Conveyancing is drowning in admin – and it’s eating into margins
The real strain on conveyancing teams is not always visible from the outside. It sits in the background, building across the day in small, repeated tasks that rarely move a case forward but still demand time and attention. Chasing updates, responding to follow-ups and re-sending information have become part of the process rather than the […]
Ipswich firm is subject of latest SRA intervention – but no reasons provided
Ross Coates Solicitors in Ipswich is the latest law firm subjected to an intervention by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, following regulatory action this week. No details for the closure have been provided by the SRA to date, other than to say it was necessary to intervene to protect client interests. Proprietor Ross Coates is also […]
Demand rebounds to highest level since Middle East conflict began
The latest house price index from Zoopla reveals a resilient market in the face of ongoing conflict and higher mortgage rates. Buyer enquiries have rebounded to their highest level since the Middle East conflict began, running at just 2% lower than last year. Sales agreed are 3% lower, with house price inflation steady at 1.3%. […]
HMLR-backed Geovation announces latest PropTech cohort
An AI real-estate management platform is among the latest group aiming to benefit from Ordnance Survey’s PropTech initiative. Cohort 22 of Geovation, which aims to harness the “power of geospatial data”, also includes a firm targeting tree-management and another using QR-enabled property information boards at street level. The cohort marks 10 years of Geovation’s Accelerator […]
Profile: Lorna Thomson, partner and head of residential conveyancing at Clifton Ingram
Lorna Thomson is a partner and head of residential conveyancing at Clifton Ingram, bringing decades of experience in property law to her role. Having qualified in the 1990s, she has built a career spanning both residential and commercial property. She now leads a busy and growing team of lawyers and support staff across three offices […]
Are you invisible to AI? What law firms need to know about the new client journey
AI results have replaced the front page of Google in the quest for online visibility. Damian Reed, head of brand and marketing at QualitySolicitors, explains how to get noticed. Something is changing in the way people find a solicitor and most firms haven’t noticed yet. Not long ago, a potential client looking for legal […]