Dye & Durham launches Unity® Practice Management
Dye & Durham launched Unity® Practice Management, offering small and medium-sized law firms a tailor-made software to keep their operations running smoothly while accessing Dye & Durham’s broader range of technology solutions, including conveyancing searches, AML, and a legal information AI assistant. DeeDee is an always-on AI assistant available 24/7 to streamline tasks and boost […]
Compare My Move invests in the latest marketing techniques thanks to our dedicated digital marketing team
Compare My Move’s Digital Marketing Team works hard to strengthen our online presence using the latest SEO and PPC techniques. This allows users to easily find our website, resulting in increased enquiries and a boost in conveyancing leads. Our ads reach millions of movers Thanks to our PPC Team, our conveyancing ads reached over 540,000 […]
Conveyancing enquiries increase by 1.5% in Q2 2024 – data reveals
As the year has progressed, more people are looking for conveyancing solicitors, with an overall increase of 1.5% in conveyancing enquiries between the first and second quarters of 2024, according to Compare My Move’s recent Conveyancing Index. Compare My Move has put together a quarterly index on the cost and popularity of conveyancing for Q2 […]
Reaction: The King’s Speech
At the state opening of parliament today, the King announced in his speech that renters will have ‘greater rights’ and draft legislation on leasehold and commonhold reforms – the property industry has expressed concerns over plans for housebuilding, but welcome reform. MPs made their way to the House of Peers from the commons today to […]
Firms who generate most complaints should pay more – CLC
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has launched a consultation on proposals to change how its contribution towards the Legal Ombudsman is paid, so that those firms who generate more complaints contribute more to the levy. The proposals are designed to “provide a stronger incentive for the small number of firms that generate disproportionate levels […]
‘Pivotal planning shift to pro-development stance’ comes with warning
Property professionals have commended the government’s commitment to planning reform outlined in the King’s Speech and urged it to ensure that the next steps were taken carefully to avoid ‘industry confusion’ and a surge in planning challenges. Kathryn Jump, partner and living sector co-head at Shoosmiths welcomed planning reform but warned that without a proper […]
Legal Services Consumer Panel survey found that a third of clients ‘do not trust’ their legal services provider to handle a complaint
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has released the results of it’s 2024 Tracker Survey reports on how consumers are utilising legal services. The survey found that a third (33 per cent) of clients wouldn’t trust their service provider to handle a complaint ‘properly’ with a further 28 per cent concerned that complaining would ‘affect their […]
Inflation rate remains the same in line with Bank of England’s target
This morning the Bank of England’s inflation target is still frozen at two per cent. With property industry bosses saying the new Labour government have inherited ‘favourable’ conditions. At the end of May UK inflation fell to 2.3% – just above the target of 2% – the lowest level in almost three years. The May […]
PE-backing for family, corporate and conveyancing firm
A private equity (PE) firm has invested an undisclosed sum into Manchester-based Beyond Law Group as part of a ‘strategic partnership… delivering a long term vision to become the UK’s leading law firm for corporate and consumer legal services.’ Waterland Private Equity was founded in 1999 and says it currently manages over 14 billion Euros […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer: 22nd July 2024
Linkedin has been flooded with talk about the Law Society SGM. But one thing has struck me – it can be summed up by the following quote from Robert Frost: “Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep […]
Special Edition: Property Trends Q2 2024
A general election, interest rates, mortgage rates and the European Championships… a perfect storm of economic, political and social issues have come together to continue to strangle the property market according to the latest Landmark Property Trends Report for the second quarter of 2024. The report tracks property listing volumes, Sold Subject to Contract (SSTC) […]
