Gen H joins LMS Panel Link
Today, LMS, the UK’s leading conveyancing services provider, announces its partnership with Gen H as it becomes the 34th lender to join LMS Panel Link®. LMS will deliver a fully vetted, secure panel of conveyancing firms that meet Gen H’s requirements for each case, providing operational efficiencies in the house-buying and remortgaging process. As each firm is […]
The issue of recruitment and retention in the conveyancing industry
One of the current national challenges for Law Firms is recruitment and retention of staff – how do you attract the best talent and then make sure they want to stay at your firm? Over the last few years, conveyancers have been under a lot of pressure to speed up transactions whilst dealing with mountains […]
Rewarding Employers Who Care About Well-being: A Conveyancing No-Brainer
Celebrating employers who genuinely value their teams has never been more crucial. That’s why new search provider On Point Data think that ‘Employer of the Year’ is arguably the most important accolade at this year’s Surrey Law Society Legal Awards. In 2023, we’re all too familiar with the concepts of ‘company culture’ and ‘work-life balance.’ […]
Reallymoving teams up with Perfect Portal
Reallymoving has integrated Perfect Portal into its online conveyancing quote platform, making it easier for conveyancing firms to follow leads, onboard new clients and manage cases through to completion. Where previously conveyancers have been required to manage multiple platforms for each aspect of their transaction, such as email for client communication, Adobe Acrobat Sign for […]
Blacks turn to AI to streamline leasehold transactions
Although leasehold property only accounts for 20% of housing stock in England and Wales it poses a disproportionate challenge for firms that operate nationwide and cover London and other major cities where leasehold accounts for a much higher proportion of conveyancing transactions. Leeds based law firm Blacks, which handles up to 2,000 leasehold cases annually […]
VirtualSignature-ID supports SMEs’ transition to digital identity verification with SmartSign-Plus
Digital onboarding platform provider, VirtualSignature-ID, has launched its SmartSign-Plus Advanced eSignature application, with digital 3D liveness proof of identity included free of charge. This will enable SMEs to more easily adopt digital identity verification. The new software allows businesses in the legal, financial, accountancy and property sectors to verify the identity of both the signer and, […]
Average cost to sell now £5,413, climbing to £11,500 in London
The average cost to sell a home is now £5,413 and climbs to £11,500 in the capital, according to GetAgent. GetAgent.co.uk utilised its “My Property Tracker” tool to calculate the varying cost of selling a property up and down the country. The tool monitors the cost of selling a home based on current property values, […]
Housing crisis ‘driving rise in property fraud’
Levels of fraud across the property sector remain “alarmingly high”, a leading association has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) say criminals are continuing to “prey” on the cost of living crisis. They have also warned the shortage of property is creating a panic among buyers and renters which further attracts scammers. The warning […]
Work life matters: Communication
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard my clients’ people say “communication in our company isn’t very good”. Now they may well mean what they say, but when I probe and ask for a bit more detail and nuance, it’s often lacking. Moaning about poor communication is sometimes the easy way out. […]
