tmgroup & mio join ESTAS partners in support of ‘Working Together Better’
tmgroup and sales progression solution mio are pleased to announce that they have signed up as ESTAS partners for The ESTAS Forum & Awards 2021, which will be hosted at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Friday 22nd October in what will be the first major live industry event for the property sector post […]
Introducing Nicky Heathcote, Non-Executive Chair
Nicky Heathcote is Non-Executive Chair at the Conveyancing Association (CA) and she recently shared her thoughts on her new role and the sector. You’ve recently joined the CA as its new Non-Executive Chair. What attracted you to the role? The CA has a unique purpose to proactively improve the conveyancing process and therefore being able to influence […]
Free Event: Tips to Create a Better Conveyancing Website
Want to build a better website for your conveyancing firm? Then make sure to book your place at Clio’s free webinar, The Making of a Law Firm Series: Winning Websites—A Lawyer’s New Shop-Front Window, taking place on Wednesday, 26 May, at 11 a.m. BST. You can register for this free online event here. Creating a […]
How long should a sale take?
Under 30s expect house sales to exchange contracts significantly quicker than the generation above – a recent survey conducted by Property Information Products, providers of the PIP Vault, found. When asked how long a sale should take if all relevant information was available, over 50% of those under 30 years old felt 1-3 weeks was […]
Updated Practice Guides: PG24
There has been update published in the following practice guide: Private trusts of land (PG24) Page summary: Guidance on applications to register transactions involving trustees of land, aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 24). Change made: Section 7.2.2 has been amended to clarify that where it is not clear from the deed of appointment or the register […]
Property market cools as Covid restrictions ease
A huge 23% fall in new enquiries from landlords to estate agents in the past week coupled with further falls in new vendor leads, piled yet more pressure onto hard-pressed agents who remained awash with prospective buyers but rapidly dwindling stock, the latest data from the Yomdel Property Sentiment Tracker (YPST) showed. In the week […]
Search insurance case studies in conveyancing risk management
To search or not to search It is always a dilemma for conveyancing solicitors; to search or not to search when purchasers want to skip that key stage of the conveyancing process. Often a purchaser is desperate to complete, for example, because they have a tenant lined up to rent the place or they need […]
New homebuying platform to dramatically slash transaction time
OneDome’s new homebuying platform is to cut average transaction time of 20 weeks in half once it is launched. The homebuying platform set up by a challenger portal, OneDome, expects transaction times to be cut to just six weeks and has said they will donate £100 to charity for every transaction it fails to complete […]
Cyber-Attack Crisis Management event for law firms
Cyber-attacks and online fraud are an ever-escalating threat for conveyancing professionals. There has been a 113% rise in alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority from March 2020 to March 2021 demonstrating it is not a matter of if your firm will become a target, but when. Lawyer Checker, a business that specialises in risk […]
Land Registry calls on conveyancers to help shape Business Gateway
HM Land Registry are calling on conveyancers and other stakeholders involved in property transactions to join together to help shape the future of Business Gateway. The Land Registry has launched a new Business Gateway community to support recent investment in application programming interface (API) technology. Existing Business Gateway customers, and those who could benefit from […]
Data companies become partners of Conveyancing Information Executive
The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) has announced that four notable property and land data-led businesses have become Industry Partners of the trade body organisation: Ambiental; Barbour ABI; Glenigan; and JBA Risk Management. • Ambiental is a global specialist in environmental hazard and climate intelligence, predictive analytics and risk management. • Barbour ABI provide construction market […]
