Money incentivisation for Councils to migrate to Central LLC Register
Money is to be paid to councils across the UK to motivate them to transfer their land charge data to the central Digital Local Land Charges (LLC) Register quicker. It has been revealed by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Steve Barclay, that a £26 million fund has been set up by HM Treasury with […]
Movers and Shakers – 14th May
Here at Today’s Conveyancer, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week we’ve seen the following announcement with regards to appointments and promotions: Clough & Willis adds to residential property team with new […]
Conveyancing Association welcomed Leasehold Reform in Queen’s Speech
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (13th May 2021) welcomed the inclusion of a new Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill as announced in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament. Leasehold reform has been a major workstream of the Association’s over the last six years and it said it […]
End of Government support likely to take heat out of housing market
Analysis of the latest House Price Index published for April shows the beginning of signs that the housing market could be at risk of overheating. Among those signs are the lack of available properties, rising prices, and high demand. However, the economic measures introduced by the Government to protect the housing market are likely to […]
Three ways the conveyancing industry can benefit from digitalisation
Conor Murphy, CEO of Smartr365, the end-to-end mortgage and protection platform shares his views on how digitisation can help conveyancing become faster, more fruitful and focused in the future. While digitalisation was introduced with necessary haste throughout various lockdowns in the last 12 months, the world should now take time to carefully explore its long-term […]
Staff at Convey Law raise £10,000 in memory of Sir Captain Tom
Staff at Convey Law have raised an impressive £10,000 in memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore to celebrate what would have been his 101st birthday. They raised £5000 by taking part in the Captain Tom 100 Challenge which was matched by Convey’s charity arm, the Conveyancing Foundation, with a further £5000 donation to NHS Charities […]