Land registration: Practice guides (PG50)
Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50) Page summary: Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be raised (practice guide 50). Change made: Section 2 has been amended to reflect current practice when replying to a requisition where the application was submitted electronically. Time updated: 8:15am, 2 February […]
Temporary recruitment page launched for those affected by PM Law closure
Today’s Conveyancer has launched a temporary recruitment page to list conveyancing roles for those affected by the closure of PM Law and its subsidiaries. The Sheffield-based firm closed on Monday leaving its 650 staff seeking new employment. Speaking to Today’s Conveyancer, employees explained they were told not to come into the office on Monday, or […]
Client account consultation deadline extended
The deadline to have your say on the Ministry of Justice’s plans to use lawyer’s client account interest to fund access to justice has been extended by four weeks to 9th March, from 9th February. The MoJ has signalled it could target interest on client accounts in its recent client money consultations, describing the potential […]
New InfoTrack tool enables conveyancers to collaborate on pre-contract enquiries
A new tool launched today by InfoTrack UK will enable conveyancers acting for both parties in a transaction to collaborate on pre-contract enquiries in a single, shared workspace. The purpose-built feature in the Linked Enquiries software will allow both sides to join the workspace, eliminating the need for manual copying and pasting and reducing duplication. […]
Conveyancers encouraged by OPDA to help shape smart property data market
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) is calling on conveyancers to get involved with shaping the transition to a smart property data market. The call comes as work gets underway on the Smart Property Data Trust Framework sandbox, a government-backed project designed to test the technical, governance and security foundations needed for a “modern, data-centric […]
Female lawyers form network to ‘overcome challenges and help next generation’
Four law firm leaders have come together to form a network which aims to bring ambitious women together to connect, share insight and support each other. Female Leaders Network has been described by its co-founders as “not another networking group where business cards are swapped and masks stay on”. Instead, the fledgling group is designed […]
Profile: Michael Day, property industry veteran
December 2025 saw Michael Day complete his 50th year in the residential property sector. The well-known industry figure is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents. He has been a partner and director in some of the UK’s most successful property businesses […]