ABS-specific case management system from Eclipse
Alternative Business Structures (ABS) will soon be entering the legal marketplace and Eclipse Legal Systems, a UK Case Management Software provider, has been the first to launch an ABS-specific case management system. Eclipse has made two new Proclaim Case Management Software systems available, having taken into account the “unique requirements of ABS organisations”: – Proclaim […]
Squatting becomes criminal offence
The Government announced its intention to bring in legislation for 2012 which would make “occupying a private property illegally” a criminal offence. Squatters have, until now, been able to stay in a property, providing there is access, in accordance with Section 6 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, later amended by the Criminal Justice and […]
April deadline for ARP firms
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been in contact with firms that are still open and covered by the Assigned Risks Pool (ARP) and given them a deadline of April to secure their own cover or close. The 31 firms remaining in the ARP will each get a visit this month from the SRA and […]
SLC comment on HSBC super panel.
The Society for Licensed Conveyancers is the representative body for licensed conveyancers. Speaking to Today’s Conveyance a spokesperson for the SLC has aligned itself with the concerns of the Law Society saying: “We have been contacted by many of our members expressing great concern at the introduction by HSBC of such a limited panel of […]
Which? warns of significant failings in Equity Release advice
Which? carried out a mystery shopping investigation of 22 qualified equity release advisers and found that the advice given to pensioners fell short of the benchmark with 20 per cent failing the tests and only two cases of excellence. Equity release is usually considered by pensioners who have no mortgage on their property and wish […]
Nationwide panel review to cull dabblers.
Nationwide Building Society has started a review of its conveyancing panel, removing those firms that have lain dormant for the last 12 months. Given that Nationwide is one of the largest lenders in the country we at Today’s Conveyancer think this is a reasonable policy from Nationwide to protect itself from lawyers that dabble in […]
Lowest levels ever of new listings for estate agents
Rightmove are reporting a listings drought with just 36,433 properties coming on to the site per week. These are the lowest levels recorded over the last ten years, since the site started measuring the market. Whilst the first week of 2012 saw asking prices rise by 1.4 per cent, prices are still down on the […]
Law Society’s first detailed comments on HSBC super panel.
The implementation of the new HSBC super panel by Countrywide has raised lots of practical questions from conveyancing practitioners, some of which the Law Society has been able to seek clarity on this week. In a letter published in the Gazette Desmond Hudson the Law Society Chief Executive has written to its members. We reproduce […]
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