Property conveyancers accelerate digitisation strategies in fear of falling behind competitors
Survey by Landmark Information identifies that 88% of conveyancers believe paper and manual processes will have “all but gone” by 2025 A survey of UK-based residential property solicitors and conveyancers by Landmark Information – the UK’s largest property and land data business – has found 88% of residential property professionals believe they have a greater […]
Your vote matters – customer satisfaction for local authority searches award
The Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence, run by Land Data, are now open. Land Data has opened its 2022 Local Land Charges Awards for Excellence and is asking conveyancers to nominate and provide feedback on the local authority Local Land Charges team that has delivered a consistently high level of customer service throughout the […]
tmgroup welcomes new era of fully digital AP1 submission
tmgroup have welcomed the announcement of HM Land Registry’s plans for AP1 submission to go fully digital from November 2022. The announcement heralds a significant moment in industry history, as the first time the agency has made a digital channel mandatory. From next Autumn, HM Land Registry will no longer be accepting traditional scanned or […]
MOJ responds to rising demand for free legal advice
A new report from the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) demonstrates how government funding has maintained and expanded vital access to free specialist legal advice. Through the Covid-19 Specialist Advice Services Scheme (CSASS), £5.4 million was awarded in 2020/21 by the MOJ and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to the Law Centres Network and […]
HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG4 and PG5
HM Land Registry has published details of changes to Practice Guides 4 and 5. Adverse possession of registered land (PG4) This guide provides information about applications for adverse possession of registered land, the procedures for making these applications and the options available to anyone served with notice of such an application. If information is required […]