Development Risk Webinar Confirmed
poweredbypie has confirmed a free development risk webinar to be run by Paul Addison, Managing Director of DevAssist for 11am on 3 November 2021. Paul Addison, Managing Director of DevAssist confirms: “With nearly one-third of our reports identifying properties as having a high risk of development within 75m, conveyancers need to be able to offer […]
Dye & Durham Nominated for Three Modern Law Conveyancing Awards
Dye & Durham Limited, a leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions designed to improve efficiency and increase productivity for legal and business professionals, announced today that three of its companies have been nominated for the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2021 in recognition of their ability to deliver accurate mission critical data in conveyancing. […]
SDLT refund ‘predators’ on the rise
The sharp rise in the number of firms claiming to be specialists in securing SDLT refunds has sparked a warning to conveyancers to be extra vigilant with SDLT calculations and checks for homebuying clients, and carry out due diligence on any SDLT specialists they use says Kate Bould, Managing Director at Index West Midlands Property […]
Sunak delivers Budget for “new age of optimism”
Rishi Sunak launched his latest budget with a stirring defence of current policy, claiming that jobs growth, economic recovery and wage rises pointed to the success of the investment the government in making as part of its “Levelling Up” programme. “Today’s budget provides a stronger economy for the British people. Growth up, jobs up, debt […]
Perfect Portal shortlisted for 3 categories at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2021
On the 13th of October, the shortlists for all 17 categories of the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2021 were announced. These prestigious awards, launched in 2016, have become an annual highlight of the conveyancing calendar, with firms and service providers from across the industry competing for the accolade. It is with great pleasure that Perfect […]
Budget 2021 predictions
Predictions for today’s budget announcement include £2 billion of Government investment into building new homes on derelict or unused land. The chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a £2 billion housing investment which includes the building of 160,000 greener homes on brownfield land the size of 2,000 football pitches, as well as a £9 […]
SRA sets out plans for 2021/22
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published its 2021-22 business plan, outlining its key areas of work for the coming year. Publication follows a consultation exercise earlier this year which saw more than 8,000 people have their say on the proposals through a range of virtual events, written submissions and online polls. In addition to […]
30,000 new homes completed in Q3 2021
In the “race for space” detached living is preferred to apartment living according to the latest stats from the National House Building Council (NHBC). Detached houses now make up the largest proportion of new home registrations in the UK. In Q3 2021, 36% of new homes registered to be built were detached, vs. 28% in […]
Westminster-based Lee Bolton Monier Williams LLP appoint Access Legal
One of London’s oldest law firms is enjoying greater accessibility to data and applications after fully migrating to the cloud, supported by Oosha. The integrated cloud IT services provider, which is now part of law technology specialist Access Legal, was appointed by Westminster-based Lee Bolton Monier Williams LLP (LBMW) to help modernise its legacy IT system. […]