Avoidable requisitions continue to fall as firms named and shamed in latest data release
Avoidable requisition rates continue to see an overall fall following the publication of the latest data from HM Land Registry. The data, covering April 2025 to September 2026, shows 75,581 “Applications with Fully Avoidable Requisitions” against a total number of 1,585,428 applications; an overall avoidable requisition rate of 4.7% compared with 4.9% the last time […]
CLC sets out plans to train 2,000 more property professionals to create more conveyancing bandwidth
Conveyancers will be “central to the successful delivery of the government’s recently announced Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap” said the government in its Professional and Business Services Jobs Plan published by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST). The plan sets out how government and industry will work together to address the […]
Technology round-up: digitalisation and the latest platforms in the industry
LMS partners with Veyco to introduce Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) The Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) enables law firms to offer customers a faster, digital way to sign mortgage deeds. The technology is already live with lenders using LMS’s fee-assisted remortgage service and will be extended to its Panel Link customers as the next phase of […]
New analysis shows 15.5% mortgages are linked to flood risk
Around 1 in 7 mortgage contracts are linked to postcodes with a level of flood risk suggest new research by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Using flood risk information by the Environment Agency, the FCA found 15.5% of mortgages are in postcodes with some level of flood risk. The work was undertaken as part of […]
Former Law Society president takes the reins at mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare
Legal-focused mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare has confirmed the appointment of Mark Evans as its new Chief Executive. Evans’ takes up the role having completed his term as President of the Law Society of England and Wales The charity, which is approaching its 30th anniversary, aims to reach more people across the legal sector and […]
Landlords to register rental properties under Renters’ Rights Act from next month
Landlords in England will need to register themselves and their properties in some regions from next month. Under the Renters’ Rights Act 2026, private landlords will need to register themselves and their privately let properties in England with the government, to get their landlord number. The service is being rolled out regionally, with the period […]
The disappearing generalist conveyancer
Conveyancing is often talked about as a single, uniform skill, as if any qualified conveyancer could turn their hand to any transaction with equal confidence. That has not been true for some time and the gap between the assumption and the reality is quietly reshaping who agents and brokers can actually rely on. Ask most […]