Buying a house? Solicitor costs may be set to rise

Scotland could soon ban one solicitor acting for both the lender and the buyer in a property transaction, but it's still the norm in the England and Wales.

The Law Society of Scotland recently voted that separate solicitors should act for the purchaser and the lender in property purchases – and this could become compulsory in the next six months.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%