Conveyancers take the lead in complaints league table
Last month the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) released their annual report and accounts for 2013-14. The report appears to suggest troubling information for solicitors practising residential conveyancing; the department has now overtaken family law as the main cause of complaints from consumers. The figures cover the year until 31st March 2014, but the report has only […]
Kidd Rapinet place beating bogus firms at the top of their 2015 agenda
As a regular user of the Lawyer Checker Account and Entity Screen search, Kidd Rapinet LLP is prioritising the security of its client’s money within purchase transactions. As is advised by LC, all fee earners at Kidd Rapinet have been instructed to ensure that they obtain the recipient solicitors’ client account details at the earliest […]
Northumberland Avenue Pink £160
The final pink property on the Monopoly board Northumberland Avenue is also in the London Borough of Westminster. Northumberland Avenue runs from Trafalgar Square to the Thames Embankment. In 1608-1609 the present Earl of Northampton purchased property and land which formed the site on which Northampton House was built. The Earl’s nephew, Thomas Howard the […]
Search Acumen sails through Legal Eye accreditation process as orders grow 180% year-on-year
Consistent service means client calls chasing overdue orders have been non-existent Search Acumen has been awarded the Legal Eye Quality Standard after impressing the assessment team with its approach to best practice, risk management and compliance. Confirmation of its ‘straightforward’ accreditation follows a month where inbound support calls from clients chasing overdue searches fell to […]