2024 PII renewal: are you ready?
Issues on your underwriter’s radar The latest report from Howden Group outlines the issues likely to be on your underwriter’s radar in 2024. These include: Client account management. The report urges all firms to “reassess the controls they have in place for withdrawals from their client account”. Client account management is of particular importance this […]
X-Press Legal Services responds to CLC concerns with new webinar
X-Press Legal Services has released a free webinar showcasing how its innovative eAP1 dashboard, accessed via ICOS, their ordering platform, can support legal professionals through post-completion work. This initiative comes in response to the Council for Licensed Conveyancers’ (CLC) recent emphasis on the importance of proper and prompt post-completion work. The CLC’s 2024 Risk Agenda […]
Postcode lottery of local searches highlighted in latest research
The speed of turnaround of local authority searches is a postcode lottery with some councils turning search requests round in 24 hours, while the worst offenders are taking nearly 2 months. The average turnaround time for a local authority search in England and Wales is 11.5 days according to recent research by quick-buy firm Spring. […]
