Webinar: Commercial property conveyancing – Beyond basic planning data – Protecting your clients and your practice
Standard planning data often only tells part of the story. In this session on Wednesday 10 December, Paul Addison, managing director, and Maria Leivars, national business development manager from DevAssist, will reveal the critical insights that are frequently missed, and how they could expose both your clients and your firm to regulatory and professional risk. […]
How you can keep up with the new regulators
The government is stripping the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of its anti-money laundering powers. AML enforcement will soon fall under the purview of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as part of a “blitz” on “pointless admin”. If it delivers on this promise, this move will come as a relief to firms sweating under an increasingly […]
Support LawTech and reassess reserved activities to boost legal sector, MoJ report finds
The legal sector of the future will be centred on tech-driven cross-border solutions built around individual needs, according to a new report commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. The report also questions whether reserved activities ‘continue to make sense in an increasingly digital world’. The report, produced by specialist legal advisory firm Hook Tangaza, offers […]
Government-backed cross-sector coalition aims to boost digitalisation of home buying
A government-backed cross-sector coalition to coordinate initiatives that enable digitalisation in the property market has been launched by the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT). The Open Property Coalition will build on existing research, industry pilots and stakeholder initiatives to explore how emerging technologies can ‘re-imagine’ the home buying process. Organisations backing the coalition include […]
CILEx shares update on practice rights amid ‘distress and uncertainty’
CILEx Regulation (CRL), the independent regulatory body of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, has shared an update on the litigation practice rights of chartered legal executives, saying it understands ‘the significant distress and uncertainty the judgment has caused’. Since the Mazur judgment was handed down by Justice Sheldon just over two months ago, CRL […]
Fall in demand ‘a temporary blip’ as market remains resilient
Buyer demand fell by 2.7% year-on-year in October, but the figures reflect ‘a temporary blip’ caused by exceptionally high activity in 2024, according to the latest data from TwentyEA. Falling interest rates in October last year triggered a rush of transactions ahead of the 30 October budget, TwentyEA pointed out, but the current demand/supply ratio […]
Host for British Conveyancing Awards 2026 confirmed as entry deadline nears
The host for next year’s British Conveyancing Awards has been confirmed as impressionist, comedian and actor Jon Culshaw. Culshaw is a master of comedic guise, and widely regarded as Britain’s best impressionist. An accomplished actor, comedian and voiceover artist, he has appeared in Spitting Image, Dead Ringers, The Sky at Night, Horrible Histories and C4’s […]
Client due diligence platform Thirdfort exceeds three million downloads
Client due diligence platform Thirdfort has exceeded three million downloads since its launch in 2019, with know-your-client, anti-money laundering and source of funds checks carried out on behalf of over 1,500 regulated firms. The milestone marks the platform’s growing role in helping to protect regulated firms from fraud and money laundering, Thirdfort says, with its […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer – The conveyancing playlist
I was thinking about whether we should have a playlist just for conveyancing. The idea was sparked by a recollection of calling one of the larger managing agents some years ago and the hold music was ‘We don’t talk anymore’ by Cliff Richard. So let me start the morning with some musical fun – and […]
Conveyancers championing charity, giving and wellbeing
It was wonderful to see conveyancers being recognised for championing charity, giving and wellbeing at this year’s Modern Law Conveyancing Awards. Our objective at the Conveyancing Foundation is to enhance the lives of those working in the conveyancing industry and we hope that our commitment to wellbeing best practice is starting to pay dividends in […]