The North Sea Flood of 1953 was caused by a combination of a high spring tide and severe windstorms, and in some areas led to the sea level being more than 5.6 meters above its normal height. Read More
In response to demand by Bromley law firms for more CPD seminars outside Central London, a number of key industry speakers are coming to Bromley Court Hotel on 15th October. Sessions cover a variety of Read More
Leading conveyancing search provider, Searches UK, is launching Account Plus a fantastic scheme which offers a variety of benefits to clients in dealing with the management of their firm and providing effective tools to improve Read More
Members of the Conveyancing Association (CA) accounted for more than one in 7 of all housing transactions in 2013, according to research and analysis by the new Conveyancing Map business intelligence tool. The Conveyancing Map shows that Read More
SearchFlow is set to release a brand new mapping system, which promises conveyancers to make the search process easier and more efficient. The innovative new function uses the latest technology, the design being based on Read More
Pali Ltd have made the shortlist for Online Business of the Year with MIB Awards. Due to the innovative and pioneering online systems developed by Pali and its use of Cloud computing developments, the directors Read More
£· LMS (Legal Marketing Services) is one of the UK’s largest providers of outsourced property services, including conveyancing, remortgage, and IT services. £· Each year LMS successfully manages some 130,000 transactions, helping to enable more Read More
Recent research carried out by the Halifax has revealed first time buyers are saving around £1,300 a year, compared to those who are renting. Assuming first time buyers have a 10% deposit and considering all the Read More
Searches UK, a pioneer of the Legal Eye Quality Standard, is pleased to announce that all clients will be able to benefit from a free mini health check. High standards of Risk & Compliance have Read More
In response to demand by Ashford law firms for more CPD seminars in Southern Kent, a number of key industry speakers are coming to Ashford International on 1st October, 2014. Sessions cover a variety of subjects Read More
As the proposed changes that arose out of the SRA’s recent consultation will now not proceed prior to the 1st of October 2014, Neil Pointon from Howden Windsor comments as follows: ”The Legal Services Read More
£· 484,081 homeowners in Britain are now ‘property millionaires’, up 49% on last year £· 10,613 streets in Britain with an average property value of £1m+, up 29% on 2013 £· Value of Britain’s most expensive streets rising Read More
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the regulatory funding requirements for 2014/15, including practising fee levels. The coming year’s individual fees have been set at £320, down £64 from £384 for 2013/14, while firm’s Read More
First-time buyer sales have climbed to their highest since the economic recession, according to new figures. July saw the number of first-time home buyers reach 30,000, which is the highest since August 2007 and a quarter more Read More
Property transactions decreased from June to July, according to the HMRC’s property transaction report. The provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count for July 2014 was 101,190 residential and 9,330 non-residential transactions, a decrease of 1.3 per cent Read More
Seasonally adjusted house building starts in England have seen a zero per cent change in the June quarter and are at estimated at 36,230, according to the house building figures released by the Department for Local Read More
The chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel, Elisabeth Davies, has released her latest blog post, where she talks about the commitment of organisations to ‘providing open data and putting a core and reusable set Read More
A policy paper released by the Land Registry and Ordnance survey has outlined the key roles each organisation plays in displaying and indicating land ownership through boundaries. The Land Registry’s role has been set Read More
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has today announced a tie up with the newly launched Conveyancing Map with a special deal for its members. The new on-line tool allows conveyancing firms to undertake a Read More
Conveyancing Direct Property Lawyers (CDPL) is delighted to announce the approval of two new industry standards for conveyancers. CDPL was part of a consortium of legal firms which designed and submitted the new standards including Read More