Cornwall-based Peer-to-peer lender, Folk2Folk, are seeking a hundred firms to put together a national legal panel to help expand their reach across the UK. Folk2Folk is a peer-to-peer lender that encourages people to Read More
The number of High Court cases against solicitors has dropped by 47%, according to law firm RPC. The number of cases brought against firms in 2013-14 was 418, with 218 cases brought in 2014-15 although RPC say much Read More
We welcome again Mr Anis Waiz, solicitor and Head of Commercial Litigation at Curtis Law Solicitors as he continues his critical review of current case law. This case raised the often misunderstood applicability of the “Read More
A shortage of available commercial rental property is driving rents ever higher according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). 81% of central London respondents to RICS quarterly commercial property market survey for the last Read More
HMRC have informed councils that VAT will not be charged on council searches from 1st February, Today’s Conveyancer understands. Implementation has been delayed for an unspecified length of time. In correspondence to members of Read More
Who has visited a bustling market on the weekend? Navigating your way through a colourful maze of stalls, holding a coffee in a polystyrene cup while traders take it in turns to shout they have Read More
ETSOS have teamed up with leading legal service providers Landmark and Compli to bring a series of events aimed at helping firms to take control and effectively minimise risks to their conveyancing departments. Compli What Read More
Vanessa Moscardo-Parker, Account Director at Landmark Information Group, sat down with leading property data and service provider tmgroup to talk through RiskView Residential – a brand new all-in-one report for conveyancers now available through tmgroup. RiskView Read More
One in four estate agents has seen a rise in prospective landlords looking to buy before the 3% stamp duty comes in on second homes in April, according to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). Read More
Right-to-Buy schemes have today launched for tenants of five housing associations across England. The five pilot schemes have launched in co-operation with associations in Merseyside, London, Norfolk, Thames Valley and Oxfordshire. The Government are hailing Read More
Workload for small builders dipped in the final quarter of 2015, according to new data published by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). According to the FMB, the dip means the UK is already on the Read More
In February 2015 the legislation that will allow the Land Registry to provide a digital Local Land Charges Service received Royal Assent. The Land Registry’s aim is to consolidate all separate Local Authority LLC Read More
The Law Firm Services (LFS) Conveyancing Conference and Awards are now accepting entries into this year’s awards, which promises to be the biggest and most prestigious event to date. Now in their 5th Read More
Order your searches through Searchpoint and let us pay for the Chancel Insurance Policy. How the scheme works Select which searches you require and add them to your basket Add the Chancel Policy to your Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has welcomed a report announcing a further drop in complaints against its work. The report to the SRA’s board by the Independent Complaints Resolution Service says the number of Read More
As an established search provider Searches UK have always charged VAT on their Regulated (Personal) Local Authority Searches despite this often creating a commercial advantage for regional councils offering Council (Official) Local Authority Searches without Read More
Council searches are the biggest cause of transaction delays for search users, according to research by SearchFlow. SearchFlow’s conveyancing sentiment survey on council versus regulated searches states 33% of conveyancers that only buy council searches Read More
Rents across England and Wales are rising faster than at any point in the last five years, according to the latest Buy-to-Let index from Reeds Rains and Your Move. The average rent for England and Read More
Land Registry completed 199,972 searches in December, down from 206,321 in November according to statistics released today. In total 359,964 were applications in respect of registered land (dealings), a drop of less than 4,000 from November. There were 521,022 Read More
#Conveyancing process now ranks for me as more stressful than wedding, baby, new job… ANYTHING! — Chris Blackwood (@Blackwood_C) January 19, 2016Read More