Dye & Durham’s cloud-based software speeds up workflow for Bennett Oakley solicitors

Launched in response to the UK’s first lockdown, Dye & Durham’s Document Portal, part of the Brighter Law Solution, is proving invaluable to conveyancing firms, enabling the safe and secure exchange of critical information and speeding up transaction times. Bennett Oakley is a leading legal practice with offices in Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Brighton and London. […]
Changes to PII renewal process for CLC-regulated firms – how will this affect you?

The recent changes will take effect from 2023 and impose certain obligations on both licenced firms and PII providers. Designed after public consultation on the subject, the purpose of the new regulations, according to the CLC, is to “…make the renewal process smoother than it has been, allowing practices time to seek alternative cover if […]
Amiqus is the Swiss army knife for AML compliance

You might have heard of Amiqus as a digital compliance tool helping you to conduct necessary AML checks and keep track of all the information for audit purposes. This is certainly at the core of what we provide, though organisations who use Amiqus find that the system offers so much more. While they may come […]
tm:tv set to return with industry disrupters, overseas inspiration and more

Following a successful spring series – bringing over 150 property professionals together to share best practice ideas online – tm:tv is set to return this September for another three thought-provoking sessions. This forms part of a series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today! – delivered in a refreshing “Top 5” format. Brought to the […]
SearchFlow launches new AI-driven search solutions to drive efficiencies in conveyancing

SearchFlow, a Landmark Information Group business, has announced the launch of two AI-driven solutions to streamline legal teams’ admin and improve efficiencies. The two new offerings from SearchFlow: Title Data Service, and Interpreted Search will digitise and automate menial and repetitive legal tasks – allowing law firms to maximise their billable hours and save time […]
Subsidence: due diligence for today and the future

Summer has arrived with a scorching presence and, with climate models predicting that we will experience hotter, drier summers in the future, it gives us a glimpse into what we may experience – including impacts on vulnerable peoples’ health, community infrastructure and in the homes we live in. Subsidence is a key concern for homeowners. […]
Digital home sales scheme struggles to attract local authority support

New reports show that take-up amongst local authorities of the Land Registry digital home sales scheme has stalled as just one in seven have signed up to the land charges register, despite cash incentives. The Land Registry’s programme introduced four years ago to boost property sales has signed up less than 14% of council land […]
Final legal stages continue to delay property purchases

Data from property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has revealed how the pandemic property market boom and the resulting market backlog is impacting the property transaction timeline, even for those utilising a quick sale method, with the average time to complete increasing by over three weeks so far in 2022 when compared to pre-pandemic market conditions. HBB […]