Land Registry announces Christmas and New Year opening hours
The Land Registry has announced their amended opening hours over the holiday period. If not detailed then normal service hours will be in operation. Throughout this period Business e-services will be available in line with normal service hours. The Find a property service will continue to be available 24 hours a day. On Christmas Eve, […]
Law Society seeks views on conveyancing portal
The Law Society is calling for input on their plans for a conveyancing portal; an online platform that it hopes will make the conveyancing process easier. In order to make sure the portal meets the needs of members the Law Society is asking for responses to a 10-minute questionnaire. The closing date for this survey […]
SRA launches training consultation
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a twelve-week consultation on proposed changes to its education and training regulations. The closing date for responses is 25 February 2014. This consultation follows the publication of “Training for Tomorrow” in October, this set out the SRA’s response to its Legal Education and Training review. The proposals are […]
Home loans at highest level since January 2008
The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has shown that 71,920 home loans were advanced in November. This was the first time since January 2008 that the figure went above 70,000 and represented a 6% increase from October and a 34% increase year-on-year. 13% of all house purchase approvals were to high LTV borrowers, with 9,493 […]
Conveyancer of Year awards handed out
The winners were crowned at the Conveyancer of the Year Awards on Friday 6th December at the Lancaster London Hotel. The awards formed part of the Sunday Times Estate Agency of the Year Awards and followed a conveyancing summit looking at key issues facing the industry. Rowlinsons Solicitors took home the award for best conveyancer […]