Transaction volumes down 8% post Brexit vote
The vote to leave the European Union has hit the number of transactions by 8%, according to comparison site reallymoving.com However in some areas the number of transactions could be hit even harder, with London down 44%, the home counties down 27% and Northern Ireland, which has the UK’s only land border with the EU, […]
Cyber-attacks are moving targets and anyone could be that next target
How do you take ownership of the cyber risk at board level? Lyn Grobler, Chief Information Officer at Hyperion, has top tips for financial services firms to help improve their cyber resilience and protect against less tangible assets – data and brand. Full version available to watch at http://www.howdengroup.co.uk/en/lyn-grobler-public/ This article was submitted to […]
Chair of Legal Sevices Consumer Panel calls for firms to publish average prices
The Chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel says publishing average prices could be “the catalyst needed for consumers to make detailed enquiries about cost.” Writing on the Panel’s website the chair says the publication of such information could help bring down complaints to the Legal Ombudsman with costs issues making up 26% of those […]
Invitation to Free Webinar on Flooding
Pali, in conjunction with Groundsure, would like to invite you to join their free webinar on flooding which is taking place tomorrow.
Conveyancers urged to check validity of law firms as bogus firms double over last 4 years
SearchFlow comments on SRA’s finding that more than 700 bogus firms were reported in both 2014 and 2015, a figure that has doubled since 2012. Some 46% of all reports of bogus firms received this year involved the identity theft of a law firm or solicitor with a view to targeting the public into sending […]