DCUK launches innovative case tracking system (Topic of the Month – Technology)
Yvonne Hirons is managing director of DCUK (Direct Conveyancing UK), which has just launched E-Plus 247, an on-line case tracking and quotation system that promises to cut out the panel manager in the relationship between solicitor and estate agent. Yvonne, who has worked in panel management for 12 years, tells Today’s Conveyancer why she believes […]
Do you REALLY know who you are dealing with?
Identity driven crimes account for nearly half of all frauds in 2014 A recent report carried out by CIFAS found that data driven identity crimes — frauds carried out using a victim’s identity details to obtain new accounts and/or take over those already existing — accounted for over 45% of all confirmed frauds in the […]
Blacks scoop major prize at Yorkshire Legal Awards
Leeds-based Blacks Solicitors, comprised of broker-focused conveyancer Blacks Connect and the recently launched Blacks Affinity conveyancing quotation system, have claimed a major prize at the Yorkshire Legal Awards. Blacks beat off stiff competition to pick up the ‘Residential Property Award’ with David Gilman, Partner in charge of Blacks Connect, collecting the prize at the recent […]
Rent rises cool off from August peak
Scotland’s average rent falls 0.2% from August peak, to stand at £536 per month in September Annual rent rises slow to 2.0% over the last twelve months, down from 3.1% in September 2013 Rents drop in four out of five regions of Scotland in September — but climb to new peak in Edinburgh Helps tenant […]
Flood – protect or prepare
I think we all know by now that flooding is a real issue. There are all sorts of statistics bandied about, such as 5,000,000 properties being at risk of flooding and 1 in 7 businesses having been harmed by flooding, but the reality is that it happens and it hurts. The changing climate means that […]