Why are Law firms uncertain about offering equity release advice?
Despite rising consumer demand for both products and advice in equity release, for law firms, it remains a niche market.
Australian conveyancing attack highlights global risk of fraud
A case from Australia has highlighted the ongoing fraud threat which the conveyancing process is so vulnerable to.
2018-19 Practising Certificate fees could be frozen
Draft plans released by the Law Society Group could mean that practising certificates fees could be the same in 2018-19 as those this year.
Conveyancer Spotlight – Ramsdens Solicitors LLP
Ramsdens solicitors are based in Yorkshire and specialise in all aspects of law, servicing businesses and individuals covering various sectors. Ramsdens today is a regionally focused law firm with 14 offices across Yorkshire with 270 staff of which 31 are partners.
Key conveyancing event just three months away
Whilst it might seem like last week, it’s been almost a year since the last Law Firm Services Conference & Awards, meaning that the 2018 event is just three months away.
Solicitors: are you ready for the digitisation of Local Land Charges?
With Warwick District Council confirmed as the first Local Authority to complete the digitisation of its Local Land Charges (LLC1) data, SearchFlow has announced it is ready to fully support conveyancers with instantly accessing the LLC1 when it goes live with HM Land Registry from 11th July 2018.
Lancashire Law firm strengthens conveyancing team with new appointment
Specialist residential conveyancing solicitor Jennifer Prysiaznyj has joined Lancashire law firm Woodcocks Haworth and Nuttall Solicitors (WHN).
Referral Fees – CA highlights need for disclosure
The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) Director of Delivery, Beth Rudolf, has recently shared her thoughts on the launch of the survey on estate agent referral fees.
Housing completions take ‘sharp turn in the wrong direction’
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments on today’s MHCLG housebuilding statistics:
SearchFlow counts down to the ESTAS Conveyancer Awards 2018
With the entries to the 2018 ESTAS Conveyancer Awards closing on Friday 29th June, headline sponsor SearchFlow is counting down to the start of the voting process for this year’s grand event.
Scotland sees launch of new register for neglected and abandoned land
A new type of land register has recently gone live in Scotland.
Why did the SRA decide against publishing complaints data?
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently confirmed that it had dropped the proposal to publish data about client complaints to firms.
Tom Bridge joins Sort Legal
Sort Limited, which owns online conveyancing platform SortRefer, has appointed Tom Bridge as Head of Legal Practice and a Director at Sort Legal, Sort Limited’s new inhouse law firm.
May sees sales received for registration build
May saw a rise in the number of sales received for registration. According to HM Land Registry data, the total saw a month-on-month uplift of 5,021.
Calls made for new home ombudsman
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Excellence in the Built Environment have called on the government to make it mandatory for all housebuilders to belong to an independent ombudsman scheme.
UK Yearly House Price Growth at slowest rate in 5 years
Recent data has revealed that this month, yearly house price growth in the UK slipped to 2%, its slowest pace in half a decade.
New investment in social housing announced
The Government has announced that it will invest £1.67 billion to support a new generation of council homes for those in search of affordable rented housing.
Government releases new ‘how to’ guides on leasing, letting and renting
Three new guides designed to help landlords and tenants who work or live in private rented housing have been published today (26/06/18).
‘Nudging’ our way to a better home buying process
A ‘nudge unit’ might sound like a crack team of one-arm bandit aficionados preying on the seaside resorts of Great Britain, but those with a closer eye on UK politics will be familiar with their work firstly within Number 10 Downing Street when David Cameron was PM, and now in a much broader sense as […]
CLC seeks views on proposed changes to Regulatory Arrangements
If you want to have your views taken into account on the proposed changes to our rules, you need to respond by Friday.
