Compliance risk from free legals: OpenConvey

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Conveyancing firm OpenConvey has sounded a warning over so-called ‘free legals’ propositions.

Jonathan Hall said the free legals facility offered by lenders on mortgage deals is “fraught with potential compliance danger for the intermediary”” who recommends a free legal package for a remortgage.

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