Following the decision to move to 43 conveyancing firms representing HSBC on all their conveyancing cases Today’s Conveyancer has had the opportunity to put a set of detailed questions to HSBC. We asked what was Read More
Solicitor Estate Agents in Scotland sold 22,537 properties in 2011, with a combined value of £4 billion, reports Property Talk Live. In Scotland the solicitor plays a leading part in the sale of homes, unlike England and Read More
Fraudsters got more than they bargained for when savvy underwriters at Masthaven, a bridging lender, alerted the authorities to a suspicious application, according to Mortgage Introducer. The fraudsters were claiming that they owned a property Read More
Today’s Conveyancer readers are able to take advantage of a discount offered by Legal Futures on the upcoming conference, The new frontiers of law, which will be held on 23 April in London. Sessions will Read More
ETSOS the long term supporter of Today’s Conveyancer has recently celebrated its second anniversary. To mark its second birthday, online search provider and conveyancing technology specialist, ETSOS, has reported a slump-busting start to 2012, with Read More
Professional Ethics have provided guidance to the Bold Group on the letter and undertaking that one of the HSBC panel members is using in the new HSBC separate representation process. We talk exclusively to Bold Read More
The Connells Group has expanded the management team of its Home Conveyancing panel management division by appointing Rani Sohi as Legal Panel Manager. Rani is an experienced conveyancer who will be supporting Conveyancing Services Director Read More
Since March 2011 the FSA has reviewed the 22 firms that are regulated by the FSA to conduct Sale and Rent Back transactions the outcome of which has been to effectively suspend that market for the time Read More
Russell Jones & Walker (RJW) is to provide conveyancing services after the purchase by Slater & Gordon, an Australian listed law firm, according to Solicitors Journal. Slater & Gordon have taken full advantage of the Read More
Jaunita Gobby the well-respected founder of Legal Eye Ltd has recruited a new Associate, Priya Anand Patel, to support the significant increase in new business she has experienced over the past 12 months. With Outcome Focused Read More
The Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, has announced his intention to “go the extra mile” for buyers looking to get on the housing ladder by launching the NewBuy Guarantee scheme in March 2012. The scheme will bring Read More
Countrywide Chief Executive, Grenville Turner, welcomes the announcement from Grant Shapps to “put housing centre stage”, commenting: "Today’s announcement by the Housing Minister is a positive signal of the government’s intentions to Read More
The value of fraud reached record levels in 2011 despite recorded cases dropping by 20 per cent, according to KPMG’s Fraud Barometer. Fraud totalled £3.5 billion in 2011, Mortgage Finance Gazette reports, with the last half of 2011 Read More
Peppermint Technology, the legal technology innovator, has a new offering for firms that want to enhance their client offering. The ‘Collaboration Suite’ is a “fully collaborative communication tool” and, as a key part of the Read More
Property search provider, PSG, have confirmed that they are the exclusive sponsors of the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) networking events being held in March this year. There are five CQS networking events, a Read More
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Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP), a “trade body” for equity release providers, has recently released its figures for the last quarter of 2011, which show a marked increase in total advances. Director General of SHIP, Andrea Read More
GLP Crumpsall has been the first firm to exit the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). GLP Crumpsall are part of GLP Solicitors, a group comprised of independent partnerships who have law practices Read More