FREE leasehold training for conveyancers
Index Property Information has teamed up with Ian Quayle, Chief Executive of IQ Legal Training who brings his 18 years’ experience of training legal professionals to deliver a series of ten, hour-long free webinars to cover residential and commercial leasehold transactions. We caught up with Ian to find out why both new conveyancers and experienced […]
ESTAS attracts 1100 property professionals to prestigious ceremony
The largest live event in the property industry for 2 years took place last Friday when the prestigious ESTAS Customer Service Awards – sponsored by Coadjute – were hosted in London. In a first for the industry conveyancers, agents and mortgage brokers gathered together under one roof as the winners were announced by Phil Spencer, […]
Cyber crime clause to provide greater PII clarity
A new clause making it clear what cover will be provided for cyber losses will be added to the minimum terms and conditions of law firms’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies. The addition, drawn up by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) working closely with both the legal profession and insurers, has been submitted to the […]
Law Society release home buying fraud warning for consumers
Home buyers are being warned about a spike in scams which have seen victims defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales has joined forces with the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), which is housed within the National Crime Agency, and Action Fraud to issue flyers warning of […]
5 providers sign up to “ID Trust Scheme” pilot
Five identity service providers have committed to the new MyIdentity trust scheme to make home buying and selling in the UK a safe digital process. The five identity service providers are: Digidentity, Nuggets, OBiD, Thirdfort, and Yoti. Their involvement assures consumers will have fully inclusive choices to prove their identity. The hub service provider is […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer; 25th October 2021
Friends mentioned to me that they had taken their son to an open day at university and that one of the longest queues was at the desk where a law lecturer and student sat – all those young, optimistic students thinking about doing a law degree and dreaming of the life they would have It […]
HMLR Practice Guide updates
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has published details of the latest changes to its Practice Guides. Charging orders (PG76) This guide gives advice on the points to take into account when considering making an application for entry of an agreed or unilateral notice or a Form K restriction in respect of a charging order made under […]
AML update – the focus on AML is going nowhere anytime soon!
Our latest quarterly update webinar started with a view of the current anti-money laundering landscape including: The release of the Pandora papers, which have shown even more the extent to which the mega-rich employ different ways in which to hide their money and avoid paying tax on it; of particular concern to authorities is the […]
