95% solicitors report negative stress at work
The Law Society has published research this morning on the health and well being of solicitors. The research shows that nearly all solicitors (95%) suffer from stress. It also shows that nearly half (45%) go to work when they should be off sick. We doubt that this will come as any surprise to most conveyancers […]
Gaby Hardwick to train 10 conveyancers
The Eastbourne Herald reported last week that Gaby Hardwick are investing £250,000 in an initiative to help them meet the rising demand for conveyancers. With the rise in conveyancing transactions of the last 12 months and smaller firms struggling to stay on panels firms like Gaby Hardwick are having to innovate to meet the […]
AA offers conveyancing
Following the AA being granted an ABS license last December the road recovery to insurance business has expanded into conveyancing. The web service for the service appears here. Consumers can obtain quotes 7 days a week and have an 8am to 8pm response time weekdays. The service also offers fixed legal fees and includes ‘mover […]
Land Registry data shows extent of market consolidation
HMLR data demonstrates a shrinking market of conveyacing firms and pressure on mid sized conveyancers. Data released last week from Land Registry shows that whilst over 4300 firms conducted conveyancing in May the bulk of the market is serviced by a much smaller number of firms. In May there were 77402 applications made to Land […]
HMLR change identification guidelines for postal applications.
HMLR issue new guidelines for customer certifications from 16 June HMLR have issued the following press release “On 16 June we will be amending a number of our forms to make it simpler for conveyancers to certify they hold evidence when submitting these applications by post. This brings the certification guidance for postal applications in […]