“Cyber incident” impacting transactions – c. 80 firms affected
A reported “cyber incident” is affecting around 80 firms up and down the country and preventing transactions moving forward. The outage legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider CTS is preventing firms from accessing systems and risks bringing exchanges and completions to a standstill. The issue has been brought to the attention of Today’s Conveyancer by […]
Tie up to offer reservation agreements to panel manager
Reservation agreements will be offered to home movers through a partnership between a digital reservations services provider and a residential property consultancy. The “strategic partnership” between Gazeal and Landmark will see reservation agreements integrated into the Optimus panel management offering for home movers. The tie up has been described as a way for buyers and […]
Dye & Durham to Showcase Innovative Insights at LegalEx 2023
Dye & Durham will be at next week’s LegalEx conference and exhibition in London to showcase their suite of legal practice management solutions, due diligence data and reports, conveyancing risk and fraud protection solutions. David Nash, Chief Product Officer at Dye & Durham is confirmed as a featured speaker on the Legal Tech Theatre stage. […]
Financial illiteracy fuelling excessive borrowing, research reveals
Despite the government’s commitment to regulate Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services in early 2021, there has been a notable silence on the issue, raising concerns among consumer groups that they may be backing down from this promise. With the approaching Christmas season intensifying spending pressures amid a cost-of-living crisis, there is apprehension that financially […]
Movera unveils two key hires
Movera has announced two important appointments aimed at supporting the company’s expansion and technological advancement in its latest phase. As part of this strategic move, Lisa Daniels has been appointed as the Head of Marketing and Communication, while Claire Smith has taken on the role of Chief People Officer, leading a newly formed team responsible […]
HMLR processes 1.8m applications in October, showing month-on-month increase
HM Land Registry completed 1,810,655 applications in October compared with 1,730,767 in September and 1,888,991 last October 2022. 299,511 were applications for register updates compared with 304,718 in September. 1,017,051 were applications for an official copy of a register compared with 944,174 in September. What’s more, 191,928 were search and hold queries (official searches) compared […]
Law Society comments on MOJ vision
Following the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) unveiling its vision for the future of the civil and family courts and tribunals system, the Law Society of England and Wales have shared their comments, highlighting the need for a much more efficient system of collating, analysing and then publishing data. The Law Society also highlighted the existing […]
