Anthony Collins: From bottlenecks to brighter outcomes

Midlands-based Top 200 law firm, Anthony Collins, is levelling up their commercial real estate workflow to nurture client relationships through reliable, efficient, and cost[1]effective service delivery. We spoke with Sandy Munroe, Local Government Property Partner, to explore how InfoTrack is enabling the firm to alleviate bottlenecks and expand their opportunities Anthony Collins is a firm […]
Weightmans: Creating a point of difference in the market

Weightmans is a Top 40 UK law firm with an emphasis on agile working, designed to foster a culture of diversity and inclusivity. Their 1,400-strong workforce has recently grown through a merger, increasing the size of their residential property team and expanding their presence in London and Southeast England. Offering a mix of commercial and […]
Getting the firm’s priorities right: how SME law firms can achieve long term success

A recent report from LPM found that most (62%) senior leaders at UK SME law firms consider their peers – similar firms in their geography – to be the biggest commercial threat to their future success. The report, published by LPM, also found that the top three strategic objectives for small to medium law firms […]
Unique Technology & Unrivalled Service: How Cashroom are Supporting Law Firms

Cashroom’s Purpose For the past 14 years, Cashroom has been a trusted partner for law firms of all sizes and types, providing reliable, accurate, and specialized legal accounting support. Our mission at Cashroom is to simplify legal accounting for lawyers, allowing them to focus on what they do best – practicing law. We are revolutionizing […]
Uncovering the property trends in Q2 2023

The Q2 2023 residential edition of Landmark’s Property Trends Report is now live. This cross-market activity report offers the latest data and analysis on residential transactions. A subdued market struggling with uncertain conditions The residential sector is still navigating a period of uncertainty. Although listing activity has strengthened this quarter – with June ‘23 outperforming […]
The Love Story of Legal Software Providers and Clients: Why It’s a Match Made in Heaven!

How the integration with Property Searches Scotland came to be… Today, we’re going to embark on a journey into the delightful world of legal software providers and our beloved clients. Buckle up because we’re about to discover why this relationship simply has to be good! Trust me, this is a tale filled with love, a […]
How Birketts removed the headache from compliance with Thirdfort

Birketts are a top 50 law firm in the UK with over 500 lawyers in six locations. For more than 150 years they have been advising businesses, institutions and individuals across the UK and internationally on many areas of law including corporate and commercial, commercial property, commercial and personal litigation and private client work. What […]
How do you stay AML compliant in 2023?

We live in a world where due diligence has never been more important, the government and law enforcement agencies continue to crack down on those who break the law or fail to meet regulations, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has started to mount prosecutions on top of imposing regulatory penalties and civil fines against […]
Housing market proves ‘remarkably resilient’ as sales agreed spike

The housing market defied speculation of a potential crash in the second quarter of this year as several key indicators – including sales agreed – painted a picture of “remarkable resilience”. This is according to data published by TwentyCi in their latest Property & Homemover report, which revealed sales agreed during Q2 2023 increased by […]
SRA regulation ‘driving legal executives towards conveyancing regulator’

Being regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority appears to make legal executives want to switch to a conveyancing and probate regulator, the Law Society Gazette has reported. In the past 12 months the Council for Licensed Conveyancers have been 112 legal executives convert to CLC regulation – a figure which usually stands at 10. In […]
Homeowners taking out variable rate mortgages at highest level in 10 years

Homeowners taking out variable rate mortgages is at its highest level in 10 years as they feel that high interest rates will be “short-lived”, according to The Times. In the three months to April 2023, 13% of new mortgages were variable rate deals which is the largest share in this time since the middle of […]