Onboarding is the easiest place to recover lost time
Conveyancers are working harder than ever to keep matters moving, but the data shows it’s not always working. 2025 research by Ochresoft, reported by Today’s Conveyancer, found that the average sale transaction in 2024 took 160 days from instruction to completion, and increase of 88% since 2007. Purchases averaged about 120 days—approximately four months—and about […]
PinPoint Information to showcase new minerals report at Move Reports Conference
PinPoint Information will showcase its new non-coal Minerals report at this week’s Move Reports Conveyancing Property Conference & Social at The Belfry. The report has been developed to help address what PinPoint believes is one of the most overlooked areas of property due diligence: non-coal mining risk. While coal mining searches are well established in […]
Misconduct reports up 58% in two years, says SRA
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed a 58% increase in misconduct reports “placing significant pressure” on the number of investigations it is having to undertake. In the six months to the end of April 2026, the SRA reviewed 8,955 reports about potential misconduct (at an average of 1,493 new reports a month). This constitutes […]
Consultation on mansion tax launched as government outlines plans to raise £430m annually
The government has launched a consultation on the design and delivery of the High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS), announced in the 2025 autumn budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. In its ministerial foreword, the consultation identifies the “unjust” nature of council tax, where a “band D property in Darlington or Blackpool, today worth around £400,000, […]
Rebuilt ID platform offers fully rounded customer due diligence compliance
Client due diligence platform Thirdfort has announced the release of a newly rebuilt platform that brings together ID and document verification, know your business (KYB) checks, anti-money laundering (AML) screening, and source of funds analysis. Thirdfort, which works with more than 1,500 regulated businesses across the legal and property sectors, says the rebuild from the […]
Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle and TV presenter AJ Odudu headline second Sort Ball
The headline acts for the second ever Sort Ball have been announced, with Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle (pictured left) and DJ and TV presenter AJ Odudu (right) leading the Gatsby-inspired evening of entertainment. The event promises a night of 1920’s throwback elegance, with a three-course meal and a host of networking opportunities with assembled property […]
Profile: Ben Holtom, founder of RecQuest and LawBoard
Ben Holtom is the founder of RecQuest, a specialist legal recruitment consultancy covering the south coast, and LawBoard, a legal careers platform providing salary benchmarking and firm data for every SRA-regulated law firm in England and Wales. He has 15 years of experience in recruitment, and lives with his family in Hampshire. What was your […]