Conveyancing Foundation’s Be Kind We Care Initiative named as official charity of the British Conveyancing Awards 2022
The Conveyancing Foundation’s Be Kind We Care initiative, launched during the pandemic, to encourage kindness between professionals in the property and conveyancing industry, has been named as the first official charity partner of the British Conveyancing Awards. The second British Conveyancing Awards – and its first live attended ceremony – will be held on March […]
LFS develops relationship with Techedia to provide effective Proclaim support and integration with Minerva
Law Firm Services Ltd (LFS) has formed a partnership with Techedia to ensure effective Proclaim support and integration with its Minerva onboarding platform. LFS is a recognised supplier of innovative software to the UK legal sector. Constantly reviewing the market to bring new answers to industry problems, in 2019 it developed intelligent client onboarding™ solution […]
Land Data awards NLIS channel license to X-Press Legal Services
X-Press Legal Services becomes the 7th licensed channel to join the NLIS network alongside existing channels SearchFlow, Thames Water Property Searches, GlobalX, Index, Landmark and PoweredbyPie (PIE). Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator has awarded an NLIS channel license to X-Press Legal Services, the UK’s largest independent property search supplier with 27 […]
Levelling up agenda unveiled by Gove
The government has announced its strategy to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the country. Unveiled today by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, the “12 national missions” will take until 2030 and aim to improve services such as housing, education, broadband and transport. Mr Gove said it would “shift both money and […]
Sponsor Spotlight: Armalytix
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 […]
New report sets out best practice for e-signatures
The expert Industry Working Group on Electronic Execution of Documents has published their interim report, which sets out analysis of the current situation in England and Wales, identifies simple best practice guidance based on existing technology (including for vulnerable individuals), and makes recommendations for future analysis and reform. The Industry Working Group was convened following […]
Equity Release Council introduces penalty-free repayments on lifetime mortgages
Guaranteed right to make partial repayments on new lifetime mortgages marks 30 years of consumer standards for the equity release sector. New equity release customers will be able to mitigate the costs of borrowing in later life through a new product safeguard announced by the Equity Release Council (the Council), the representative industry body. From […]