Sponsor Spotlight: PEXA
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, simply would not happen without the support of the industry. Thank you to all those who have entered and sponsored the event which this year is hosted as a hybrid event; with an in person ceremony at the stunning Church House in London, simultaneously live streamed […]
Property industry pens open letter to Gove over leasehold measures
Organisations from across the legal, property, and mortgage sectors have called upon the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, Michael Gove MP, to begin implementing a series of measures already announced by the government which would improve the lives of many leaseholders. The organisations including the Conveyancing Association, The Society of Licensed […]
Conveyancers beware of agent’s AML checks
A quarter of UK estate agency branches have failed to register with HMRC for money laundering supervision, according to new analysis from the property and legal fintech Thirdfort. Just 16,730 UK branches out of 22,270 across the country have registered with HMRC, the anti-money laundering supervisor for the sector. Some 5,540 branches, or 25%, have […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer; 31st January 2022
I have read a lot this week on LinkedIn about the relationship between estate agents and solicitors. I am not sure if any agents read this but if you know any agents who would be interested in what I am going to say, please feel free to share with them! There have been a lot […]
Who is your conveyancer of the year?
2022 sees the introduction of two brand new categories to The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham. Conveyancing Firm of the Year – National, sponsored by Groundsure and Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion, sponsored by Move Reports. CLICK HERE to nominate your Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion sponsored by Move Reports CLICK HERE to nominate your Conveyancing Firms […]
Leasehold Reform Bill: clause for existing properties rejected by MPs
The leasehold reform bill has passed its third reading through the House of Commons. The bill, which aims to restrict ground rents on newly created long residential leases to one peppercorn per year, is likely to become law. But an amendment that would see ground rents removed for all existing leasehold properties was defeated by […]
Estate agency urges caution following hacking incident
Norfolk-based estate agency, Sowerbys, has informed its clients and registered applicants to be careful, asking them to exercise “caution” and vigilance after a hacking incident involving its email systems was discovered. The estate agency reportedly issued an apology to customers earlier this week following fraudulent activity that caused a spam email to be sent by […]