HMLR practice guide updates: March 2023

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HM Land Registry practice guide updates: PG50, PG1 Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50) Page summary: Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be raised (practice guide 50). Change made: Section 2 has been amended to better reflect current internal processes on requisitions and cancellations. First registrations […]

Enquiries: AI solution secures development funding

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A start-up conveyancing enquiries business has won “substantial backing” from investors and government to help fund the development of a solution designed to reduce the burden of enquiries for practitioners. Collaborative Conveyancing, set up by Chris Harris and Karen Babington, has secured the grant from Innovate UK in partnership with the Hartree Centre, and completed […]

#BCAwards2023 | Sold-out awards to recognise industry excellence

The British Conveyancing Awards 2023, sponsored by Groundsure, returns on 21st March to recognise industry excellence, innovation and best practice.  The awards ran first as an online only event in 2020 and was launched to recognise the Herculean efforts of the conveyancing industry throughout the pandemic and SDLT exemption. The second year, and first in-person […]

National Conveyancing Week – Book your places

The full agenda for National Conveyancing Week, which will run from 20th March – 24th March, is now out with events happening throughout the week for professionals from across the home moving industry to join.  By registering you will receive information about each of the events as the week progresses and can elect to join […]

MyIdentity scheme set to revamp ID checks for new home sales

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The MyIdentity scheme is moving closer to enhancing identification (ID) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks in new home sales for all parties following the conclusion of a three-month consultation period, its founder has said. The scheme aims to provide a set of standards specific to the property industry to allow parties to work together and […]

FCA eases expectations on number of mortgage borrowers at risk of default

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has nearly halved the number of mortgage borrowers it expects to be at risk of defaulting on their mortgage payments by mid-2024. The regulator has suggested that, in addition to the households already behind on payments – c. 200,000 in June 2022 – 356,000 mortgage borrowers could face payment difficulties […]

Diary of a high street conveyancer: 13th March 2023

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I was going to write about the effects of snow on house moves, but as the snow has now disappeared, I will follow on from last week’s Ten Commandments. My first commandment to the client was “thou shalt not select your conveyancer on price alone”. Well, if I were to write Ten Commandments to conveyancing […]

The real truth about review platforms

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In this latest Today’s Conveyancer Podcast host David Opie is joined by Simon Brown and Ben Marley,  CEO and Commercial Director of review specialists The ESTAS to discuss the ins and out of review platforms.  Increasingly review and recommendation platforms dominate many of our buying decisions. Think about booking.com and TripAdvisor for holidays,  Facebook and […]