ABS – A view from the other side.
Here at Today’s Conveyancer we are happy to publish balanced guest articles submitted by our members, such as the article below which has been submitted by Rob Hailstone of The Bold Group. I attended a very interesting conference recently hosted by forward thinking firm Goldsmith Williams (a Bold Group member). The main reason the conference […]
Acceptable CML mortgage terms.
There is a broad spectrum of opinion between CML lenders in England & Wales as to the minimum length of an acceptable residential lease for a full term mortgage of 25 years according to a survey carried out by Law Workshop. The median minimum length of lease is 60 years left at the commencement of […]
What price a website address?
Today’s Conveyancer has been having a look at the value of web domains and what they deliver for conveyancing firms. American domain expert, Aaron Visaggio of www.buydomains.com, has been talking with us because he is acting for a client who wishes to sell one of the prime conveyancing domains www.conveyancing.com. His client clearly thinks that […]
Santander reopens conveyancing panel and charges for membership
Santander has taken a big step forward in managing the risk they face from conveyancers by seeking to put into place their own annual compliance checks for which they intend to charge a fee and therefore avoid the need to reduce the size of its panel further. New firms seeking to join the Santander Conveyancing […]
First Title enter PII marketplace
Following a careful appraisal of the Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) marketplace, and to build on their current position when it comes to conveyancing risk management, First Title have joined forces with INK Underwriting Agencies Ltd (ink insurance) in order to offer PII to law firms. John Maidens, CEO of First Title Insurance Plc says: “We’ve […]
Law Society criticises Santander panel membership charges
We reported earlier today that Santander would be re-opening their conveyancing panel membership and introducing annual fees for compliance checks. You can read the story here. A spokesperson for the Law Society comments on our story: “It is deeply disappointing that Santander has taken this decision to charge firms a fee to apply to its […]