Onesearch Survey Reveals Data Accuracy And Speed Trumps Cost For Conveyancing Searches
OneSearch Direct, one of the largest local search data company in the UK, has today released findings from its industry-wide survey of conveyancers. The survey looks at attitudes towards search providers and perception of value added services. It also explores continuing competency behaviours and gauged sentiment towards industry hot topics, such as cybercrime, anti-money laundering […]
Fire Results In Closure Of 114 Chancery Lane
On Saturday 1st February 2020, a fire broke out at the Law Society of England and Wales’s headquarters on 113 and 114 Chancery Lane in central London. 25 fire engines and around 150 firefighters were called to deal with the fire which saw the building’s roof and parts of the third, fourth and fifth floors, […]
Mortgage Approvals Exceed Six Month Average
Both net mortgage borrowing and mortgage approvals for house purchases were above the six month averages in December last year. Net mortgage borrowing reached £4.6 billion in the final month of the decade, £400 million above the six-month average of £4.2 billion, according to the Bank of England’s ‘Bank of England Money & Credit’ data […]
Eighth Local Authority Digitises Land Charges
Peterborough became the 8th local authority to migrate and digitise their local land charges (LLC) with HM Land Registry (HMLR). Peterborough now join Warwick District Council, Liverpool, City of London, Blackpool, Isles of Scilly, Norwich and Lambeth. However, HMLR have learnt extensive lessons throughout the opening year with an emphasis on pre-migration becoming a priority […]
Law Society Issue Flood Risk Practice Note Update
The Law Society has published the first revised Practice Note on Flood Risk in four years over the weekend. Concerned with the recent changes to the climate, the Practice Note’s main changes concern the prevalence of flood risk, insurance for both residential and commercial properties and related changes to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Protocol. The […]