Last day to enter
Today is the last chance to enter the LFS Conveyancing Awards — with many firms using the awards to market their firm Richard Mathias of Law Firm Services asks "what better way than being crowned one of the Regional Conveyancers of the year ?" Enter today at http://www.lfsconveyancingawards.co.uk/
Double-dip recession could slow the housing market further
Quick Move Now’s Donna Houguez comments, in response to the UK’s entrance into a double-dip recession: “The announcement that the UK has entered its first double-dip recession since 1975, a situation expected to last well into the summer, adds further stress onto an already severely depressed housing market. Whereas a positive growth result may have […]
CQS firm named as ABS by SRA
Many have said that the conveyancing market has been open to external investment for some time. Examples have included Countrywide the estate agent working with Countrywide Conveyancing Services and myhomemove investing in Premier Property Lawyers. So what difference is ABS’s going to make if anything at all? Well it looks as if we are about […]
Bogus firm warnings from SRA
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is concerned enough about the number of fake law firms being set up that they have issued guidance to the public. This guidance is aimed at ensuring the public are able to establish whether the law firm they choose is a genuine law firm. A number of fake firms have […]
10% increase on equity release sales
SHIP, the trade body for equity release providers, released the market figures for the first quarter of 2012 last week. Total advances were up by 10 per cent, £199.1 million for total advances, compared to £181.6 million for Q1 of 2011. According to SHIP, traditionally there is a fall in the number of plans sold […]
Identity fraud rockets
CIFAS tells us that the “age of data-enabled fraud” has arrived. The first quarter of 2012 saw: – Overall fraud increased by 30 percent, compared to the same period in 2011. – Overall fraud figures driven by a 40 per cent increase in identity fraud and a staggering 86 per cent increase in the takeover […]