InfoTrack launches new Digital Contract Packs for sellers
Award-winning technology provider InfoTrack has launched Contract of Sale, a new digital solution designed to enable firms to prepare and send contract packs digitally to speed up the pre-completion process. Preparing contract packs is a time-consuming task for the seller’s solicitor: collating documents from various sources, manually checking the information, and inconsistencies with data can […]
The history of law firm automation
Due to the complex nature of delivering legal services and the plight of “information overload” the sector is renowned for enduring, it is no surprise that lawyers have been looking for ways to automate law firms for many decades. Looking back really helps to put law firm automation into perspective, especially when we see how […]
Geodesys webinar: changes to the CON29DW Commercial
This 45 minute webinar will provide an update on our recent changes to the CON29W Commercial, drainage and water report. We’ll be discussing: • The CON29DW Commercial and recent full Law Society adoption • Question numbering changes and alignment with the Residential product which took place last year • Standard Ha size adjustment from 2Ha […]
Skipton signs up for LMS Panel Link®, becoming 32nd lender to join service
LMS, the UK’s leading conveyancer and panel management specialist, has today announced its partnership with Skipton Building Society, an award-winning provider of savings and mortgages, which will become the 32nd lender to join LMS Panel Link®. As part of its unique Panel Link® service, from 22nd August 2022 LMS will deliver a fully vetted, secure […]
VirtualSignature announces partnership with Document Direct for Digital Onboarding of clients
VirtualSignature and Document Direct have announced a business partnership to promote the use of eSignatures and digital onboarding for clients. The partnership will also see Document Direct use the SmartSign eSignature application when digitally onboarding its own clients. Martyn Best, Managing Director and founder of Document Direct commented: “We were wrestling with the challenge of […]
Government confirms plans to raise accessibility standards in new homes
New homes will be more accessible for older and disabled people following confirmation from the government of its plans to raise the accessibility standard after full consultation of proposals. The raising accessibility standards for new homes consultation proposed staying with the existing framework for accessible housing, reconsidering the way existing standards are used or raising the […]
Conveyancers risk homebuyers to the threat of Japanese knotweed
Conveyancers risk exposing buyers of new-build homes to the threat of Japanese knotweed if they fail to ask developers whether the invasive plant, claims Environet UK. Completion of a standard TA6 Law Society Property Information Form, which asks a direct question about whether a property is affected by knotweed, is not a legal requirement for […]
