Expert Insight: Fire safety in flats
It is unlikely that anyone has forgotten – will ever forget – about the disaster at Grenfell Tower in July 2017, but recent Tribunal cases should serve to remind conveyancers about the importance of finding out about fire safety when buying flats.
Interview with Lorenzo Tejada-Orrell of Big Property Data
Lorenzo Tejada-Orrell is the Co-founder and Director at cloud-based property search company, Big Property Data. Lorenzo has a successful background in founding technology related businesses and has transferred his entrepreneurial experience into the property sector to co-found Big Property Data. In this interview, he discusses the importance of innovation within the sector as well as […]
Lawyer Checker seeks new sales talent
Lawyer Checker is a leading legal services provider, offering a growing selection of risk-based support products to the legal sector and with a rapidly growing client base. We are now a widely renowned business, not only recognised as an integral element of conveyancing risk management but also providing services to help protect the wider legal […]
SRA hopes to become separate legal entity
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has stated that it should become a separate entity from the Law Society.
Government fund aims to help councils unlock land to boost housing supply
The Government are set to kick-start the construction of new homes with a £45 million cash injection into key community projects.
Is your firm’s marketing strategy GDPR compliant?
Set to come into effect in May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will change the existing data protection regime in the EU.
Law Society calls for LSB to provide greater clarity on regulator duties
The Law Society has urged the Legal Services Board to provide greater clarity on its Internal Governance Rules (IGR).
Homeownership halves for ‘middle earners’ over two decade period
Recent research has revealed that homeownership among middle earners has more than halved over the last two decades.
My Home Move raises £100,000 for charity, with the help of the industry
My Home Move has surpassed the £100,000 mark for charitable donations, following a record-breaking year of fundraising in 2017. £28,000 was raised last year, through events such as the annual employee trek, a marathon bike ride and the charity auction held with My Home Move’s industry partners at its annual conference.
Growth in remortgage activity following base rate rise
New research has revealed that the December saw the number of remortgages grow by 41% year-on year.