Familiar failings as Barclays outage delays transactions

Conveyancers were left in limbo again on Friday as an outage at Barclays bank left many firms and individuals unable process payments and complete transactions. On Sunday the bank confirmed services were up and running and it was ‘bringing balances up to date for some of our customers and addressing any outstanding issues.’ The outage […]

Home ownership remains steady despite affordability challenges

Home ownership rates remained stable in 2024 at 65% reflecting a general trend over the last 10 years. Over half of homeowners own their property outright (55%), a figure that has increased by 1.3m in the period to 8.7m households. Much of this growth is in the 65+ demographic where the number of households owned […]

Scene set for interest rate cut?

HMRC transaction data from December suggests the scene could be set for a Bank of England interest rate reduction next week with the Money Policy Committee meeting on Thursday 6th February.  Housing transactions were up 7% in 2024 and are now only 2% below their five-year average run rate, whisper it quietly, it seems we […]

Risk series launches for law firm managers and compliance professionals

A new training series aimed at risk managers, compliance officers and senior leaders in law firms has been launched by Today’s Media, the publishers of Today’s Conveyancer. It will be hosted as part of the extensive training available through Today’s Training; which provide ongoing competence/CPD training for practitioners through partnerships with industry experts.  The Today’s […]

Get Involved in National Conveyancing Week 2025

National Conveyancing Week 2025 (March 17th – 21st) is set to be the biggest yet with the backing of over 600 law firms and property professionals, say organisers. Law firms, estate agents, brokers, and industry stakeholders are invited to join thee third edition for a week of insight, education, and collaboration. The week is an […]

‘Delegate Now to Supercharge Your Profits’ – read our second exclusive extract

In a series of short excerpts from a new book, Dan Warburton shares his insight on how law firm owners and senior managers can increase their profits by being better at delegating their workload. Over the course of the next three weeks Today’s Conveyancer is serialising Delegate Now to Supercharge Your Profits with a weekly extract […]

What is horizontal digital integration?

Today's Conveyancer Podcast

How do law firms choose the right technology? Its a conundrum many law firms face and with so much technology available to them, how can they be sure they’re selecting the right option for them? Chris Williams of Novus Strategy & Consulting joins the Today’s Conveyancer podcast to share his thoughts and insight on the […]

Diary Of A High Street Conveyancer – Relentless emails

I know that I did not write a diary entry last week… and do you know the reason why? Because, I, like you, am struggling. I am finding it hard to stay on top of everything, and the volume of emails is becoming too difficult. And if we don’t reply to those chasing emails from […]