New challenges to face industry “veteran” in his 50th year
Industry renowned Peter Sowerby discusses his fundraising efforts and how he’s raising awareness for Prostate Cancer
Property intelligence specialists SearchFlow to offer award winning Lawyer Checker search products
From today, conveyancers can easily add an Account & Entity Screen search to their order with SearchFlow, adding to the leading search provider’s portfolio offering and their commitment to deliver highly focused, in-depth property intelligence, quickly and efficiently to the conveyancing industry. SearchFlow has over 25 years’ experience in the search industry, carrying out more […]
Solicitor who falsified QC’s opinion and bank statements struck off
A solicitor who took hundreds of thousands of pounds of clients’ money has been struck off.
Problems with rights of way
Bramwell v Robinson [2016] EWHC B26 (Ch)
Introducing Landmark Academy
Expert portal supports lawyers in meeting SRA’s new Continuing Competence requirements
The Capital sees more than 40% crash in home sales
Experts have their say on the Land Registry House Price Index report for September 2016
Are you supporting your applications to cancel a restriction with Form ST5?
Last June, Land Registry introduced Form ST5 to act as a statement of truth to support an application in Form RX3 to cancel a Form A restriction. Over 12 months on, do you understand why this is a requirement? A Form A restriction states that: ‘No disposition by a sole proprietor of the registered estate […]
Lack of suitable land hinders crucial housing supply
According to research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), two thirds of SME house builders are struggling to locate land suitable for development.
Conveyancing Association offers range of house purchase process solutions in White Paper
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today published its White Paper on ‘Modernising the Home Moving Process’ in which it outlines how a future, more certain and transparent process could operate. The Paper is a comprehensive look at the UK’s current home moving process incorporating the results of […]
Streamlined AML compliance and bank account verification in one place
PSG announce their partnership with global ID specialists GBG
Howden release 4th edition of PI magazine
We are delighted to bring you the autumn edition of Pi: The magazine for professional services firms in a high-risk world. Our fourth edition of Pi magazine deals with a raft of topics that are either directly or indirectly related to change from delivering innovation within legal practices through to designing professional development strategies for […]
Latest ‘sinkhole’ alerts conveyancers and homebuyers to importance of ground stability due diligence
RiskView Residential warns of High Risk of ground dissolution and history of natural cavities within 250m of latest sinkhole incident in Ripon, Yorkshire
New £18 million housing fund “will help get them built much sooner”
A new £18 million fund to quicken the speed of home building on large sites has today been announced by Housing Minister Gavin Barwell From today, a ‘capacity fund’ is available for councils to bid for shares of in order to overcome planning issues that may lead to delays and obstruct builders from accessing the […]
Get SearchAppy with the new Pali App
Whether you are working on the move or just want to be able to catch up during out of office hours, our new fully functional iOS and Android App means you don’t have to be sitting at your office PC anymore to process your search orders. Impress your clients and save valuable time by assessing […]
40% of average UK salary spent on cost of moving
As house prices rise, estate agency fees, stamp duty and overall conveyancing costs are pushed ever higher. As a result of the price hike, the typical cost of moving has risen by 9% to £10,996. The hardest hit were buyers in the South East, with costs in the Capital standing at over £31,000, according the […]
TerraSearch® Mineral Search Alert added to PSG Connect
Leading property search provider PSG are delighted to announce their collaboration with mining risk specialists, Terrafirma, to bring new services to PSG clients. PSG are the first provider to integrate the TerraSearch® mineral search alert live in their online ordering platform PSG Connect. TerraSearch® joins PSG’s existing range of search alerts and will flag the […]
“Housebuilding will be firmly at the top of the agenda for the Housing Minister in the coming months”
Search Acumen comments on the RICS Residential Market Survey, October 2016
Solicitor faces fine over £2m SDLT avoidance scheme
A rebuke from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been accepted by a solicitor involved in conveyancing transactions that resulted in the non-payment of £2 million in stamp duty (SDLT). Kelly Buckle-Fleming was a former director at the now closed Dixon Law in Leeds, which had acted in some 47 transactions over a two-and-a-half-year period […]
Does updated CON29 show good form?
Following revision from the Law Society, the new CON29 forms were released on 4th July this year. The intention behind the changes was to improve the quality of information provided by the local authorities in order to make it easier for buyers, sellers and lenders alike to understand. Whether these benefits will be reflected in […]
Declare trust now, or forever hold your peace
Statistics reveal that 33% of first time buyers (those placing deposits) would not secure their financial contribution with a legal agreement, should a breakdown of the relationship subsequently occur. A further 18% who have put down uneven deposits would not use one for fear of “damaging trust”. My personal view is that, if a client […]
