LMS monthly remortgage snapshot: August 2024

LMS has prepared its monthly remortgage snapshot for August. The Snapshot collates LMS data to provide a comprehensive overview of the re-mortgage activity across the month. Key stats: Instructions decreased by 2% in August 14% less remortgages were completed in August The overall cancellation rate increased 3% Pipeline cases increased by 1% month-on-month Fast facts […]

Conveyancing Essentials – Join Our Special Four-Part Webinar Series from Stewart Title

 Stewart Title UK has teamed up with property expert Ian Quayle to offer a new, free CPD webinar series. Starting Monday 23rd September, the four-week series Conveyancing Essentials — From Instruction to Registration will cover the entire conveyancing process, complete with practical tips and expert commentary on each stage of a residential property transaction. Stephen […]

OPDA launches new research project to find out how homebuying can be improved

A new research project launched this month is set to discover what buyers think should be done to improve homebuying in the UK. The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has issued a survey through over 30 of its member firms including Atom bank, Inventory Base, and Kotini to cover thousands of existing and potential homebuyers. […]

Need for speedier legal work drives 82 per cent of lawyers to embrace AI

A majority of UK lawyers have adopted generative AI or have plans in motion, almost four-times the number seen in Summer 2023. Lawyers say delivering work faster is the biggest benefit of AI, yet it is prompting many to rethink the suitability of their pricing structure, according to a new report by LexisNexis. The survey […]

At least one stolen password found for everyone in the UK legal sector

A new study of more than 5,000 law firms has found that cyber security threats are becoming an issue, with passwords to work devices hacked and stolen. New research by Atlas Cloud reveals that almost three-quarters of UK law firms have at least one employee password leaked into publicly available sources. The IT services company […]