How changing your client onboarding process can transform your firm
Acquiring new clients is the lifeblood of any conveyancing firm. Having a strong client intake and client onboarding process is essential in this regard. What is client intake/client onboarding? Simply put, it is the steps a law firm needs to take to turn prospective clients into paying clients. It is the means of ensuring that […]
HMLR accelerates move towards digital applications
HM Land Registry (HMLR) have announced that from November this year, all portal AP1 applications must be submitted using the Digital Registration Service. Last year, they announced that from November 2022, most AP1 applications to change the register via our online portal will only be possible through the new Digital Registration Service. Some AP1 applications […]
Derelict sites to be transformed into new homes
Derelict and underused brownfield sites across the country will be transformed into new homes to level up the country and create thriving communities for people to live and work, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have announced. West Midlands, Greater Manchester and the Tees Valley Combined Authorities have been awarded their share of […]
Q4 sees transactions soar to over 300,000
The conveyancing market across England and Wales registered a record 306,237 completed transactions between October and December last year, data from Search Acumen shows. The final quarter of 2021 was the busiest on record for completed transactions logged with HM Land Registry, with over 100,000 transactions wrapped up in both November and December – another […]
Upcoming changes to planning policy will hurt market for second homes in Wales
Regulating second home ownership in Wales through changes to planning policy will add complexity to the buying and selling process, meaning potential delays and costs for sellers and agents, according to Propertymark, the professional body for the property sector. The Welsh Government is considering new planning legislation and policy as part of its “three-pronged approach” […]
