Hooper Burrowes Legal expands team
Shrewsbury firm Hooper Burrowes has expanded its residential property team by recruiting conveyancer Alison Haughton. Mrs Haughton has worked as a licensed conveyancer within the Shrewsbury area for over 17 years. Love Shrewsbury reports, “Her move to Hooper Burrowes Legal, based at Battlefield Enterprise Park, from one of Shropshire biggest law firms, reunites her with […]
All change in key posts at Law Society and LSB
Last week Desmond Hudson the CEO of the Law Society announced his resignation whilst in the same week the new Chair of the LSB was announced. Most conveyancers will know Des Hudson or at least know the name. Last week he announced that he will retire from his role in July, after the society’s annual […]
Conveyancing Transactions 32% higher in February
Figures from HMRC indicate that the number of transactions for residential properties valued at over £40,000 increased year on year by 32% in England and Wales between February 2013 and 2014 In February 2013 there were 58730 residential conveyancing transactions in England and Wales however this figure rose to 77,720 this February. With each purchase […]
Are you a “Slowlicitor”?
Agents accuse conveyancers of threatening to derail the housing recovery. Last week a group of estate agents via Estate Agent Today showed yet again how little understanding or interest estate agents actually have in the conveyancing market with some of their supporters calling solicitor conveyancers “Slowlicitors”. Apparently Situ an a property company launched by the […]
Home Mover Conveyancing – what does the future hold?
Residential conveyancers will look forward to increased business as the home mover market improves following the recession but do they find themselves at a cross roads of choices, the making of which may meaningfully influence their prosperity or will the their future , inevitably, be along the same pre-ordained bumpy road? In ascertaining where you […]
Chancellor’s Budget Highlights Recovery in Housing Market
Lack of property headlines in the 2014 Budget shows government’s confidence in housing market recovery. The announcement of the Chancellor George Osborne’s budget yesterday lunchtime lacked any major headlines concerning the property sector. The much muted reduction in Stamp Duty was avoided whilst the extension of the Help to Buy Scheme until 2020 was already […]
Leaderboard for conveyancing social media influencers launched.
Convey100 is a brand new social media influence leaderboard just for conveyancers, created by TM Group. You’ve always wanted to learn how influential your firm is, but now there’s a way to find out! Conveyancers can now pit their social influence against eachother with Convey100, the very first social media leaderboard just for property solicitors. […]