Outrage over racist football tweet
An employee of estate agency Savills is alleged to have tweeted a racial slur in response to the penalty shootout heartbreak England suffered on Sunday evening in the European Championships Final. On Monday morning images appeared over social media of the tweet from the commercial building manager employed by Savills in Manchester. The storm swirled […]
Flood Risk: Are we doing enough to protect ourselves and our assets?
Written for OneSearch by Mark Taylor, Channel Manager at Landmark Information and environmental auditor with the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. Flood Risk: Are we doing enough to protect ourselves and our assets? A flood is the most effective and indiscriminate ‘burglar’ there is. It will take everything you have, including items of […]
Create great customer service in Conveyancing
Creating confidence in your clients is key – but how do we achieve this when busy and under pressure? The latest details for the next Minerva conversation has been released. This series of webinars has brought together some of the best influencers, regulators and experts within the legal industry. This time sees a bevy of […]
Conveyancing Association seeks Government legislation to deliver leasehold reform
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (12th July 2021) urged the Government to move ‘further and faster’ in terms of delivering the leasehold reform it has previously promised. The Association has outlined a number of measures that the Government has yet to action into legislation despite previous […]
It’s not coming home; diary of a High Street Conveyancer
Devastated… watching the football last night was just so heart wrenching. You had to feel for all the players. It was such a brilliant game and such a cruel way to lose. Well done to the England team, who have provided a welcome distraction from the trials and tribulations of the last few months, given […]
Blockchain aims to cut transaction times in half
Blockchain technology specialist Coadjute has formally launched in the UK with the aim to provide a real-time network to speed up property transactions. Launching with the first live property deal on the network, a 3-bedroom house, Kent, Coadjute has ambitions to reduce the 5-month average process for buying and selling property by half. Seven of […]
Holy risk profile, Batman!
Has there ever been a time more fraught with difficulty for your friendly neighbourhood lawyer? KAPOW! Connectivity and technology issues. As the pandemic struck, firms had to adapt speedily to have people working remotely from each other, and from their clients. Many were not prepared to do anything other than […]
Wellbeing is a priority for busy conveyancing teams
As conveyancing teams head to the finishing line for the extended stamp duty holiday, many will be feeling as though they signed up for a triathlon. The frenzy of the housing market, which first sent them chasing to meet the end March deadline, then unexpectedly onwards towards the extended 30 June deadline, is now into […]
Reviving the High Street
A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards. The law industry has moved further away from the High Street over recent years because so much more can now be achieved online. The internet revolutionised our industry in so many ways, but on the downside, […]
The Future of Leasehold – A Practitioner’s Thoughts
Leasehold is evolving. We are all watching with interest to see the full impact of the changes proposed by the Law Commission, the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill and the recent announcement of the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) concerning the banning of doubling ground rents by Persimmon and Aviva. The statutory procedure for extending […]
Lawyers should face more regular checks of their skills and abilities
New research commissioned by the Legal Services Board highlights the importance the public places on lawyers having the right knowledge, up to date skills and attributes to provide good quality legal services. However, the research also found a gap between public expectation and what regulation currently requires to ensure lawyers remain competent throughout their careers. In […]
The rise of the digital signature
Compared to other professional services, the legal sector has historically been a slower adopter of technology, predominantly due to risk-averse practitioners, the partnership and billable hours model – promoting the slow sifting of precedents and casework, along with minimal time to explore the adoption of new technology and learn new tools. Today, thankfully, the legal […]
Chancel Indemnity insurance – What is the risk and do you still need it?
What is chancel repair liability? Chancel repair liability is a legal obligation on some property owners in England and Wales to pay for repairs to the local parish church. The historic right to impose these charges goes back hundreds of years and was often thought it was unlikely a church could force property owners to […]
