Hoowla integrates LMS confirmly to protect money transfers from fraud
LMS confirmly enables conveyancers to verify bank account details to reduce risk of financial fraud LMS, the UK’s leading provider of conveyancing services, today announces the integration of confirmly, its fast, trusted, and secure identity checking technology, with Hoowla, the award winning legal case management software provider. Hoowla is now able to offer its customers […]
Simply Conveyancing appoints new Head of Quality and Compliance
Simply Conveyancing has appointed Heather Keates as Head of Quality and Compliance. Bringing over three decades of conveyancing experience to the role, this new appointment is part of Simply’s continuing commitment to provide clients with conveyancing advice that is superior in terms of quality, speed and friendliness. As an advisor to Cilex on Leasehold and […]
Lubna Shuja inaugurated as president of the Law Society
The Law Society of England and Wales has confirmed that Lubna Shuja was this week inaugurated as its 178th president, becoming the first Asian, first Muslim, and seventh female president of the Society. This is the first time in the organisation’s 200-year history there will be two consecutive female presidents. What’s more, one of the […]
“Storm clouds clearly visible” over housing market, says RICS
The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has revealed that new buyer interest fell for the fifth consecutive month in September, leading to RICS’ ominous declaration that “storm clouds are clearly visible” for the housing market. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors put the drop in demand down to “the outlook for interest rates and […]
HMRC announces 68 estate agents fined for breaking money laundering regulations
Fines for these breaches have totalled over £500,000 HMRC has announced 68 estate agents have been fined for not complying with anti-money laundering regulations. The announcement on the 11th of October revealed that 68 estate agents were issued fines for being in breach of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on […]
Lenders fuelled 7 of 10 of property purchases in last year, research shows
Lenders account for 71% of the £250bn worth of property sold in the last 12 months Over the last 12 months, the property market across Great Britain has seen just over £251bn worth of property sold, 71% of which has been fuelled by the mortgage sector, according to the latest research. Previous research has shown […]