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 […]