Squatters’ Rights Rescinded as Squatting becomes criminal offence
As from 1st September, squatting in a residential property becomes a criminal offence with a maximum penalty of imprisonment for six months and/or a fine of £5,000.00. Squatting, as described by Wikipedia, is the occupation of an abandoned or unoccupied building/area of land which the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission […]
Leading Property Services Group, Countrywide, talk to Today's Conveyancer
Countrywide are one of the country’s leading estate agency and property services groups. When declaring their recent financial results they described their conveyancing offering as “industry leading”. A statement backed up when they recently picked up the British Mortgage Awards "Conveyancing Business Leaders" Award. We talked to Sue Spurgeon, Chief Operating Officer at Countrywide Conveyancing […]
Ochresoft kicks off summer signings with Thrings
Legal workflow specialist, OchreSoft, has announced details of the first of an anticipated half-dozen summer signings. It has been appointed by Top 100 law firm, Thrings LLP, to deliver its IntelliworksTM Conveyancing solution across both residential and general property teams. The project, which is due to go live by the end of September, will see […]
Client Case Study – Gordon Brown LLP
Gordon Brown LLP is one of the North East’s leading firms and has been providing legal advice to companies and private clients for over thirty years. It has two offices in Newcastle and Chester le Street. Back in 2006, it decided to reinvent its conveyancing business, convinced that it could successfully transition into a high […]