Hold on tightly, let go lightly: Inside the mind of InfoTrack’s CTO
The requisition problem hiding in plain sight After analysing thousands of AP1 requisitions, InfoTrack’s CTO Rich Hill, discovered something surprising: the requisitions slowing conveyancers down aren’t exotic edge cases. They’re the obvious, preventable ones – missing SDLT certificates, name discrepancies across 20 documents, wrong files uploaded. The kind of thing that happens when you’re doing […]
With overlapping regulations, here’s how you can avoid compliance friction
In December, the Conveyancing Task Force, a group of conveyancers formed to respond to the government’s home buying and selling reforms, published a series of principles and recommendations. Among its various suggestions, the group has identified overlapping regulations as a serious area of friction and cost. Reforms, they say, should reduce transaction time, lower fall-through […]
Land registration: Practice guides (PG21, PG4)
Using our forms for complex and more unusual transactions (PG21) Page summary: How to prepare and complete transfer forms TR1, TR2, TR5 and TP2 for transactions that are not straightforward and information on completing forms for unusual transactions (practice guide 21). Change made: Section 1.2 has been amended to confirm that separate application forms are […]
UK Finance drops plans to charge conveyancers for using Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
UK Finance will no longer proceed with plans to charge conveyancers £50 to access the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook, following a widespread backlash from the industry and what conveyancing bodies said were “frantic” behind-the-scenes discussions. “Following further engagement with our members and users of the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook, we have decided to retain the current approach […]
COMMENT: Blink and you missed it – the UK Finance recalibration
After more than half a century working in the world of conveyancing, last week has to rank among the most frantic and frankly, one of the strangest I can remember. On Tuesday morning, I was minding my own business and carrying out my usual work on behalf of the Bold Legal Group membership when a […]
Housing transactions end the year on a high, ‘demand set to increase’
HMRC’s residential property transactions for December were 5% higher than the previous year on a seasonally adjusted basis, at 100,440. The non-seasonally adjusted estimate was up by 7% to 105,730 year-on-year, and 1% higher than November 2025. Monthly transaction levels have remained stable since summer last year, with the first half of the year affected […]
Property sector reacts to draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill
The government released its draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill last week, and the property industry has shared some very mixed reactions. The government said the bill is a “game-changing shake up” of the leasehold system – but some housing market experts disagree. Yesterday, Today’s Conveyancer shared reactions from conveyancing bodies and leasehold campaigners. While […]
Use of AI is ‘affecting judgement of junior lawyers’
The use of AI in legal work is increasing the speed at which junior lawyers work, but has “significant implications” on how they learn and develop legal judgement, new research suggests. The findings from LexisNexis Legal & Professional reveal more than half (58%) of the 863 legal professionals surveyed who use AI tools said they […]
LawCare’s free webinar will share tips on dealing with anxiety
This Thursday, LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector, is running a free webinar offering practical ways to cope with anxiety. The webinar is being staged as part of Time to Talk Day on 5 February, which encourages legal professionals to talk openly and honestly about mental health in the workplace. Anxiety remains […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer – And you’re just discovering this now?
As is often the case, I started the week thinking I was going to write about a particular matter and then something else comes across my desk which takes me in another direction. But, as I often say, the life of a conveyancer is anything if not predictable. I was going to follow up last […]
Challenger, collaborator, or both? From South Africa to the suburbs
From South Africa to the suburbs… the latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast welcomes property market digital transformation specialists e4 Strategic on to discuss the property market evolution achieved in their native South Africa, and how they are now looking at what can be done to introduce similar initiatives in the UK. Joining podcast host David Opie […]
The UK’s unsustainable conveyancing system demands coordinated reform
Joe Pepper, UK CEO of conveyancing platform PEXA, explains why the ever-increasing burden on conveyancers is unsustainable without meaningful reform. Early projections suggest the UK housing market is poised for a resurgence this year, challenging the prevailing narrative of stagnation. For consumers hoping to enter or progress within the property market, this offers a […]