How can conveyancers prevent the risk of burnout in the workplace?

There’s no denying that conveyancing is a stressful career to navigate and workplace burnout may never be far away. It’s easy to ignore feelings of stress when days are hectic, but also crucial to step back occasionally and assess its impact on mental and physical health. Excessive workloads and constant work pressures make it ever […]

Conveyo: Oops we did it, again – to Exchange in Four Weeks!

Conveyo, the proptech company standing for instant residential property transactions, has marked a significant milestone by repeatedly completing property transactions in a four-week timeframe, underscoring Conveyo’s commitment to expediting property sales through innovative solutions. Conveyo’s approach is built on a foundation of comprehensive upfront information, ensuring that each property is legally sale-ready before it even […]

Average time it takes to sell a home falls by -8.1 days

New analysis has revealed that despite a cooling housing market, the time it takes to sell a home in England & Wales has fallen by an average of -8.1 days in the past six months. GetAgent monitors the time it takes to sell a home in every region of England & Wales, from the point a […]

Home movers more accepting of “new normal” interest rates

Lower prices and improved mortgage affordability may start to strengthen the property market into 2024 as home movers and those remortgaging begin to accept the “new normal” of higher interest rates. The latest Halifax House Price Index showed a sixth consecutive month of house price decreases, but the pace of decline has slowed from a […]

Conveyancing fees rise, but not as fast as inflation

Conveyancing fees have risen slightly over the past 12 months, but continue to track well below inflation, estate agency and removals fees as a new report suggests the cost of moving home has fallen by over 10% in the last 12 months. Analysis of 350,000 quotes for home moving services has revealed that the cost […]

Baby-loss awareness training for law firms – free-to-access training

A free-to-access baby-loss awareness training programme has been launched to help law firms gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively support their employees and co-workers who have experienced the loss of a baby. The training will contribute to fostering an environment that is open, inclusive, and supportive for those affected by baby loss and […]

LawCare sees a 24% surge in support-seeking individuals, research shows

LawCare has seen a 24% increase in the number of legal professionals contacting them for support – based on the number of contacts from January to August 2023, compared with the same period in 2022. Legal professionals are overwhelmed and stressed, and these mental health concerns can be exacerbated or caused by the work environment. […]

2/3rds of lawyers feel held back after children

Nearly two-thirds of lawyers feel less optimistic about their career prospects after having children, with 58% of respondents to a recent survey indicating they feel it holds back their professional opportunities.  The research has been conducted by Realm Recruit who have identified the trend in a new “Parenting in the Law” guide. The recruiter surveyed […]

Update to conveyancing “Pledges from industry body

Quality of service and expediting matters which  could cause “hardship” to clients has been identified as key commitments for members to make as part of an update to the Conveyancing Association’s (CA) “Pledges” Following on from the introduction of the FCA’s Consumer Duty and the publication of the CA’s Digital Conveyancing Protocol Document, the update […]

An honest appraisal of running a conveyancing practice

Today's Conveyancer Podcast

Running a busy conveyancing firm has its ups and down and you might have forgiven the latest guest on the Today’s Conveyancer podcast if he had packed his bags and walked away when he sold his stake in his law firm in 2019 12 years after he set it up in 2007. But Simon Thomas […]

World Mental Health Day; important resources

On Tuesday 10th October, World Mental Health Day 2023 takes place and this year’s theme is that ‘Mental health is a universal human right’. I can think of few people who wouldn’t agree with that and, in my view, any opportunity to raise awareness of mental health can only be a good thing, particularly in […]

Diary of a high street conveyancer: 9th October 2023

So what has happened in conveyancing world this week?   Well, I had a client who completed his house purchase in 2020 who emailed me to tell me that there was now an issue with the roof and asked if I could go back to the sellers’ solicitor to ask them about a contribution to […]