Law Society: the SRA must not ditch SIF

In a rare move, the Law Society has united with the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) to oppose plans by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to close the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF), a step which would see consumer protection weakened. The SRA wants to close SIF, effectively ending long-term protection for consumers, with nothing to […]

Sponsor Spotlight: Stewart Title Limited

Sponsor Spotlight X-Press Legal Services

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: an in-person ceremony at the stunning Church House in London, simultaneously live streamed via The […]

Terrafirma virtual event: open table discussion

Terrafirma, a Dye & Durham Solution, is hosting a free open table discussion on Tuesday 1st March. This unique event, held via the Digital Leaders platform, is fully interactive and will feature 10 virtual rooms led by climate and property law experts. This event aims to help property professionals understand the inevitable changes to come: […]

HMLR webinars: an hour of time to save nine

webinar

HM Land Registry’s free live webinars focus on areas of land law or practice that customers say they find challenging. They also welcome the chance to ask our experts related questions. The webinars are designed to help customers prepare quality applications. That is important because it saves time, effort and money in dealing with the delays […]

More sellers expected to market in March

New data from property website Rightmove reveals that March is the strongest month of the year for prospective sellers to come to market. The study, which compared home-moving data over the last five years, excluding 2020 to account for the closed market periods, showed March is the month when the highest number of buyers are […]