Webinar | Restrictive Covenants – Key Issues for Residential Conveyancers
Restrictive Covenants – Key Issues for Residential Conveyancers | 8th February 2023, 11.30am -12.30pm Free to register During this 60-minute webinar sponsored by Veya, Christopher Heather KC of Tanfield Chambers and Ian Quayle of IQ Legal Training Ltd will examine how residential conveyancers should deal with restrictive covenants as part of the conveyancing process. This […]
Upcoming webinars with Search Acumen
All you need to know about upcoming webinars with Search Acumen Bankruptcy, Liquidation & The Insolvency Act Date: Wednesday 18th January Time: 11am – 12pm Where: Anywhere you like: it’s virtual About this event We are delighted to be co-hosting with CLS an informative overview on protection for transactions being set aside under the Insolvency […]
SRA appoints new Executive Director
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has appointed Aileen Armstrong as Executive Director Strategy and Innovation, taking up post in mid-June. She will be responsible for continuing to develop the SRA’s strategic direction and in particular its policy and research work, with a focus on supporting the delivery of innovation and technology in the legal sector. […]
Climb in fall-throughs “likely to be maintained into 2023”
Climbing rates of property transaction fall-throughs are set to be maintained into 2023 as the cost of borrowing continues to rise, one key industry figure has suggested. This follows new data from House Buyer Bureau which revealed that there has been a sharp increase in both the number of property transactions falling through in Q3 […]
Updated LPE1 form to include Building Safety Act 2022 requirements
A new version of the LPE1 (Leasehold Property Enquiries) form has been launched with the aim of covering requirements arising from the Building Safety Act 2022. The release of the form, which goes live today, coincides with lenders changing their policies to be able to lend on properties in remediation schemes , or those covered […]
Data suggests mortgage lending “firmly on downward slide”
New data has revealed mortgage approvals plummeted in November 2022 to their lowest level since June 2020, suggesting a dip in property transactions may be on the horizon. The Bank of England said mortgage approvals for house purchases decreased to 46,100 in November from 57,900 in October, the biggest drop seen since April 2020. This […]
Industry urged to get behind National Conveyancing Week 2023
A National Conveyancing Week, designed to inform, educate, assist, motivate, reassure, help recruit new entrants, improve the profile of conveyancers and conveyancing, and ensure fees can be set at and kept at an acceptable level, is just under 3 months away with Supporters from across the conveyancing industry lending their support. Formally launched at the […]
New business insight service for conveyancers launched
A new service designed to provide conveyancers with insight into how their clients, introducers and prospects perceive them has been launched. The service will provide “extensive market research” for conveyancing firms including looking at local fees, mystery shopping, and client engagement to help firms “fully understand and capitalise on their market.” Conveyancer Insights is the […]
#BCAwards2023 | Sponsor Spotlight: Groundsure
The third edition of the British Conveyancing Awards is just around the corner. Alongside a new, larger venue and a new headline sponsor in Groundsure, #BCAwards2023 is all about recognising and rewarding the herculean efforts of conveyancing superheroes who, despite hurdles aplenty, continue to go above and beyond to help clients move into their dream […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer: 9th January 2023
Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a good Christmas and are feeling refreshed and ready to tackle whatever 2023 may throw at us. It seems odd that it was only this time three years ago that there was the first mention of Covid given what conveyancers have been through during that time. […]
The (r)evolution of the consumer legal services market
In the first epsiode of the second series of the Today’s Conveyancer Podcast host David Opie is joined by Muve CEO David Jabbari. David was part of one of the first Alternative Business Structures (ABS) to be launched following the Legal Services Act, dubbed “Tesco Law.” At the time it was feared the Act would […]
