Legal Eye introduces marketing support service
Legal Eye has an enviable track record of supporting law firms with their compliance requirements so that their processes are sound. It’s the essential bedrock of any practice. But in an ever more competitive marketplace, how do you gain market advantage? Without a clear marketing plan where do you start? Legal Eye has established Marketing […]
myhomemove becomes first law firm member of AMI
myhomemove, the UK’s leading supplier of mover conveyancing services, has become the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries’ (AMI) first legal services company to join the organisation as an Affiliate Member. myhomemove has also agreed to assist AMI and its members in an advisory capacity, as the legal landscape undergoes significant change and lenders have heightened sensitivity […]
2013 – SRA delivers poor phone service.
Over 100,000 calls not answered, lengthy call waiting times and high call abandonment rates common place when calling the Solicitors Regulation Authority.Information obtained by Lawyer Checker using the Freedom of Information Act confirms what many solicitors feel about the way in which the SRA manages its call volumes. The longest time someone waited for the […]
Titlesolv expands planning capabilities with major hire
Titlesolv, the leading provider of title insurance and indemnity solutions for the property market in the UK and Ireland, has today announced the appointment of Paul Denholm as Specialist Underwriter, Planning & Judicial Review. He brings to bear significant expertise specifically around the planning process and the complex risk challenges it can often represent for […]
COPSO Challenges Michael Fallon
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has today called for Michael Fallon to provide clarification of his long terms intentions for the Land Registry. The Minister of State for Business and Energy issued a written statement on 23rd January announcing that a consultation will be launched into a restructuring of the Land Registry. The […]
Estate Agents raise £13 million for charity
Whilst a consumer perceptions survey has shown that estate agents are not viewed as generous by the public, the profession donated £13million to good causes in 2013. They aim to improve on this in 2014 and take the total raised to £14.6million. Despite this, estate agents were ranked in the bottom three of the survey […]
New SRA CEO starts today
Paul Philip, the new Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will take up the reins at the Authority today (Monday 3 February). Mr Philip joins the SRA from the General Medical Council, taking over from Antony Townsend who has spent seven years in the position. The SRA has said his immediate priority will […]
SLC update on ‘dating service’
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has said its ‘dating service’, which formally launched its in November 2013, has already had success in matching up firms. The service is designed to bring together law firms that may have an interest in acquiring, merging or selling their conveyancing practices. Since its launch, the SLC has introduced […]
CLC recruiting Council members
The CLC has announced that they are looking for new council members to help move the organisation forward. They are looking for candidates with strong backgrounds in one or more of the following: – finance and corporate services – academic or policy work in the legal services or property markets – consumer advocacy To find […]
BOLD Group highlights SRA Scam Alert only scratches the surface
Rob Hailstone of the Bold Group has warned his members of a potential problem that could damage the brand of any solicitor. He says “Last Friday the SRA issued the following Scam alert: Warning: Humphries Kirk LLP The SRA has received information that a number of fraudulent solicitors’ firms appear on the website http://www.solicitors-barristers.co.uk/dorset/poole. The […]
