JP Goldman join Fitzalan Partners conveyancing panel

A Trafford based firm who boast they have “fewer clients per fee earner” have joined Fitzalan Partners’ conveyancing panel. JP Goldman currently act for home buyers around the Manchester area but believe Fitzalan will bring them qualified instructions from around the country Daniel Hewitt, Managing Director at JP Goldman said: “We are delighted to announce […]

Number of Loans for house purchase drops from March to April – BoE

The number of loans for house purchase taken out in April was 71,849 according to the Bank of England, a drop of just over 5,000 from the previous month. However the number of loans taken out was still marginally higher than April last year, when 69,836 loans for house purchase were taken out. The change […]

SRA open up consultation on size and scope of handbook

The Solicitors Regulation Authority are proposing slashing their handbook to enable Solicitors to work across new fields and markets like will writing, advice on social welfare, employment or tax The consultation is set to run until September with the SRA saying they want to move away from “complex, prescriptive rules” to a focus on “principles and […]

First fracking license in 5 years

Monday 23rd May saw the first fracking license to be granted in 5 years. North Yorkshire Councillors convened over multiple days to hear all sides of the story regarding Third Energy’s application to hydraulically fracture or ‘frac’ their KM8 well at Kirby Misperton in North Yorkshire. Hydraulic fracturing is a technique whereby water is injected […]

LegalEx 2016 – And the winner is…

The dust is still settling from this year’s LegalEx show, and what an event it was! With over 2000 members of the legal community in attendance over the two days and a host of interesting seminars to choose from, there was a real buzz around the ExCeL on the 11th and 12th of May. After […]