PEXA to acquire Smoove for £31m

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Australian digital conveyancing platform PEXA has announced the intended acquisition of Smoove PLC for £31m. The deal is expected to complete in the final quarter of this year.  The deal follows months of extensive negotiations between the parties and will provide “opportunities to cross-sell the PEXA platform to panel firms of Smoove.” The acquisition will […]

LEAP Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2023 – Shortlist

LEAP Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2023 – Shortlist We are thrilled to unveil the shortlist for the highly anticipated LEAP Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2023. These awards celebrate excellence and innovation in the conveyancing field. Our esteemed panel of judges has meticulously reviewed submissions from across the industry, selecting outstanding individuals and firms who have […]

Property market faces ‘rising fall-throughs’

The latest industry index on property fall throughs has revealed that the number of property transactions estimated to have been subject to collapse across the UK market has started to climb after two quarters in which numbers were reducing. House Buyer Bureau analyses the number of transaction fall throughs across the UK property market, what […]

Black History Month: Legal profession celebrates influential Black women lawyers

Solicitors in England and Wales will celebrate Black History Month by embracing the “Saluting our Sisters” theme, which highlights the role Black women have had in shaping history, inspiring change and building communities, says The Law Society. Law Society of England and Wales President Lubna Shuja said that she is  delighted to celebrate Black History […]

Sprift joins OPDA as newest founding member

Matt Gilpin, CEO at Sprift and proptech specialist to join the Member Executive Committee at Open Property Data Association (OPDA). Joining their ranks, property data specialists, Sprift Technologies, has been confirmed as the latest company to join the member organisation and in doing so joins the other members who are committed to “delivering open data […]