New PEPs and sanctions and conflicts of interest courses released to help law firms manage compliance training and quality standards
To support law firms and legal professionals in maintaining their AML training and compliance to the SRA’s latest standards, Access Legal, leading provider of software and services to the UK legal market, launches key updates to its PEPs and Sanctions and Conflicts of Interest courses. The updated courses from Access Legal Learning will be released on […]
Asking prices cut to beat SDLT deadline
Market analysis indicates home sellers whose property could be considered prime targets for first time buyers have cut asking prices in order to capitalise on the rush to buy before the current stamp duty reliefs finish on 31st March 2025; after which the threshold reduces from £250,000 to £125,000, with a 2% charge applying on […]
NLIS channel license awarded to Wessex Searches
Wessex Searches has become the latest conveyancing search information provider to be awarded a channel license for the National Land Information Service (NLIS). Wessex Searches becomes the fifth channel license, joining Dye & Durham, Searchflow, X-Press Legal Services and On Point Data; the license will go live in Summer 2025. Wessex Searches is the official […]
New head of Residential Property at Boyes Turner
Reading-based Boyes Turner has welcomes a new head of residential property, bolstering the firms’ property team which has maintained its Tier 1 Ranking in the Legal 500 for the last 11 years. Emily Neale joins as a partner and new Head of Residential Property from Seymour Parkes where she was the Head of the Residential […]
Why It’s Our Responsibility to Solve the Challenge of Home Buying
Everyone’s Ambition Should Be to Fix This The home buying process in the UK is broken. It’s a statement that won’t surprise anyone in the property industry, but it’s one we can no longer afford to ignore. For too long, buying a home has been synonymous with stress, delays, and unnecessary expense. The average transaction […]
