Bright and forward thinking Beyond the norm – law firm embraces technology

Speed, security and simplicity for onboarding – Beyond Conveyancing The tech team at LFS with their client onboarding solution Minerva continue to welcome more law firms, with the latest being the Beyond Group and its specialist conveyancing team. Manchester based and led by property lawyer Sarah Edwards, Beyond Conveyancing are future focused and keen to […]
COP26: Towards better climate change due diligence in property transactions

With COP26 well underway, we have heard many world leaders’ speeches proclaiming that the time to act and deliver on our promises is now. Commitments to reduce emissions over decades seem to run in the face of real and present dangers to our communities, so for us it is about how we mitigate and interact […]
Index Property Information Confirms Webinar Series to Cover Residential and Commercial Leasehold Transactions

Index Property Information has announced a new series of ten, hour-long webinars focusing on residential and commercial leasehold transactions. The free sessions are suitable for any legal professional undertaking leasehold conveyancing and will examine a variety of common issues relating to residential and commercial leases, including how to provide best advice for clients. Index has […]
poweredbypie Launches Lender Handbook Tracker

Search and software provider poweredbypie, a Dye & Durham company is now offering a lender compliance tool through its online ordering platform. Lender Handbook Tracker enables conveyancers to keep up to date with specific mortgage lenders’ Part 2 instructions and check for any changes that have occurred during the conveyance that could delay the submission […]
Simplify Outage: Update 10th November

The CLC have this morning commented on the outage that has affected the Simplify group of companies, including Premier Property Lawyers. A message on the CLC website says: We are advised by the Simplify Group that following preliminary investigation of systems outages, it is now aware that certain parts of its business (including Premier Property […]
Law Society comments on SRA 21/22 business plan

The Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce has backed the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) 2021-2022 business plan and budget, and reiterated the joint key priorities for the Law Society which include anti-money laundering (AML), diversity, inclusion, technology and innovation, “We are pleased to see the SRA is prioritising its work and resources on its core regulatory […]