Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from the team at Today’s Conveyancer! We hope you all enjoyed the festivities and a well-earned break over the Christmas period. We’d like to take this opportunity, as the New Year edges closer, to thank all of our readers and partners for your continued support in 2021. Wishing you all a very […]
Judge Spotlight: Mandy Brown
Judging awards ceremonies can often be a thankless task. But without the support of the people who spend hours toiling away reviewing the submissions, the awards simply would not happen. On behalf of Today’s Conveyancer and Headline Sponsor Dye & Durham, we are incredibly grateful to all our judging panel who we are showcasing through […]
Judge Spotlight: Simon Brown
Judging awards ceremonies can often be a thankless task. But without the support of the people who spend hours toiling away reviewing the submissions, the awards simply would not happen. On behalf of Today’s Conveyancer and Headline Sponsor Dye & Durham, we are incredibly grateful to all our judging panel who we are showcasing through […]
SRA receives perfect score in annual LSB review
Following the LSB’s annual review of frontline regulators last month, the SRA has reportedly met all 27 of the required outcomes in its regulatory approach, authorisation, supervision, enforcement and leadership. The results show that the SRA was one of just two organisations that achieved a perfect score in the review and is the second year […]
Judge Spotlight: Rob Hailstone
Judging awards ceremonies can often be a thankless task. But without the support of the people who spend hours toiling away reviewing the submissions, the awards simply would not happen. On behalf of Today’s Conveyancer and Headline Sponsor Dye & Durham, we are incredibly grateful to all our judging panel who we are showcasing through […]
New build homes must offer gigabit wi-fi access
A technical consultation on offering all new homes access to high-speed wi-fi has been announced by the Government. The changes to the law will mean home developers will be legally required to build gigabit broadband into new homes in England and make it a priority as part of building work. They will also need to […]
Simplify faces group litigation over possible data breaches
In the latest development of the Simplify Group IT outage which left thousands of transactions unable to complete and even more home movers stranded, law firm Keller Lenkner UK has confirmed that an initial 50 people have signed up to a group litigation that will focus on two areas of action for those affected. A […]
Second-homes boost highest SDLT take since 2017
HMRC has reported £11.44 billion in receipts from SDLT so far this year, the highest amount collected in the first 11 months of a year since 2017. It is thought that the fervent second-home buying market in 2021 has boosted the Treasury tax take despite the SDLT holiday which also applied to buy-to-let properties and […]
Convey Law helps to raise over £90,000 for charity in 2021
CONVEY Law has donated £1000 to the National Deaf Children’s Society (NCDS) after it was nominated for help by a member of staff who lost her own hearing after suffering meningitis. It has also donated a further £3000 to charity in the last month bringing to over £90,000 the amount the leading conveyancing practice and […]
Taylor Wimpey to remove ground rent increases
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has announced it will no longer subject leaseholders to ground rents that double every 10 years following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Following action launched by the CMA in 2020 against four housing developers, Taylor Wimpey, Countryside, Barratt Developments and Persimmon Homes, over possible mis-selling and use of […]
New homes must show 30% cut in carbon emissions
All new buildings must reduce their greenhouse gases by nearly a third under new building regulations which will come into force in June. Under the rules, carbon emissions from new build homes must be 30% lower than current standards and other new buildings such as offices and shops must be 27% lower. Housing Minister Eddie […]
Cladding: RICS will not remove EWS1 requirements
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says it will not remove EWS1 requirements for low-rise buildings. Previous guidance issued by the Government earlier this year stated that having consulted with lenders, low-rise buildings less than 18 metres in height would no longer be subject to EWS1 forms. Former housing secretary, Robert Jenrick said in […]
Mortgage trends and interest rates – what could happen in 2022?
Since the Bank of England raised the interest rate last week to 0.25% from an all-time low of 0.1%, industry commentary around 2022 mortgage trends continues to gather pace. Despite the emergence of the Omicron variant, which has caused concern in financial markets across the world, and the re-imposing of restrictions and travel bans, […]
Property market stabilising but stock remains low
HMRC’s November transaction figures indicate a return to stability for property sales, but stock levels remain low. Figures show that the provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate for November 2021 sales transactions is 104,980, 13.4% lower than November 2020 and 22.7% higher than October 2021. After a significant decrease was observed for residential transactions completed in October […]
HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG9, PG10, PG50, PG62, PG64 & PG67
HM Land Registry has published details of changes to Practice Guides 9, 10, 50, 62, 64 and 67. Powers of attorney and registered land (PG9) This guide gives advice on the evidence HMLR needs when an attorney has executed documents lodged for registration. Change made: HMLR will now accept the summary sheet generated by the […]
CLC provide Simplify update
The CLC has provided an update regarding ongoing matters resulting from the Simplify Group cyber attack. The CLC today provided an update stating that it has been in constant touch with managers at Simplify since the incident was first reported. The regulated law firms within the Simplify group that were involved in the incident were […]
Case study: 5 reasons this firm uses Clio for case management
When it comes to choosing a case management software for your law firm, Clio knows that your time is precious and that every firm’s needs are unique. That’s certainly the case for one Middlesbrough firm, the Immigration Advice Centre. They switched to Clio after first trying a variety of software solutions to manage their caseloads […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas… Diary of a High Street Conveyancer
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all over the land conveyancers closed laptops, turned off the broadband a large sigh of relief , looking forward to some fun one year is over, and a hard job well done. It started last year with Covid 19 the first full lockdown the country had seen but […]
HSBC fined £63.9m for AML failures
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined HSBC Bank (HSBC) £63.9m for failings in its anti-money laundering (AML) processes. HSBC used automated processes to monitor hundreds of millions of transactions a month to identify possible financial crime. However, the FCA found that three key parts of HSBC’s transaction monitoring systems showed serious weaknesses over a […]
Property industry reacts to “surprise” interest rate increase
The Bank of England has increased interest rates to 0.25% from 0.1%. The decision, which caught many experts by surprise, came just after the official rate of inflation reached 5.1%, the highest rate recorded in the last decade. But despite fears that the new Omicron COVID-19 variant will place additional pressure and uncertainty on the […]
