Interview with Andrew Hiesley, Managing Director of Conveyancing Direct Property Lawyers

Andrew Hiesley is Managing Director of Conveyancing Direct Property Lawyers Ltd (CDPL). Originally from a financial background, he has grown CDPL to 170 staff with offices in St Leonards-on-Sea, Cardiff, and a rapidly expanding operation in Burton-upon-Trent. You’re from a non-legal background, how did you become MD of Conveyancing Direct? “That’s correct, yes. I completed […]

Marsh & Parsons ventures into Queen’s Park

Marsh & Parsons has added to its office network with a new branch in Queen’s Park, unveiled on Monday 27th April. Following the estate agency’s successful opening in Shoreditch earlier this year, the Queen’s Park office will strengthen the business in North West London, complementing its existing presence in North Kensington and Little Venice. The […]

Bye, bye conveyancer! (Conveyancer Slater – Tweet of the Week)

Marketing for conveyancers

This is certainly one way to speed up the residential property buying process – 24/7 conveyancing! Do conveyancers ever deserve a break?   Think I’ve found the home buying delay. Our conveyancer was away yesterday, @TaylorWimpey ‘s is away today… Erghhh! — Richard Bairwell (@rbairwell) May 7, 2015

Complying with compliance – Protecting client money against fraud

Scam alerts from the SRA occur almost daily and identity theft is constantly rising, therefore the industry regulator has placed fighting fraud in conveyancing at the top of their agenda in 2015. What do you and your firm do in order to protect client money? How do you look to ensure due diligence and adherence […]