New Partners announced at Blick Rotherberg
Over the past month, Blick Rotherberg have announced a number of high profile recruits joining their firm as partners. The Property Team have two new members with Sean Randall and Heather Powell joining James Pilbeam. Sean has over 20 years’ experience and is highly regarded in the Stamp Duty arena. He will advise clients and […]
4 Reasons Your Competitors Are Attracting More Conveyancing Clients
Looking to attract more clients to your conveyancing business? Being able to out-compete your competitors is vital if you want to succeed. Yet, it has been well published that the number of conveyancing firms in England and Wales is falling. In fact, recent data suggests that 700 firms have dropped out of the market in […]
Thames Water Property Searches Commercial Conveyancing CPD
According to reports, commercial property is expected to rebound once the uncertainty surrounding Brexit subsides. A wealth of domestic and overseas investors are poised to advance their plans once a clear picture of the UK’s future is formed. To support those in the commercial property sector, taking advantage of present and future opportunities, Thames Water […]
Second Unexplained Wealth Order Issued To Unnamed Foreign Official
The National Crime Agency (NCA) have continued to flex their muscles and exert their power over property owners that made their purchase using unexplained wealth as the second Unexplained Wealth Order has been issued. Last week three properties worth in excess of £80 million were seized by the High Court as anti-corruption and Unexplained Wealth […]
Refund Scheme Launched For Victims Of Authorised Push Payment Fraud
Following the announcement that authorised push payment (APP) fraud had increased by 93% in a year to £354 million in 2018, a number of banks have signed up to an elective refund scheme which has now taken effect. The nuts and bolts of the scheme will mean that a scammed individual, who is a member […]
SRA Issue 217 Scam Alerts Last Year And Three Last Week
The SRA have confirmed that at least three more law firms’ details have been stolen by fraudsters in the past week alone. Two of the fraudulent attempts used spoofed websites in order to convince unsuspecting members of the public to part with their money by instructing and paying the bogus firm. One additional fraud has […]
Terrafirma Feature On BBC’s The One Show
Terrafirma’s CEO and Founder, Tom Backhouse, recently travelled to St Albans to film with BBC The One Show. Using new and emerging technologies, such as satellite observation and data modelling, Terrafirma can peel back time, and the ground, to reveal what lies beneath. The feature shows residences who have been evacuated from their homes due […]
Top 200 Conveyancers Seize Record Market Share As Active Firms Drop Below 4,000
Search Acumen Conveyancing Market Tracker – Q1 2019 edition The number of active conveyancing firms in England and Wales dropped below 4,000 (3,961) for the first time on record The top 200 conveyancing firms now control more than 39% of the market, a record share The top 1,000 conveyancers now control more than three-quarters of […]
Start Up Offers Guaranteed Conveyancing Process To Completion Within 40 Days
A conveyancing start up, offering a premium conveyancing service, will repay the cost of all fees if they are unable to complete the conveyancing process, to completion, within 40 days. Conveyancing firm, Muve, created by David Jabbari, Dan Watkins and Claus Werner have introduced MuveFast to the market. For the price of £1,199 plus VAT, […]
Tracy Gee joins Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move
Tracy Gee has been appointed as the new Business Development Manager (BDM) for the Kent and Sussex region as part of Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move’s expansion. Tracy, who has over 20 years’ experience in the property industry will be responsible for building relationships with new build developers and colleagues in the local estate […]
The Growing Impact Of Cyber Crime In The UK
Cyber crime is rife within the UK with the legal sector continuing to be a jewel in the crown for cyber criminals. Whilst a myriad of reports into the UK’s ability to defend itself against cyber crime often offer conflicting statistics, one thing is unanimous; the threat to the legal sector is significant and increasing. […]
Simplify Increase Scale Of Business Through Office Move
Following the amalgamation of My Home Move and Simplify Group, the business has solidified itself as the leading provider of mover conveyancing services in the North East by increasing the size of their Northern offices. Yesterday, Simplify announced that their Newcastle offices have moved from their substantial offices to a larger premises that will allow […]
Property Sales And Mortgage Approvals Rise Whilst Housing Stock Falls
The property market’s resilience has become clear as housing sales agreed per estate agency branch have increased to the highest level since October 2018. April’s NAEA Propertymark Housing Report has found an average 8 property sales agreed per branch compared to 7 in March; this figure marked the first increase in agreed sales in 2019. […]
Money, its movement and its implications
I wanted to share my thoughts on potential threats to the legal sector in my own “left field” sort of way. I am going to focus on probably the most important factor of daily business, money. Legal firms have some of the most stringent guidelines to adhere to when funds move through client accounts. Not for […]
Tenant Fees Act’s Saturday Launch Causing Landlord Anxiety
As the new Tenant Fees Act comes into force on Saturday, the anxiety for landlords and agents to ensure they are compliant is starting to increase. A recent survey of 1,000 landlords, completed by Just Landlords, found that 49% believe that the Tenants Fees Act is likely to increase rents as landlords leave the sector […]
Public Deterred By Lack Of Cost Certainty In Legal Sector
Almost two thirds (58%) of the population remain disheartened with the legal sector, concerned that the current system does not adequately represent ordinary people with a further 79% searching for access to legal services to become easier. According to the joint survey carried out by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Nesta Challenges, a huge […]
Abolition Of Section 21 Opens Floodgates For Landlord Exodus
A comprehensive survey into the buy-to-let sector has found that almost half of landlords are looking to sell all or most of their buy-to-let portfolio if Section 21, ‘no fault’ evictions are abolished. 2,990 landlords or 46% of the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) survey of over 6,500 landlords are looking to dilute their investments or […]
Japanese Knotweed Cases On The Increase In London
The uncharacteristically warm and wet start to 2019 has enabled Japanese knotweed to thrive. According to London Conveyancers, Quittance Legal Services, their firm has seen a rise in the number of discoveries of knotweed in the capital. Chris Salmon, Commercial Director at Quittance Legal Services, said: “London is at the epicentre of Japanese knotweed-related property […]
Will Digital Assistant Alexa Transform The Conveyancing Industry?
Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers have become the first UK property law firm in legal history to integrate with virtual personal assistant, Alexa, into their system. Launched last week, Simply Conveyancing customers can now ask Alexa, questions and queries about their conveyancing transaction, plus information on the conveyancing process, a new quote on a sale or […]
Free Trustpilot Webinar: Is Your Website Working Hard Enough?
Trustpilot have teamed up with Today’s Conveyancer to bring you an insightful webinar on how to make your website your hardest working employee. Conveyancing is in the midst of a digital revolution. From Land Registry’s Digital Street through to eSigning mortgage documents, the way conveyancers do business is changing rapidly. It has never been more important to start investing […]
