Dye & Durham Acquires Future Climate Info
The acquisition expands Dye & Durham’s capabilities in the U.K. real estate value chain, adding products which are already utilized by Dye & Durham’s customer base and accessed through its platform today Through its proprietary cloud based technology, Future Climate Info provides access to critical intelligence information that enables smarter insights for mission critical decisions […]
HM Land Registry supports the ‘call for kindness’
Written by Adam Ford, Deputy Director of Customer Services, HM Land Registry The last year has seen the conveyancing sector face incredible pressures. Not only have conveyancers had to adapt to working during a global pandemic but you’ve had to react to a huge increase in caseloads. It’s a credit to the sector that so […]
The Digital Solicitor Podcast: Confidence in the Cloud
In recent years there has been a cultural and emotional shift with the Cloud becoming an everyday part of our lives and yet few of us can truly describe what the cloud is. There remains something of the black arts about it that can cause uncertainty, especially for potential business users who are used to […]
8 days till the British Conveyancing Awards!
There’s only 8 days until the very first British Conveyancing Awards, a time when we can all come together to recognise the herculean efforts of the sector over the past 14 months. The shortlist for the ceremony, and that registrations were now open to book your seat. Just because the awards are taking to the […]
Mortgage lending soars and breaks Bank of England records
Mortgage lending has skyrocketed to the point of being the strongest since Bank of England records began. With the Government’s 95% mortgage scheme coupled with stamp duty land tax holiday, mortgage lending is soaring and has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England (BoE) – and mortgage borrowing in […]
Housing Secretary launches new industry Commonhold Council
The Government has launched a Commonhold Council of leading industry figures who will inform the government on the future of this type of homeownership. The Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has revealed that many industry expert stakeholders will collaborate together to advise and promote commonhold and says the initiative is part of the government’s attempts to […]
New survey shows strong business confidence in legal sector
Small and medium sized law firms saw a strong first quarter in 2021, with around half seeing an increase in the number of new matters, chargeable hours recorded and fees billed, the Law Society of England and Wales said as it published the Law Management Section’s first Quarterly Pulse Survey. The survey provides a timely […]
Digital ID at the forefront of people’s minds
Embracing technology and the positive impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the legal sector in regards to adopting technology has been a hot topic of conversation. Here at Today’s Conveyancer we’ve been at the forefront of these discussions and recently welcomed a panel of esteemed guests to discuss the importance of the digital ID […]
Firms with the most complaints should bear the cost
Law firms that generate high numbers of complaints compared to their size should bear a greater burden of paying the costs of the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has proposed. In the first move of its kind among legal regulators, the CLC is consulting on moving away from spreading the cost […]
3 ways conveyancers can boost their mental well-being
How robust is your mental health and well-being–and how well do you feel you are coping with the pressures and deadlines of your conveyancing work? In the past year, conveyancers have experienced an unprecedented increase in both workload and stresses, as highlighted by Today’s Conveyancer in December. With Mental Health Awareness week upon us, now […]
Lawyer Checker, PracticeEvolve, SOS and Linetime join to provide anti-fraud webinar
Lawyer Checker have partnered with PractiveEvolve, incorporating SOS and Linetime to provide their popular and insightful anti-fraud webinar, outlining the types of fraud and what firms can do to minimise the threat. Focusing on conveyancing, the webinar is being held on Thursday 03rd June 2021 at midday, the webinar is open to all users across […]
