Navigating HMRC guidance: reporting rules and due diligence for digital platforms

If you operate a digital platform in the UK that connects buyers with sellers for goods or services and can track payments to those sellers— such as property letting platforms, gig economy platforms, online course platforms etc—the OECD Model Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms may affect you. These rules, implemented in the UK on 1 […]
New report reveals slow transaction processes and communication breakdowns fuelling frustration across property industry and home movers

Landmark Information Group has unveiled a comprehensive new research report that reveals significant frustrations among home movers, as well as the wider key challenges facing property professionals. The findings reveal ongoing frustrations with transaction delays, poor communication, and the need for improved technology—all of which continue to hamper the efficiency of the home-buying process. The […]
‘Unique AI experience’ for law firms as Access Legal shares 2025 strategy

A provider of software and services to the legal market, Access Legal, a division of The Access Group, has shared details on the upcoming launch of what the company is calling a ‘revolutionary’ solution for 2025. Access Legal will deliver a ‘unique GenAI experience’ to empower lawyers to transform their productivity, workflows and communication. Technology […]
What are the changes to agricultural property relief?

Reforms announced at the Budget will help raise money to fix the public finances while ‘protecting small family farms from unfairly high inheritance tax’ the government has announced. The Treasury has said that the government is ‘committed to supporting farmers and rural communities, including helping families to pass their land on to the next generation’. […]
PCS Legal expands to Frinton-on-Sea with new branch opening

Property law firm PCS Legal has announced the opening of its newest branch in Frinton-on-Sea. Located at Suite 1, Connaught Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, CO13 9PQ, this latest expansion will bring PCS Legal’s renowned conveyancing and property law expertise to the Essex coast. The Frinton-on-Sea branch will be managed by Caroline McCullagh, an experienced conveyancer who […]
Firm takes three-pronged approach to management

A Kent and London law firm has described how it is ‘rewriting the rule book’ by appointing three new managing partners to take the firm forward into 2025. Bromley-headquartered Thackray Williams will appoint three new managing partners when current Managing Partner Sean Sanders steps down in March 2025. Vikki Herbert, Anthony Macey and Emma Thompson […]
Membership body awards programme recognises people-first approach

Law firm membership body LawNet hosted their latest annual awards in Birmingham with Thames Valley and Berkshire based Gardner Leader LLP, Kent-based Berry & Lamberts Solicitors collecting key awards on the night. The awards are focused on recognising innovation and strategic success across the network’s SME law firm members. This year, more than 320 delegates […]
Convey Law Named a Top Employer in the 2024 Best Companies List

A Welsh law firm say they are ‘delighted’ to be recognised as one of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in the UK. Convey Law has been selected by the 2024 Best Companies Awards, standing as ‘the highest-ranked CLC regulated law firm in the country’. The company say that this recognition ‘reflects the company’s […]