Welsh firms see more activity
Welsh law firm Howell Solicitors has recruited eleven more staff as the South Wales market sees an increase in activity. The firm has employed experienced chartered legal executive Sharon Thomas and solicitor Elise Stark as house sales completions continue to rise. Sharon said: “I was very pleased to be offered the position. The company was […]
Bogus law firms on the increase
The number of fake law firms created to scam money from clients has increased by 57 per cent, a report from the SRA has revealed. Spiders in the Web was published by the SRA a week earlier than planned in light of the recent scam emails carrying the name of the SRA, with an attachment […]
Are your conveyancing referring brokers about to vanish?
Almost 1 in 10 mortgage intermediaries will leave the industry before the new MMR rules come into place later this place, figures from the FCA have revealed. Eight per cent of firms that submitted a survey for the FCA’s second MMR readiness review will choose to exit, however the FCA said that almost all of […]
Revealed: the top 12 reasons people move house
The results of a recent questionnaire to find out why people move house has revealed the top reason to be a change in lifestyle. Out of 1000 buyers who took the survey carried out by Strutt and Parker, 57. 1 percent said they chose to move because of a change in lifestyle, which could cover […]
'Spectacular' mortgage fraud solicitor jailed for six years
A solicitor who committed ‘spectacular’ mortgage fraud of more than £1million has been sentenced to six years in prison. John Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty to two charges of obtaining money by deception and seven charges of theft amounting to £1,157,000 between 1997 and 2001, where he acted as a facilitator to a dishonest mortgage broker and […]
Today’s Conveyancer speaks to APL’s Stephen Coupland about thriving in a difficult market
Advantage Property Lawyers (APL) has just celebrated its fifth birthday. In 2013 its annual turnover increased by over 40% to £2.42M and it completed over 4000 sale and purchase transactions. Jane Common spoke to Head of Sales and Marketing Stephen Coupland about how the company has managed to thrive in a difficult market…. What do […]
Register now for our new conveyancing jobs board
Today’s Conveyancer has partnered with Hot Lizard the leading supplier of recruitment web services and Karen Babington the highly respected industry consultant to create a new industry leading conveyancing jobs board. Conveyancing in 2013 is hard enough and anything that can make life easier for conveyancers looking for new roles and conveyancing firms seeking new […]
Paragon Buy to Let Debate
The Great Buy-to-Let Debate hosted by The Wriglesworth Consultancy took place in London last week, with key figures and journalists within the property industry in attendance to discuss the latest issues in the lettings market. The panel following a BBC Question Time format and chaired by John Wriglesworth, compromised: John Heron, Managing Director of Paragon […]
