Richard Quenby
Richard Quenby was called to the Bar in 1985. For the next thirteen years he practised at the Chancery Bar in Manchester, where he specialised in landlord and tenant, commercial property and insolvency work.
Subsequently, he spent more than six years as the Principal Professional Support Lawyer in the Real Estate Division of Addleshaw Goddard LLP, whose clients included a wide range of well-known developers, funders, institutional investors, property companies and retail operators.
Richard now works as a freelance writer, tutor and lecturer. His published articles have appeared in Estates Gazette, Property Week, Legal Week and The Lawyer. He is also the co-author of Flat Schemes in Residential and Mixed Use Developments, published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
Conveyancing Quality Scheme
Following its launch in October 2010, the Law Society’s new Conveyancing Quality Scheme (which includes a revised Conveyancing Protocol) will be accepting applications for membership from 1st January 2011, ahead of the Scheme ‘going live’ in April 2011. With the Council of Mortgage Lenders having indicated that membership of the Scheme will be a prerequisite for lender panel membership, practitioners simply cannot afford to ignore the new Scheme. The Scheme sets a benchmark of quality standards for membership which are not ‘as one’ with the Lexcel standard, and so firms will need to be sure that they meet the new criteria for accreditation.
Topics Include:
- The criteria for eligibility
- The application process and fee structure
- The inter-relationship with Lexcel accreditation
- The Core Practice Management Standards
- The responsibilities of the Senior Responsible Officer
- Lenders’ likely requirements
- Certification, monitoring, training, disciplinary matters, complaints and compliance
- New Protocol requirements
- The Client Care Charter
- Amendments to the Code for completion by post and the standard conditions of sale
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