Why are Easements important?
Easements exist in the majority of freehold titles and so they are important to conveyancers and buyers alike. Easements are certain rights that a person has over another’s land. Rights range from very widespread forms of rights of way, most rights to use service conduits such as telecommunications cables, power supply lines, supply pipes and […]
3 changes the property industry need to make TODAY to prepare for a more sustainable future
As part of a tm:tv series on climate change, in partnership with Terrafirma, the ‘Mining our way to a greener future’ episode brought together an expert panel to discuss how the property industry need to start making changes today, to prepare for the sustainability challenges of tomorrow. Hosted by Martin Manning, Head of Account Management […]
Conveyancing Foundation Be Kind We Care Initiative
The Be Kind We Care initiative has been launched by the Conveyancing Foundation to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. With the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the pressure cooker environment that many in the property industry find themselves in, mental wellbeing and support has become a key issue for many professionals. […]
Category Sponsors announced for British Conveyancing Awards
We’re excited to announce some of our award category sponsors for the upcoming British Conveyancing Awards which are taking the virtual center stage on 25th May 2021 led by broadcast journalist Samira Ahmed. Introducing our award category sponsors The following awards have been sponsored: Best IT Team Sponsored by CTS, who are the managed cloud […]
Industry backs Call for Kindness
Since launching our Call for Kindness campaign, we’ve seen the sector really getting behind the initiative as we all continue to navigate through the next couple of tricky months. But we must remember we’re all in this together. The fact that the industry has come together demonstrates the need for recognition of our colleagues in […]
SDLT tapering prevents substantial cliff edge
The Chancellor’s Spring Budget last week was probably one of the most anticipated for a long time, as people waited for the news to see not only how the UK would begin it’s economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, but what stance the Chancellor would take on the property industry and the stamp duty land […]
Celebrating our role models on International Women’s Day
Katharine Saunders at Aconveyancing took some time to speak to her colleagues at the firm to see who they look to for professional inspiration and why. On 8 March 1917, Russian women took to the streets in the name of women’s rights to protest against poor living conditions, rising food prices, and inequality. Since that […]
Greene to step aside as Law Society president from 19 March
The Law Society for England and Wales has revealed that current President, David Greene will step down from the position in the next fortnight, and I. Stephanie Boyce will become the new President of the organisation. The Law Society released David Green’s statement, which reads: “In the past few weeks, a long-running issue to do […]