Amanda is a National Apprentice Award Nominee!

Amanda McGovern from Pali Head Office in Wallasey has been nominated by Sysco Training to represent them in the National Apprenticeship Awards 2015. Amanda’s NVQ assessor Alison Jones was delighted to inform Amanda that Sysco had chosen her to be put forward out of all other apprentices who train with Sysco. Amanda is thrilled with […]

UK homeowners save £701 million in tax in six months since stamp duty overhauled

Changes made six months ago benefited anyone buying a house for less than £937,500 Average saving of £1,400 per house purchase UK homeowners have saved £701 million in the six months since the introduction of the Stamp Duty Land Tax reforms on December 4th 2014, according to myhomemove, the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing […]

Interview with Christopher Hamer, The Property Ombudsman

After nine years as The Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer’s term of office is coming to an end on 30th November 2015. He told Today’s Conveyancer what he’s learnt about the property sector over that time – and what he believes all property professionals can do to make it operate more smoothly. You’ve been property ombudsman […]

Legal Eye adds outsourced secretarial and administrative support to law firm offering

With the shortage of experienced conveyancing staff quoted to be as at ‘crisis point’, Legal Eye are pleased to come to the rescue of overburdened law firms with new outsourced secretarial support -Virtual Eye. Virtual Eye offers law firms a flexible secretarial service and administration support on an ‘as needed’ basis and by a team […]

Manorial Rights: Taking the ground from under your feet?

Manorial rights date back to the feudal era which still grants landowners (formerly Lords of the Manor) powers over swathes of Britain, affecting everything from the holding of fairs and hunting to mineral extraction. These anachronistic rights remain in place, even when parcels of land are sold off as freehold. With it comes the very […]