtable discussion hosted by the Law Society Gazette.
The discussion centred on modern conveyancing as well as the key challenges and complexities in preparing sale agreements.
James advocates for the importance of early communication and preparation for a smooth transaction:
"The last thing I ever say to a client, just before I close a purchase file is, “I hope you really enjoy your home. Can I remind you that, in five or seven years, when you’re selling or you’re having a conversation about selling, please don’t make the really obvious mistake of making your first phone call to the estate agent? Please make your first phone call to me”.
He continues to say that first contact with a solicitor allows for basic information and AML checks to be done before the property is put on the market.
Sale agreed?
Modern conveyancing has ‘specialisms within itself’, reflecting the complexity of a process that is too often assumed to be simple or capable of being ‘standardised’. Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable discussion.
Read the full article, here: Sale agreed? (The Law Society Gazette, pp. 16-19).
