Redbrick Solutions and Perfect Portal helping conveyancers win more work
Redbrick Solutions award-winning case management system helps law firms save time and money by assisting users at every step of the legal process, from the initial estimate through to invoicing the client and collecting monies. It produces letters, legal forms, bills and statements in seconds and manages risk via a transparent to-do list visible to […]
Cladding could cost 10times Government funding
A specialist contracting firm believes the true cost of the cladding crisis is going to reach as high as £50bn, 10 times more than the funding allocated by the Government. Currently, there has been £5bn worth of funding set aside by the government to help high with cladding remediation works in high rise buildings. But […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: PCC
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps […]
Legal industry workforce evolving to meet demand for ‘work anywhere, handle everything’ staff
The nature of work in the legal industry is changing rapidly, according to new research from specialist recruiter Robert Half and global labour market trends experts Burning Glass. Law firms are simultaneously embracing remote working, with a 197% increase in the number of remote working job postings in the last year, and expanding the skill […]
How technology can help with source of funds checks
In the latest episode of Legal Eye’s coffee break series, Paul Saunders, MD of Legal Eye, talks to Mike Ward, Chairman of Amarlytix, about how technology can help lawyers to quickly and efficiently establish reliable Source of Funds information when working on a transaction. This article was submitted to be published by Legal Eye as […]
Bumper March as transactions complete before original SDLT deadlines
The effect of the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land transaction tax (LTT) holidays, has helped produce a bumper March for housing transaction numbers, with data released by HMRC this morning (21st April 2021), revealing that March 2021 had more than double the amount of transactions of the same time last year for England, […]
Introducing: Perfect Portal and Redbrick Solutions Integration
Perfect Portal and Redbrick Solutions have combined their technology to provide their mutual clients with the platform to convert more leads whilst offering an enhanced consumer experience. “Everything we do is client-centric, and uniting our technologies seemed the natural next step in ensuring our mutual clients could access both Perfect Portal and Redbrick Solutions seamlessly. […]
Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken
Written by Gregor Angus Who enjoyed the Masters a couple of weeks ago? I always think the Masters signals the start of spring, a turn in the weather (for the better), and gives a general sense of optimism about what lies ahead. And goodness, we can all do with that this year can’t we?! For […]
Highest volume of property demand in over a decade
Off the back of the busiest start to a year in the property market, the latest data from Twenty CI, reveals that nearly 162,000 sales were agreed during March, which is a 77% year-on-year increase on 2020. The sales agreed figure is the highest that the property data and statistics provider has recorded since their […]
Apprenticeship’s offer a brighter future for the next generation of Conveyancers
Helping aspiring lawyers is something that firms like to get involved in. Some firms use academies whilst others use the apprentice route to grow and mentor new talent. Katharine Saunders from Aconveyancing explains how the firm uses apprenticeships to help them. Law is an expensive industry to get into, especially if entering through the traditional […]
Be Kind We Care Stress Management Webinar
The Be Kind We Care initiative will host its first free webinar on Wednesday 28th April 1pm-2pm. April is Stress Awareness Month and the session will focus on stress management, with guest speakers providing practical techniques for identifying symptoms in ourselves and others, managing stress, and ‘working back’ from potential burnout. Webinar attendees will hear […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: CTS
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps […]
Mental health and well-being survey – tell us your thoughts
Mental health and stress have been phrases that we’ve heard regularly over the course of this pandemic, and people have all been affected in different ways. With this in mind, we would like to see how our readers are feeling. We know the last 12 months have thrown various battles including the stamp duty land […]
Insightful content
We recently ran a survey all about content marketing, to help us at Today’s Media gain more of an insight into how people in the legal industry think about content marketing, their understanding of it and how they feel it benefits their businesses. We received some great feedback which will ultimately help us in our […]
95% mortgages to have positive effect
Government backed 95% mortgage scheme will keep the market buoyant and heralds even busier times ahead for property professionals. In last month’s Budget, the Government announced a new 95% mortgage guarantee scheme that enables homebuyers to secure a mortgage with as little as a 5% deposit. The new low deposit mortgages, which will see the […]
Real-time Portfolio dashboard offers greater visibility and control
Available as part of their Portfolio Service, tmgroup’s innovative Portfolio Manager gives legal property professionals the information they need at their fingertips – via a real-time dashboard – so they can keep their clients updated on progress, without having to worry about information being out of date, or wasting time chasing for updates. Click here […]
‘Make sure you get paid!’ – Agents advised to focus on progressing pipelines
Estate agents are being advised to make sure they get paid ahead of the extended stamp duty holiday deadline by following a range of steps. The call comes from Simply Conveyancing, which says agents can earn thousands of pounds in additional revenue due to a high level of market activity ahead of the stamp duty […]
Trading Standards want agents views on material information
National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. By providing essential information on property listings and on portals – the starting point for the vast majority of property searches […]
Property completions 66% higher in March 2021 versus 2019, as buyers rush to beat Stamp Duty holiday deadline
The volume of property completions in England and Wales increased by 66% in March 2021 compared to the same period in 2019, according to data from the latest edition of the Property Trends Report from Landmark Information Group, the leading provider of information to the UK property market. The second edition of the Property Trends […]
Equity Release Council launches Legal Forum to champion safeguards
The Equity Release Council (the Council) has launched a new Legal Forum to champion the unique role of legal advice in supporting customers in the later life lending sector. The Forum will evolve and add to existing legal standards in the equity release sector, ensuring they remain fit for purpose to safeguard consumers’ interests. More […]
