Jacksons Law Firm has appointed Terry Saffin as partner with effect from 30 March 2012. The appointment is the second time that Jacksons Law Firm has appointed a Legal Executive as a partner since the relaxation Read More
Solicitors and firms can now get help with planning budgets for the next year by accessing the fees calculator on the SRA website. Although the practising fees are yet to be ratified through the Law Read More
Entries have now closed for the Estate Agents Conveyancing Firm of the Year Award. Richard Mathias of LFS was delighted with the response “ we were taken aback by the volume of votes. We Read More
Halifax has reviewed the low cost home ownership (LCHO) sector and affordable housing schemes, looking at shared ownerships, shared equity, resale price covenants and other LCHO arrangements. As Government sponsored schemes aim to help Read More
The Law Society has responded to the Legal Ombudsman consultation on its scheme rules and case fee structure. The Society voices concern over the proposal to extend the jurisdiction of LeO to include third Read More
The British Mortgage Awards saw industry leaders crown Sue Spurgeon, Countrywide Conveyancing Services’ Chief Operating Officer, “Conveyancing Business Leader 2012” at a ceremony yesterday, according to 4-traders. Sue’s award is recognition for her “instrumental Read More
Today the CML will publish a new Part 3 of the Handbook for England and Wales, which provides instructions where there is separate representation of the lender and the borrower. The CML will be considering similar Read More
Conveyancing searches are set to get faster following the launch of SearchFlow’s new website. The new site has gone live today (2nd July). The completely overhauled state of the art B2B interface has Read More
TM Group is pleased to welcome Ben Harris as Sales & Marketing Director to help oversee the planned growth of the company as it continues to develop new and innovative online solutions for the property Read More
From today (2nd July 2012), a new version of the Land Transaction Return guidance notes (SDLT6) will come into effect. The new guidance notes have been streamlined and will only be available online. It can Read More