Orbital Witness announced as latest Conveyancing Association Affiliate member

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading representative body for the conveyancing industry, has announced Orbital Witness, the all-in-one property due diligence automation platform for lawyers and property professionals, as its latest Affiliate member. Established in 2018, Orbital Witness leverages AI, in-house legal expertise and insurance models to streamline property due diligence for real estate lawyers. […]

How Conveyancers Can Reduce the Risk of Mortgage Fraud

According to Action Fraud, there are a number of ways in which mortgage fraud can occur and conveyancers, who act for both the purchaser and mortgage lender, have a duty to carry out KYC and AML checks that reduce risk and help them stay compliant.  Some of the most common methods of fraud are listed […]

Conveyancing Information Executive Launches New Quality Mark Defining Property Search Standards For Conveyancing Industry

The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) today announces the launch of a new standard for property searches, with the creation of their certification quality mark. The CIE say they provide ‘a rigorous and transparent approach to property search governance standards, with data integrity, accuracy and transparency underpinning values in the overall provision of property search products, […]

Decision First announced as latest member of Conveyancing Information Executive

Legal Zoom Sell Law Firm To Metamorph Group

The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) has announced that Decision First has become an Associate Member of the trade body organisation. Decision First, a Joint Venture between Landmark Information Group and First Title, have been operating the Lender Exchange since 2014, becoming a market leader connecting lenders (including Lloyds Banking Group, Santander, Barclays, Nationwide Building Society, […]

TikTok or TikNot? Should law firms invest in social media?

Newly released research suggests law firms are spending around a quarter of their marketing on social media advertising, despite nearly one in four partners dismissing it as a ‘waste of time.’ “TikTok or TikNot? Law firms in the social media age” is the 10th year legal marketing collective First4Lawyers have carried out its research into […]

Changes to fees for HM Land Registry’s information services for the first time in a decade

The fee for information services including Agricultural Credits and Land Charges – unchanged for more than 10 years – will increase by £4.The increase will support an acceleration of service improvement, including through digital transformation. From Monday 9 December, fees for HM Land Registry information services will increase for the first time in more than […]