poweredbypie Accelerates Introduction Of Online Communication Tool: Document Portal
With many law firms now working from home, search and software provider poweredbypie, has announced an accelerated introduction of its new online communication tool Document Portal. Document Portal enables simple and secure electronic exchange of all documentation within the conveyancing process, particularly helpful when email is not secure and meeting clients in person is not […]
Supreme Court Look At A Pair Of Urns
The Supreme Court are considering their judgement after hearing arguments about the constraints placed on a landowner when objects in a property are listed separately to the whole of the building (Dill v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [UKSC2019/0001]. The case concerned two 18th century lead urns on limestone pillars […]
Diary Of A Highstreet Conveyancer – Thursday April 9
Thursday This was the first Maudy Thursday for as long as I can remember (and that is a long time!) where I have had no-one moving house. I had to complete the grant of a lease extension but that was it. People assume that conveyancers just do house moves – but there is a whole […]
Experts Discuss Transactions, Social Distancing And Furloughing
The property sector is facing unprecedented challenges at the moment. Covid-19 has decimated the home buying and selling process with searches and new mortgages almost halving in four weeks. Similarly, lenders are now reluctant to offer finance until social distancing regulations are lifted and survey valuations and home viewings can resume. Economic forecasts have predicted […]