Conveyancing Foundation raise £10,000 on bike ride for Magic Moments
Members of the Conveyancing Foundation managed to raise over £10,000 for a charity for terminally ill children by cycling from Cardiff to Colchester over three days. The Magic Moments Charity was founded by estate agents Spicerhaart ten years ago to take terminally ill children on once in a lifetime holidays to Disneyland Paris, which they […]
International property already slowing down ahead of brexit vote says lawyer
The international property market is already slowing down ahead of the vote on the UK’s membership of the European Union accoring to one international property lawyer. Sara Janion at Worldwide Lawyers Ltd says that she has already seena tailing off of investments from the UK to the rest of Europe as well as investments into […]
Thames Water Property Searches offer new residential CON29DW and CommercialDW Drainage and Water Enquiries
The updated residential CON29DW and CommercialDW Drainage and Water Enquiries are now available to all Thames Water Property Searches’ customers We are delighted to announce that customers now have full access to the updated residential CON29DW and CommercialDW Drainage and Water Enquiries. As a result of changes in legislation, we have worked in consultation with […]
Anti Money Laundering: Tweak your systems for 4MLD
Changes under the 4th Money Laundering Directive will provide new opportunities to identify beneficial owners, but the other main requirements seem likely to stay the same, says Katie Jackson of Honne Ltd – Risk and Compliance Consultants. The 4th Money Laundering Directive from the European Union is due for implementation soon. Barring a Brexit, and […]
Legal Services Board calls for increased transparency in regulatory review
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers and the Solicitors Regulation Authority were amongst the regulators audited by the Legal Services Board, who published their regulatory review this week. The LSB states both organisations have made progress against last year’s report. However according to the LSB, the CLC is one organisation that needs to improve transparency in […]
Geodesys are delighted to be presenting and exhibiting at Legalex this week!
Geodesys will be at the Legalex Exhibition and Conference at Excel London on the 11th and 12th May 2016. Kevin Brown, our Director and Chairman of the Drainage and Water Searches Network will be presenting on how a CON29DW offers the homebuyer complete protection in relation to connections, assets, adoption and sewer flooding. As Chairman of […]
CLC statement in response to the LSB’s report on the CLC’s Regulatory Standards 2015/16
The Legal Services Board has published individual reports on the regulatory standards of the front line regulators as well as a thematic report drawing on all of the individual reports. The CLC is pleased that LSB recognises the ‘real improvement against all of the standards since 2012/13’. The LSB agrees with the CLC’s own assessment […]
Working to combat conveyancing fraud
Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate. As criminals deploy ever more sophisticated methods to intercept the money, Greg Bryce, managing director of SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, takes a look at how the conveyancing sector can best protect themselves. Recently, the […]
Government to consider outlawing gazumping
The point at which a house move becomes legal could be moved forward in England and Wales in an effort to stop 200,000 transactions from collapsing each year. The National Association of Estate Agents say they have been feeding in to the Department for Business Skills and Innovation over plans to improve England and Wales’s […]
Jackson Canter buys local rival Lees Solicitors
North-west based firm Jackson Canter has doubled in size after buying up regional rival Lees Solicitors. QualitySolicitors member Jackson Canter currently have two officers in Liverpool City Centre and one in Manchester whilst 127 year old Lees have three on the Wirral peninsula, in Birkenhead, Heswall and West Kirby. Jacson Canter now employ over 280 […]
New Drainage Guidance for Lawyers Published
New guidance is released today for lawyers on drainage requirements for new build developments. Local Authorities are implementing stricter planning controls in favour of more sustainable drainage due, in part, to the challenges presented by climate change The guidance has been prepared by the highly respected barrister and author of “Water and Drainage Law”, John […]
95% of independent lawyers and mid-sized firms braced for rough times
Almost all independent and mid-sized firms say they are bracing for hard times according to a report commissioned by LexisNexis. The software company’s 2016 Bellwether report states that 57% of the firms they spoke to strongly agree that “there are still rough times ahead for law firms” whilst 38% slightly agree. Just 1% disagreed, with […]
Scam Alert Round up 9th May
Here are the latest scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Letters using details from “Woolley and Co Limited” The SRA say they have seen letters signed by “Andrew Woolley. Principal” as well as others signed by “Monica Woolley, Partner” or “Monica. Woolley. Principal Attorney”. The letters refer to “Woolley & Co, London, United […]
Ten Easy Steps to Conveyancing Success
The legal market is currently changing at an unprecedented rate and according to the ‘2016 Report on the state of the legal marketplace’, law firms need to make proactive changes to how they provide legal services. This change represents a wonderful opportunity for the legal profession to prosper and excel both in the UK and […]
Fraud up 20% in one year, SearchFlow comments on Experian’s latest Fraud index
The latest Fraud Index released by Experian has revealed that the fraud rate increased by 20% in the year from Q1 2015, until Q1 2016. The research has also revealed an increase in ID theft relating to mortgage applications. Historically, ID fraud accounted for around 4% of all mortgage application fraud, however this figure has […]
InfoTrack announce latest free webinar: The Lunatics Are Running the Asylum
InfoTrack, the conveyancing service provider, are hosting a series of webinars to discuss the ways in which technology has changed the expectations of consumers and how this impacts law firms. The presentation – ‘The Lunatics Are Running the Asylum’ – explores the changing consumer landscape and the way in which conveyancing staff are now demanding […]
SearchFlow attracts industry’s leading Sales Director
SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, has attracted a highly renowned Sales Director, Carole Marsden to spearhead the business development team as the company continues to expand and develop into new sectors. Carole, who has 13 years’ experience in the conveyancing search industry having previously worked as Sales Director at TM Group, is joining SearchFlow as UK […]
Scam Alert Round up 9th May
Here are the latest scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Letters using details from “Woolley and Co Limited” The SRA say they have seen letters signed by “Andrew Woolley. Principal” as well as others signed by “Monica Woolley, Partner” or “Monica. Woolley. Principal Attorney”. The letters refer to “Woolley & Co, London, United […]
What happens when a notice to complete expires?
Paul Butt analyses the case of Hakimzay Ltd v Robin Swailes [2015] EWHC B14 (Ch) Hakimzay Ltd v Robin Swailes [2015] EWHC B14 (Ch) Introduction We all know that serving a notice to complete makes time of the essence- meaning that failure to perform by the date fixed amounts to a repudiatory breach of contract. […]
Number of conveyancing fraud cases in March 2016 more than triple previous year
The number of deposit redirection frauds in March 2016 was more than triple those in March 2015 according to statistics from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. The increase in fraud far and away outstrips the increase in transactions, with 77% more transactions in March 2016 compared with March 2015 according to HMRC. In all, Action […]
