Webinar, 4 March | Client matter risk assessments: Think first, tick second
Wednesday, 4 March at 11:00am | Register here Client matter risk assessments remain conveyancing’s biggest compliance headache. Not because firms don’t understand them, but because balancing efficiency with professional judgement feels impossible. Tracy Thompson delivers the SRA’s latest expectations and real inspection findings. You’ll see why CMRAs are your AML cornerstone, what regulators actually want, […]
LMS partnerships continue to grow as Progressive Building Society adopts Panel Link
LMS has formed a new partnership with well-established lender, Progressive Building Society, further expanding and diversifying LMS Panel Link, a secure ecosystem that effectively connects lenders with trusted law firms to facilitate secure and digitised case progression. Progressive Building Society launched under the Progressive name in 1914, born out of the merger of five smaller […]
e4 Strategic joins UK Finance as associate member
Leading proptech specialist e4 Strategic has joined UK Finance as an associate member, taking another step forward in its commitment to supporting lenders and other stakeholders to improve the UK homebuying and conveyancing process. The move follows the recent appointment of Jackie Bennett OBE as non-executive director, bringing one of the industry’s most respected voices […]
The next phase for digital pioneers in UK law
A monumental shift is taking place in the UK legal market – one that will affect every part of the profession. As one of the leading legaltech providers in the world, a large portion of Dye & Durham’s activities is to research, track, and foresee changes in the legal industry before they have become mainstream. […]
Land registration: Practice guides (PG41s3)
Developing estates: registration services – approval of draft transfers and leases (PG41s3) Page summary: Approval of draft transfers and leases service to those involved in the registration of developing estates (practice guide 41, supplement 3). Change made: Section 5.17 has been amended to streamline the process for developer customers so they do not need to […]
Lack of digital ID education is leaving consumers vulnerable to fraud
Identity verification leader Credas Technologies, a SmartSearch company, is calling for a national effort to educate consumers on digital identity and processes, warning that widespread lack of understanding is exposing the nation to fraud risk and holding back adoption of more secure verification methods. Research into UK-based homebuyers – who undergo some of the most […]
Housing land supply update: Appeal for 40 homes allowed after council’s supply drops towards two years
In Lancashire, a recent appeal revealed how a drop in housing land supply can reopen sites that many assumed were off the table for development. In mid-November, a planning inspector approved plans for up to 40 homes on land at the edge of Adlington, after finding that Chorley Council’s housing land supply had fallen ‘close […]
January transaction numbers ‘no indicator of current market conditions’
The latest property market transaction figures published by HMRC are not reflective of the current market conditions and represent the last of the hangover from the uncertainty created by the autumn budget and the run up to the traditional December slowdown, property sector experts have said. The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of […]
National Conveyancing Month 2026 kicks off – watch now and get involved today
National Conveyancing Month kicks off today with a welcome message from founders Rob Hailstone, CEO of the Bold Legal Group, and David Opie, managing director of Today’s Media, the publishers of Today’s Conveyancer. National Conveyancing Month is an extension of the former National Conveyancing Week with on and offline events throughout March designed to raise […]
HMLR confirms action for those impacted by PM Law closure
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has confirmed it is taking action to support the home movers and conveyancers impacted by the sudden closure of PM Law earlier this month by contacting outstanding applications and publishing responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs). The Sheffield-based law firm, along with some 20+ affiliates entities, closed suddenly at the start […]
UK legal services sector grew by 6.1% last year, with residential conveyancing worth £2.5bn
The UK legal services sector increased by 6.1% in 2025, according to the latest legal services market report from IRN Legal Reports. The total estimated value of the market last year was £55.5 billion, with residential conveyancing accounting for £2.5 billion. The largest segment in the consumer legal services market was in personal injury or […]
Treasury losing out on half a billion in SDLT revenues as a result of fall throughs, Rightmove claims
Fall throughs could be costing the property economy as much as £900 million in lost estate agency fees and tax revenue, according to research by property portal Rightmove. The figure does not include lost conveyancing fees, or the wider spend on white goods and soft furnishings associated with moving home. The figure is based on […]
CHAPS times extended as Bank of England works toward 24/7 settlement
The Bank of England has confirmed it will extend the operating hours of the high value payments system CHAPS from its current core operating hours of 6am to 6pm, as efforts to operate settlement on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week basis continue to move forward. Following a 2025 consultation paper on […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer – What is conveyancing coming to?
What is conveyancing coming to? I received a memorandum of sale from an estate agent this week and saw something I had never seen before. I then had a second memorandum of sale from another branch of the same estate agency with the same condition in the agreement. Bizarrely the agreement was not the sales […]
25 years of property due diligence and searches – and what comes next…
The latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast marks a major milestone for property due diligence and environmental search provider Groundsure, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary Podcast host David Opie is joined by CEO Malcolm Smith and Customer Engagement Director Catherine Shiers to reflect on the evolution of the industry, the shifting expectations of consumers, and […]