Fraudsters intercepting mail with fake letter boxes
Criminals are intercepting mail by gluing extra letter boxes to the outside of houses. According to concerned members of the public in Greater Manchester, criminals are harvesting bank details and other material whilst people are out. One such resident Linda Dunn issued a warning on Facebook after she was targeted. Linda says she opened up […]
MPs to debate Land Registry privatisation tomorrow
The privatisation of the Land Registry will be debated by Parliament tomorrow following a motion by MP for Tottenham David Lammy. The motion will be debated in the main chamber during the morning session from 9.30 am following oral questions on transport. Former barrister David Lammy’s motion read: “That this House notes the important role […]
Richard Garland of OneSearch on his first six months at the company, finding new ways of working for lawyers and pricing
Today’s Conveyancer recently spoke to OneSearch Direct’s Richard Garland on his time in the industry, how legal professionals can meet the challenges of accelerating change in technology whilst best serving their clients, and what OneSearch can do to help. Richard has been working in the legal industry since 2014, having been a regional sales director for […]
SDLT image of the future
Given the result from the recent EU referendum, property tax law within the United Kingdom will become more complicated. SDLT.co.uk has prepared for ‘What-if Brexit’ with government agencies like HMRC, Revenue Scotland, Companies House et al. Informally, they have implied that nothing will change in terms of the progression to Digital by Default. The existing […]
Redbrick Solutions and Brighter Law Solutions announce partnership to help conveyancers
Leading conveyancing case management provider, Redbrick Solutions, have this week announced their partnership with conveyancing business development specialists, Brighter Law Solutions (BLS). BLS’ management information system helps firms analyse data to identify opportunities to better leverage resources across the firm, answering critical questions such as ‘Do we need more staff to handle volume?’ and ‘Who […]
PSG integrates with Hoowla’s Case Management System
Leading conveyancing search provider PSG are delighted to announce their ordering platform PSG Connect is now integrated with the full legal practice Case Management System Hoowla. PSG launched their new ordering platform in January and received a great response from clients. The new system has been built with integration and collaboration in mind to bring […]
Estate agents report 11% increase in buyers pulling out of house sales over Brexit weekend
The number of buyers pulling out of transactions rose 11% on the last weekend of June compared to the last weekend of May according to haart estate agents. The increase is being put down to the aftermath of the UK’s vote in favour of leaving the European Union, compounded by the announcement that Prime Minister […]