The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme Is Changing
With changes to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) coming into effect from 1st May 2019, Joanna King, Legal and Compliance Analyst from Ochresoft – the legal workflow software specialist for conveyancing and private client lawyers – provides an insight into what the changes mean to legal services providers across the country: The Law […]
Updated CQS Core Practice Management Standards Enforced From Today
All accredited Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) firms must adhere to the new Core Practice Management Standards (CPMS) from today 1st may 2019. All CPMS regulations are now enforceable to all legal practices that have already gained CQS accreditation, as well as those working towards achieving CQS for the first time. Following the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority’s […]
Latest Data Suggests Housing Stock At Lowest Recorded Levels
Both the supply and demand of property decreased in March as the anti-climax of the Brexit deadline continued to deter buyers and sellers from entering the property market. Demand for housing is now at its lowest levels in six-years. Since March 2017, housing demand has fallen by 25% according to the NAEA Propertymark’s March Housing […]
83% Of Consumers Demand More Online Communication From Law Firms
The legal service consumer views online communication as a vital tool in creating a more efficient, cheaper service. According to a recent survey, carried out by mmadigital, 83% of respondents would opt to communicate online as opposed to face to face. Anxious of the perceived increased costs involved with meeting in person, the majority would […]
Bottom Of Property Market Increasingly Dependent On Help To Buy
The bottom end of the English property market’s dependence on Help to Buy has become clear in recent days as the use of Help to Buy hit record levels in 2018 and is only continuing to soar. In the year to 31 December 2018, 52,057 buyers used Help to Buy; Equity Loan Scheme to purchase […]