The pitfalls of living with historic mining risk
Quad bikes are hazardous but doubly so when combined with an unstable iron ore mine. A south Cumbrian farmer was recently pulled to safety from a 60ft sinkhole, which ‘swallowed’ him and the quad bike he was riding. Whilst unusual, this is not the first time mines have impacted modern-day Cumbrian life. We look at […]
Time for the industry to focus on the BASPI
Can you remember what you were doing on the 9th December last year? Me neither. But I can tell you it was a momentous day for all of us, because on that day, the very first vaccination against coronavirus took place in Coventry – Margaret Keenan became the first person to receive the vaccine and, […]
Home Buying & Selling Group announce launch of BASPI dataset
The Home Buying & Selling Group (HBSG), charged with improving the home purchase process for consumers, has today (15th March 2021) announced it has produced a dataset for its Buying and Selling Property Information (BASPI). The BASPI is a dataset designed to be the ‘one source of truth’ when it comes to upfront information about […]
Headline sponsor revealed for 2021 British Conveyancing Awards
We are excited to announce that Lawyer Checker, an exclusive risk management solution provider, are the headline sponsors of the first ever British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The exclusive awards takes place on 25th May 2021 and seeks to discover and recognise outstanding achievements, highlights progressions and champions innovations amongst firms and individual private professionals across […]
HM Land Registry first Digital Identity Standard launches
HM Land Registry’s first Digital Identity Standard has launched today (Friday 12th March) which allows homebuyers to use their mobile phone to prove their identity. HM Land Registry paves the way with new standard for secure digital ID checks by providing a step-by-step list of requirements for conveyancers’ use of digital services to securely and […]
A positive outlook for conveyancing market
Following the Spring 2021 Budget, market leaders and organisations in the industry voiced their future insights of the property market with great positivity. In the Chancellor’s Budget it was announced that Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday will be extended to the end of June – followed by a tapering of the SDLT with the […]
New cladding guidance announced
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has issued new guidance to lenders which will ultimately lessen the number of wall safety surveys taking place on blocks of flats. The guidance issued clarifies to banks and building societies which properties require valuers to complete an EWS1 form and which do not. RICS’ aim is to […]
Kindness begins with me
Over the last few weeks I’ve woken up to messages on LinkedIn about how many completions conveyancers have managed to sort in the last month and or week. The numbers are phenomenal. You should all be extremely proud of everything that you have achieved and continue to achieve over the coming weeks. I know for me, during times of stress and pressure. […]