Land Registry completes 185,139 searches in February
According to newly released statistics, Land Registry completed 185,139 searches in February, down from 186,183 in January, and 199,972 in December. In total there were over 1,552,805, applications, up from 1,422,400 applications in January. This includes 347,578 applications in respect of registered land (dealings), down nearly 4,000 from January and 12,000 from December. There were […]
Scam Alert Round up 21st March
Here are the most recent scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Emails claiming to be from “Barr. Moore Blatch LLP” Members of the public have reportedly received emails relating to an unclaimed inheritance. Emails are written in German and come from “lawfirm.mooreblatch@gmail.com” and list phone number 00447452249489, fax 004420131630784 and email “lawfirm.moreblatch@consultant.com”. […]
Good relationships with an estate agent key to winning work say tmgroup
51% of home movers pick their conveyancer purely on the basis of their estate agent’s recommendation, with seven out of ten saying they would go with their estate agent’s recommendation if they could. The second most popular reason was repeat business with 28% of the 5,420 surveyed going back to those they’ve used before, a […]
Conveyancing Association to publish Cyber Security Protocol as police warn on criminals targeting phones for bank details
The Conveyancing Association (CA) is to publish it’s own cyber security protocol to help conveyancers deal with the ever increasing threat from cyber criminals. The announcement comes as Police warn scammers are targeting customers and obtaining bank details through sophisticated call recording vishing scams. According to Action Fraud, fraudsters contact people with a text, letter […]
Double trouble
When is a hack attack an act of terror and which insurance policy should respond?
Stephensons appoint new Head Conveyancer
National law firm Stephensons have appointed a new Head Conveyancer. Yitendra Senghani was previously a company director at London based Pindoria Solicitors and will work from Stephensons’s dedicated London conveyancing team. Yitendra previously led the conveyancing function at his former firm, handling a high volume of transactions. Yitendra said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Stephensons. […]
Is the UK on a slippery slope with sinkholes?
The occurrence of sinkholes in the UK is becoming more and more frequent, and the data suggest that this trend will continue. In early 2014, after a particularly wet winter, scientists recorded a five-fold increase in the amount of sinkholes appearing around the UK1. Fast forward to present day, and after a winter of record […]
Budget 2016: Search Acumen comments on Land Registry privatisation and commercial property stamp duty reform
Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director of Search Acumen, comments on Land Registry privatisation and commercial property stamp duty reform: “After being resurrected in the Autumn Statement, it’s clear that George Osborne is still set on pursuing the privatisation of Land Registry. Today’s Budget leaves us with no further clarity about the options on the table, but suggests […]
