Recent sinkhole in Norwich: what could be the cause?
In recent years, the term sinkhole is one that has become ever more common in our media headlines. Defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as “a large hole that suddenly appears in the ground when the surface of the ground is no longer supported”1. They are a menacing phenomenon that continue to cause disruption and damage […]
How to ensure your law firm is attractive to the millennial purchaser
Millennials are now aged between 25 and 40. And as this group makes its way up the career ladder, the millennial pound is strengthening as the generation enters its prime spending years. As such, millennials should be a target customer group for most legal businesses. According to recent reports, over 50% of first-time home buyers […]
Treasury pockets record SDLT windfall
Following the release of the ONS figures which showed the impact of the property market recovery on house prices, HMRC have released figures which show it’s highest recorded revenues from Stamp Duty Land Tax in July. Receipts from property purchases hit £1.309 billion in July, the highest month on record and higher than the £1.196 […]
What’s happening with electronic signatures in the property market?
Following the introduction of electronic signatures last year, HM Land Registry provides an update on this revolutionary step in the property market for Today’s Conveyancer. One year ago, we took a revolutionary step that allows deeds signed using an electronic signature to be registered. This was the first time in the history of HM Land Registry (HMLR) that non-mortgage deeds signed using electronic signatures, […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer; 23rd August 2021
Following on from my words last week about the phrases and words that conveyancing lawyers used, it got me thinking about other things to do with the law and procedure. I have always thought that conveyancing was a specialist area – despite the attempts to streamline the process and make it more time and cost […]
Housing market shows signs of increasing stability
An estate agency membership body has predicted the housing market could stabilise in the coming months, following the surge in activity generated by the SDLT holiday. NAEA Propertymark has released its July Housing Report in which it identifies a slight increase in supply of properties coming to market, and a reduction in the number of […]
Sole practitioner model “dying” according to research
Solicitors operating as sole practitioners and partnerships are a dying breed, according to a new analysis from Arden Partners plc revealing the changing shape of the solicitor market. Analysis of Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) data reveals that the number of sole practitioners operating in England and Wales has decreased by 47% in the past 10 […]
The Conveyancing Foundation donates vital funds to SANDS and the Epilepsy Society
The Conveyancing Foundation has donated funds from its innovative Charity Lotto to help two national charities, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS) and the Epilepsy Society. Both charities have received £1000 each after they were nominated by staff at Convey Law, whose clients raised the funds by taking part in the Foundation’s Charity Lotto. […]