Cashroom Breaks Records with Unprecedented Surge in New Signings During Summer
Cashroom, the leading provider of outsourced legal accounting services, has just experienced the busiest month in its history for new signings. Despite the traditional lull of the summer break, law firms across the globe are actively seeking to enhance their business operations. This trend underscores a significant shift in the legal industry, where outsourcing the […]
Director of Fine & Country comments of Bank of England base rate and inflation
The Bank of England has reduced interest rates from 5.25% to 5%, marking the first decrease since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The cut comes as a result of wider economic stability and inflation holding at 2% for the last two months. In response to the Bank of England’s announcement on interest […]
An Accounting Error? Stamp Duty and blurring the boundaries
Law firms and mortgage advisers are increasingly referring clients to ‘specialist advisers’ for advice on their Stamp Duty, but this isn’t without its own problems… “…solicitors deal with SDLT day in, day out, so they should mug up on the subject and deal with it themselves, not abdicate their responsibilities to their client by fobbing […]
Base rate cut ‘signals confidence in a continued low inflationary environment’
The industry has come forward to comment on the Bank of England’s base rate cut, saying it signifies a ‘growing confidence’ in a low inflation environment after Labour started to head the UK government. The Bank of England has reduced interest rates from 5.25% to 5%, marking the first decrease since the start of the […]
Council begins sign-up to issue First Homes Property Logbooks
Bristol City Council, have become the first users of the Residential Logbook Association’s new ‘First Homes Logbook’ and Local Authority reporting system. This was built by the RLBA to support DLUCH’s ‘First Homes’ scheme for first time buyers. The initiative is the UK Government’s first use of Digital Property Logbooks. It aims to give all […]
Peddling to Perugia for mental health
In an effort to raise awareness and funds for mental health research, James Smith, as an Ambassador for the Mindstep Foundation, is cycling over 2,300 Kilometres from his home in London to Perugia, Italy. James is the son in law of Conveyancing Foundation Chairman, Lloyd Davies, and husband of Georgia Davies. The journey, which began […]
