London Legal Walk 2016
On the 16 May a team from Thames Water Property Searches’ took to the streets of London and joined around 10,000 participants made up of members of the legal profession, business associates and family and friends, to take part in the London Legal Walk. The 10km walk was around some on London’s legal landmarks beginning […]
Q1 conveyancing breaks pre-MMR record as buyers rush to beat stamp duty deadline
Search Acumen Conveyancing Market Tracker – Q1 2016 edition Q1 transactions were 10% higher than the pre-Mortgage Market Review (MMR) surge of Q1 2014 and also up 15% year-on-year Challenger firms ranking 11 to 50 experienced the biggest annual growth The top five firms’ combined market share fell from 8% in Q1 2014 to 5% […]
Scam Alert Round up 23rd May
Here are the latest scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Fraudulent documents using the name “Williams Morgan” The SRA have been shown a copy of a document received by a memeber of the public which claim to have been witnessed by “Williams Morgan” concerning a transfer of money. The documents, a Will and […]
Land Registry completes 114,425 transactions for value in April
According to newly released statistics, Land Registry completed 1,567,627 applications in April, 114,425 of which were transactions for value, up 14,000 from March. Land Registry say there were 725,585 applications to obtain a coopy of a register or title plan, up around 5,000 from March. There were also 404,747 dealings, up 45,000 from March, when […]
If privatisation helps deliver Land Registry services better it has to be considered
Kris Clark, Head of Product at SearchFlow and has called on the conveyancing profession to make it’s voice heard and to lead the debate on privatisation of Land Registry. Kris has been working in searches for nearly 15 years and also believes that if privatising Land Registry, in the same way water boards, Royal Mail or […]
Legalex 2016
Legalex made a triumphant return to ExCeL London on the 11th and 12th of May and further strengthened its reputation as being the nation’s most important event to focus on the business behind law. Across two days, the event, with its 150 exhibitors providing innovative goods and services, over 150 expert-led seminars, masterclasses, panel sessions, […]