Jennifer Veitch: Why the art of conveyancing just can't be a commodity

FROM last Monday, anyone selling a house in Scotland now has to put it on the market along with a home report – a pack containing an energy report, a property questionnaire and, of course, the controversial single survey.

Following concerns from many that the cost of single surveys will deter potential sellers, damaging the ailing residential property market still further, the Law Society is pushing for an "early review" of the scheme.

While the society has suppor...