Your clients can now complete electronic TR1 signing through the inCase app

Our inCase team are exciting to launch a groundbreaking feature, Electronic TR1 Signing. We know this additional feature will make the conveyancing process so much easier for law firms and their clients. Explore our step-by-step process: When accessing TR1 documents, clients will be prompted to: Confirm the presence of their witness Authenticate through a One-Time-Passcode […]
Multiple Dwelling Relief – Stamping Down on the Claims Farmer

The time has come for the profession to stand up to the claim farmers[1] who are actively using records from Zoopla and the Land Registry to locate potential professional negligence claims against conveyancers. This stems from alleged failure to advise on the availability of the Stamp Duty Land Tax ( SDLT) relief known as Multiple […]
The Hybrid Work Environment

Other articles in this series have concentrated on some of the meeting solutions that are available and on the best way to run online meetings. This article will consider the differences between in-person and online meetings. For most of our existence mankind has traditionally held only face-to-face meetings (yes, even cavemen had committee meetings and […]
LSB approves significant changes to how solicitors qualify

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) application to make significant changes to how people qualify as solicitors in England and Wales. The changes include the introduction of a new centralised assessment, the Solicitors Qualification Examination (SQE), and a requirement for a minimum of two years’ qualifying work experience (QWE). […]
50% more transactions in pipeline

The latest Zoopla House Price Index has revealed that transactions are taking over 100 days from sales agreed to completion, but in the short term this could increase as people rush to complete before the end of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and log jams becoming even more apparent in the pipeline. The data […]
Industry report demonstrates digital steps in conveyancing

Legal tech startup Thirdfort has delivered an in-depth analysis of how the conveyancing industry is adopting digital solutions. The report is based on an industry-wide survey of over 150 managing partners, heads of conveyancing, partners, conveyancers and legal assistants. It explores what’s driving the digitalisation of conveyancing, how Covid-19 has impacted this change, what type […]