Moneypenny Becomes Industry Partner To Propertymark
Leading outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has become an industry partner to the UK’s foremost professional body for the property industry, Propertymark. Propertymark encompasses ARLA Propertymark, NAEA Propertymark and NAVA Propertymark and comprises more than 18,000 members across the UK. The partnership will see Moneypenny, which provides telephone answering and live chat services to more than […]
Poweredbypie’s Webinar On AML Proves Popular In Light Of The Fifth Money Laundering Directive
Search and software provider poweredbypie’s free webinar on AntiMoney Laundering has proved popular following the introduction of The Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) which came into force on 10th January 2020. David Payne, Training & Compliance at poweredbypie explains: “We run around six free webinars each month for legal professionals, covering a variety of essential […]
CLC Conference: Customer Charter And Estate Agent Regulation
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) used their annual conference today, January 28th to launch their Customer Charter. The Charter provides the clients and customers of CLC regulated firms with a set of expectations they can expect from the specialist property or probate lawyers operating under the regulator. The Charter ensures that all CLC regulated […]
Something Rotten In The Air In Rottingdean
Look on any map and the village of Rottingdean should have a charmed position – nestled in a dramatic chalk valley of the South Downs, right on the seaside: long sweeping views of hills and bracing sea air. The reality could not be further from the truth as residents and shopkeepers choke on the decisions […]
LSB Launch Legal Professional Competency Consultation
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a call for evidence to examine how regulators should ensure the law firms and the legal service providers they regulate remain competent and up to date with changes to the legal sector. The LSB is looking for respondents to consider four main themes when making their comments. Firstly, […]
Property Stakeholder Confidence Improves In December
The latest market indicator suggests that housing supply is beginning to rise, according to NAEA Propertymark’s December Housing Report. The number of properties available per estate agency branch in December rose from 39 in November to 41 as potential sellers feel more confident in attempting to sell their properties following certainty over the UK’s role […]
Conveyancing In 2030 – Looking To An Electronic Future
The role of the conveyancer is undoubtedly going to change as much of the administrative side of the role becomes automated over the coming years, a new report from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has predicted. Conveyancers will bank both time and cost savings, to be reinvested in improving the quality of service, upgrading […]
Third Of Landlords Set To Sell By 2021
Brexit implications and recent regulatory and tax changes in the buy to let sector could result in a 30% exodus by 2021. 27% of landlords have claimed they are looking to offload their portfolio this year as various changes are set to hit landlords financially, according to a national survey from Just Landlords. Almost a […]
Fraud Court Cases Exceed £1 Billion In 2019
The alleged illicit profit from fraud cases hitting UK courts exceeded £1 billion in 2019. Overall, KPMG’s Fraud Barometer for 2019 reported more than 100,000 instances of fraud making it to court last year. However, the majority of fraud cases making it to court declined in 2019. The number of financial service frauds fell from […]
