Search Acumen signs up to blockchain network Coadjute
Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that aims to halve the time it takes to move home, announced the move by leading conveyancing software firm Osprey Approach, property data provider company Search Acumen, and award-winning conveyancing firms AVRillo and PCS Legal to join their digital network. Coadjute’s blockchain platform is an open […]
LEAP strengthen business intelligence and CRM capabilities
LEAP, the leading practice management software provider, is delighted to announce a new partnership with business solution specialist Red Rain, creator of the RedView suite of products. Seamlessly integrated with LEAP, RedView provides law firms with a range of capabilities that enhance and supplement their day-to-day operations, assisting them to grow their business while allowing […]
CGT and SDLT reforms not outlined during ‘Tax Day’
Anticipated reforms to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) haven’t materialised after HM Treasury released a large sum of tax document proposals and consultations this afternoon. In the documents, the government has outlined a number of proposals and consultations around property related taxes which include: A residential property developer tax Valuing […]
Local Authorities, Land Registry Integrations and Regulated Searches
Local Authority Searches are no new thing for Conveyancers and those in the process of buying land or property, but they have changed so much over the years and have the potential to change even further over the next 5-10 years. Official Local Searches were of course the norm prior to the booming housing market of the […]
Law Society launches TA6 Part 1 pilot
A new pilot from the Law Society will encourage the production of key information for home buyers and sellers at a much earlier stage in the home moving process. it is being run by the Law Society, working with its conveyancing and land law committee, InfoTrack and Perfect Portal. Through InfoTrack’s software home movers will […]
HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG80 & PG26
Here are the latest practice guide updates issued by HM Land Registry. Coronavirus (COVID-19): useful information for conveyancers (PG80) Page summary: Information about pre-existing and new practice of particular relevance in the current circumstances (practice guide 80). Change made:Section 4.3 has been amended. The protections from forfeiture for non-payment of rent and recovery of rent […]