28 January 2026
Conveyancers have objected to Treasury plans to make them register as tax advisers, currently set out in the Finance Bill 2025-26
In a letter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury last week, Dame Janet Paraskeva, chair of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, wrote: ‘This step will duplicate regulatory effort and will increase the regulatory burden in an area where there is no significant issue in relation to compliance with tax law.’
Moreover, Paraskeva noted, registration as tax advisers ‘would have the perverse effect of creating the impression’ that conveyancers offer tax advice to their clients—something they are not permitted to do under their professional regulations.
