Interview with Jonathan Smithers, Vice President of The Law Society
As Vice President of The Law Society, and a newly appointed, non-executive member of Veyo’s Board of Directors, Jonathan Smithers is highly adept at offering sound advice to conveyancers and has great knowledge of best practice and accreditation. We spoke to Jonathan to find out more about what his plans are within Veyo and discover […]
Thousands help protect themselves against property fraud by signing up for Land Registry’s Property Alert service
In its first year, over 19,000 people have signed up to Land Registry’s free Property Alert service. The award-winning service provides an early warning of possible suspicious activity on someone’s property. Tracey Salvin, Property Alert Service Manager said: “The aim of Property Alert is to help people protect their home from fraudsters. There are many […]
Lexis® Visualfiles™ Offers Full Out-of-the-Box Integration with Land Registry’s Electronic Document Registration Service
LexisNexis® Enterprise Solutions has announced that Lexis® Visualfiles™ (the next generation legal workflow and case management system) supports full, out-of-the-box integration with Land Registry’s electronic Document Registration Service (e-DRS). Land Registry offers a 50 per cent fee reduction for certain applications when they are lodged electronically, so conveyancing firms using Visualfiles can reduce the cost of registrations, minimise […]
Veyo appoints Business Development Manager
Veyo, the comprehensive home conveyancing portal, has strengthened its sales team further with the appointment of Gavin Potter, as the launch soon approaches. Gavin Potter, who joins the team as business development manager, is a highly driven sales professional with extensive experience in the legal and property sector. Previously, he was business development manager at […]
Conveyancing portal will tackle fraud in the conveyancing industry
Reports of fake law firms have increased by 125% in the last two years, according to figures from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). With a substantial rise in criminals pretending to be genuine lawyers to try to con clients, Veyo, the comprehensive conveyancing portal, the joint venture between the Law Society and Mastek (UK), reveals […]
How safe is your “safe” list?
“Risks are often described like cockroaches – they hide well, multiply quickly and become everyone’s problem to stamp out…..…we need a clear view of the risks and to put in place controls, which include Law Firms’ management of risk and the actions they take and are able to evidence with documentation, to manage the risks […]