Thirdfort ramps up partnership strategy with Good Law software integration
The partnership aims to tackle surging fraud and money laundering risks for lawyers Thirdfort, the risk management platform for professional services, has partnered with legal practice and case management platform Good Law Software (GLS) to help lawyers meet growing fraud and money laundering risks. The seamless integration enables GLS’s clients to conduct know your client […]
New CQS Core Practice Management Standards – is your firm ready?
InfoTrack webinar – 25th May, 10:00am – “New CQS Core Practice Management Standards – is your firm ready?” Recent changes to the CQS Core Practice Management Standards (CPMS) mean that CQS-accredited firms, or firms who are working towards obtaining accreditation, must be “assessment-ready” and make sure they are compliant with the updated CPMS from May […]
Christopher Davidson Solicitors streamline their conveyancing services with Redbrick Solutions
Providing exceptional legal advice and support is at the forefront of Christopher Davidson Solicitors’ comprehensive services, for both private and business clients. The well-established firm aim to understand their clients’ problems, concerns and opportunities, and provide them with a prompt solution. To support the firm in offering quality conveyancing services, Christopher Davidson Solicitors appointed Redbrick […]
Enquiries: the evidence is clear
Complaints surrounding enquiries have been en vogue of late. LinkedIn has been awash with the rants of exasperated conveyancers having received a number of enquiries nearing three figures. Forums have been riddled with denunciation. Regular contributors to Today’s Conveyancer have joined the discourse. All this, it seems, is with good reason. Over the past week, […]
“Price on application” deemed unlawful in property listings
National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published its opinion, developed with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), that the use of “POA” or “price on application” in property listings contravenes consumer protection legislation. NTSELAT’s opinion is that the use of “POA” or “price on application” in relation to a listing on […]
Mortgage searches decreasing and approvals down by 0.4%
The latest mortgage approval statistics from the Bank of England (BoE) have been published. In its most recent release the figures show that mortgage approval levels dipped by -0.4% between March and February of this year. Figures were also -14.5% lower when compared to the same time last year. Experts from around the industry have […]
Return of right to buy on the cards
Boris Johnson is reportedly considering a return of Margaret Thatcher’s “right to buy” policy of the 1980s. Such a move would give people the chance to buy the property they rent from housing associations for a discounted price of up to 70%. According to The Telegraph, Johnson is “very excited” about the potential revival of […]
Halifax HPI: average prices increase by £47,500 in two years
April’s Halifax House Price Index (HPI) reveals average prices are up 10.8% in a year, to a record high of £286,079. The latest Halifax HPI report shows that house prices increased by 1.1% in April, and is the tenth consecutive monthly rise, the longest run since 2016. Prices have now increased by £47,568 in two […]
Downvaluations affecting 1 in 30 homes
Mortgage lenders have warned that downvaluations are now affecting as many as 1 in 30 transactions in a sign that the housing market may be beginning to slow down. The claim comes from Chris Sykes, director of Private Finance. Sykes suggested that the reason for the rise in downvaluations is caused by the changeable property […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer; 9th May 2022
It is interesting that, as we enter Mental Health Awareness Week, I have just had one of the worst weeks. I cannot say specifically what was so bad about the week; it was just a culmination of things which led to a feeling of despair on Friday and a “I don’t think I can do […]
