Groundsure webinar – Beyond sitewide-level assessments: The future of flood risk assessment in commercial property
26th February at 10am Move beyond broad flood risk scores to building-level flood intelligence. Discover how NGD-driven assessments deliver clear risk ratings and practical guidance for smarter commercial property decisions, with building level advice. We are delighted to welcome Twinn as our guest speakers for this brand new webinar. Twinn provide digital solutions for decision intelligence that […]
Nationwide accepts first QES on mortgage deed in HMLR, Veyco and Your Conveyancer collaboration
Nationwide has become the first lender to allow a mortgage deed to be signed electronically using a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES). Any Nationwide customer purchasing a property or remortgaging will now be able to sign their mortgage deed electronically if their conveyancer or solicitor uses QES. The development is the result of a collaboration between […]
Finance Bill Committee confirms conveyancers are tax advisers, as SLC raises ‘serious concerns’
Conveyancers have been explicitly named as falling within the scope of HMRC’s mandatory tax adviser registration regime during proceedings of the Finance Bill Committee. During committee scrutiny of the bill, Dan Tomlinson, the exchequer secretary to the Treasury, set out the government’s position and specified conveyancers will be required to register with HMRC when interacting […]
UK Finance defers launch of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
UK Finance has deferred the launch of its new Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook, which was due to be live from 2 March. Last week, the trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector dropped plans to introduce a £50 fee for conveyancers to register to use the new handbook. The organisation has now pushed […]
Client account proposals ‘an unfair tax on clients and cannot proceed’, Law Society says
The Ministry of Justice’s proposed scheme for Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts (ILCA) is fundamentally flawed, lacks adequate evidence and is a crude sector-specific tax on clients of legal services, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned. Commenting on the release of its response to the government consultation on ILCA, The Law Society said […]
Government announces review of the Legal Services Board
The government has launched a review of the Legal Services Board (LSB) to ensure current regulatory arrangements are effective and do not duplicate initiatives of frontline regulators. The review was announced by Sarah Sackman, minister of state for justice (pictured), in a written statement on Tuesday. “It is best practice for departments to regularly review […]
Society of Licensed Conveyancers shares job search page for lawyers affected by PM Law closure
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers has shared a job search service on its website to help conveyancing and probate practitioners affected by the closure of the PM Law group. Specialist conveyancing and probate roles across England and Wales can be found on the SLC website at https://www.conveyancers.org.uk/job-search/. Today’s Conveyancer has also compiled a director of […]
Simplify launches national recruitment drive for experienced conveyancers
Simplify is recruiting 30 experienced conveyancers in a country-wide drive from Newcastle to Maidstone. The new roles offer flexible working, with options to work remotely, choose hybrid or select a base from one of Simplify’s 11 UK offices. The current recruitment drive builds on a period of significant growth for the company. Over the past 18 […]
New Homes Accelerator aims to cut delays for 125,000 new properties
The government has launched the second phase of its New Homes Accelerator programme, which aims to cut delays and boost the building of over 125,000 homes. Seven new sites will be included in the second phase, including in the East Midlands, the South East, the East of England and London. Over 11,400 of the homes […]
Profile: Connor O’Dell, licensed conveyancer at Connor O’Dell Conveyancing Ltd
Connor O’Dell is a licensed conveyancer and was named One to Watch – Conveyancer of the Year at the British Conveyancer Awards 2025. He has almost 10 years’ experience is the sector, and is known for his energy, precision, and unwavering client-first approach. He has a genuine passion for improving the home-moving experience. What was […]
Robotic process automation and the future of connected conveyancing
Legal technology consultant Stephen Lucas explains why robotic process automation is the missing link in the digitalisation of conveyancing. Conveyancing firms are not short of technology. Most now operate with a case management system at the centre, supported by a growing ecosystem of search providers, AML platforms, SDLT tools, Land Registry services, banking portals and document management systems. […]
If government wants commonhold to succeed at scale it must invest in training
Commonhold will only succeed at scale if government and the property sector invest in practical training across the market, ALEP’s Mark Wilson argues. Commonhold is not just a policy choice, he says, but a different operating model with new documents, governance and management behaviours – and there is limited hands-on experience in England and Wales. […]