poweredbypie Strengthens Management Team
Search and software provider poweredbypie has strengthened its management team with two new senior appointments. Jon Orpen joins as group finance director and Angela Gordon-Lennox has been appointed to product management director. Greg Bryce, Group CEO, poweredbypie explains: “Our focus is to develop solutions tailored to the needs of the conveyancing industry and beyond. Working […]
Landmark Information Launches Market-Leading Land Contamination Remediation Cover On Residential Property Transactions
Landmark Information, the property, land and environmental data specialist, has announced it has increased its remediation contribution across its entire suite of residential environmental due-diligence reports. This means that homebuyers benefit from increased peace of mind and certainty that, in the unlikely event of a large remediation claim at their address once they have purchased […]
The ESTAS Conveyancer Awards 2019 Winners List Announced
The best conveyancing firms were announced at the ESTAS awards, sponsored by Search Flow, on Friday 18th October following a glamorous event at Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Congratulations to all the firms shortlisted and of course to the deserving winners. THE REGIONS EAST OF ENGLAND GOLD MJP Conveyancing SILVER Kerseys Solicitors LONDON GOLD The Partnership […]
Crackdown On Money Laundering
Regulators are becoming increasingly stringent on the way law firms comply with anti-money laundering (AML) procedures. Earlier this week, we reported that firms are improving their money laundering processes. However, on a wider scale, the crackdown on money laundering has begun. Following over 40 complaints to Action Fraud and the Citizens Advice Bureau, a recent investigation […]
Conveyancers Tasked With Improving Services For Disabled Consumers
Over a third of disabled people with a named legal issue over the past four years refused to utilise professional help. New research suggests that solicitors and law firms need to do more to ensure disabled consumers access legal services. A Solicitors Regulation Survey found over half of more than 3,500 disabled consumers believe accessing […]
IASME Consortium To Be New Cyber Essentials Partner
It has been announced the IASME will take over the full responsibility for Cyber Essentials delivery from 1st April 2020. This announcement has come on the back of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) conducting an extensive consultation process and making changes to improve the scheme. Having a clearer, more consistent path for customers to […]
October Seller Activity Plunges To 10 Year Lowpoint
The number of sellers looking to enter the market have fallen considerably in October. Compared to the same time last year, seller activity has reduced by 13.5% with the 24,539 new listings per week representing the lowest total at this time since October 2009, according to Rightmove’s Housing Index for October. Unsurprisingly, given the short-term […]
