Moving home is maddening — here’s how the system needs to change

A new government consultation promises to speed up the conveyancing process in England and Wales. But will it work?

‘A huge housing development is planned near my new home. Why didn’t my solicitor warn me?’

For me, this situation also underscores the good sense of going beyond the basic conveyancing searches when buying property, especially in villages where the pressures of housing demand mean that the ...