Fundraising packs now available for National Conveyancing Week
A free physical and virtual fundraising pack to help firms raise money for their chosen charities throughout National Conveyancing Week (NCW) has been created by NCW Charity Partner, the Conveyancing Foundation. National Conveyancing Week, first launched in 2023 and hosted again 11th-15th March 2024, aims to raise the profile of conveyancing and the role of […]
How is HMLR’s Strategy 2022+ Playing Out?
HM Land Registry’s Strategy 2022+ aims to implement a paperless home buying and selling process by 2025. The three-year plan sees HMLR take ownership to lead the way in using digital tools to improve the system. In a bid to enforce end-to-end digital conveyancing and see automation of up to 70% of all register updates […]
Pre completion now the fastest growing area of digital conveyancing adoption
The latest instalment of the Digital Conveyancing Maturity Index reports use of digital adoption in pre completion has grown by 7% since 2022, rising to an average score of 37%. Now in its second edition, the research project conducted by InfoTrack surveyed 185 firms across England and Wales to assess the uptake of the latest […]
Civil legal aid: Millions still without access to justice
The latest research published by the Law Society of England and Wales has revealed that millions of people are still unable to access justice when they need it, with charities and small firms struggling to keep legal aid afloat. In its response to the call for evidence for the Civil Legal Aid Review, the Law […]
PropEco introduces AI-driven climate change data platform
PropEco, a pioneering data platform, is changing the way property professionals address climate change’s multifaceted challenges. PropEco aims to streamline the property assessment process by consolidating critical data points into a single, accessible platform. By combining hundreds of information sources, proprietary models and AI-powered data capture and processing, the platform provides quick access to the […]
A quarter of all home sellers being ‘gazundered’
The latest market insight has revealed that a quarter of sellers to have transacted in the last 12 months have been subject to gazundering, otherwise known as chipping, with a third (32%) being gazundered within two weeks of the exchange of contracts. Gazundering, also known within the industry as chipping, is when a buyer drops […]
Over half of professionals would start new job search if they had to work more days in-office
53% of UK professionals would start looking for a new job if their employer told them they’d have to work more days in the office. With over two-fifths (46%) stating costs associated with returning to the office as a key deterrent. The findings are from a recent poll of 2,000 UK professionals conducted by specialist […]
