An anonymous high street conveyancer reveals the truth behind the joy, frustrations, and the unexpected humour in being a high street conveyancer. Read their Diary in Today’s Conveyancer every week.
I often think about the ‘good old days’ of conveyancing but this week, I had cause to reflect on something which does illustrate that processes were so much easier in the old days. I have
So National Conveyancing Week is over – and what a week it was! From on line panel discussions to awards ceremonies – it had everything that a conveyancer needs! We can see where the market
There are times in a conveyancer’s working life when we think – wow, that is like an exam question – so how about this for a transaction I am presently acting it but set as
When I sit back and think about the job I do, I know that it is not just about law. It is about being the trusted confidant with the law in the background and there
I sometimes think about ‘the old days’ – and in particular, those old days where the relationship between solicitor and estate agent was so much kinder. A drink after work on a Friday afternoon to
There are times in conveyancing land when we need to take a deep breath and decide that the best course of action is often to do nothing when provoked. This happened to me this week.
On Thursday, I received a telephone call from a former client – she told me that she had decided to buy an apartment and wanted to know my fees. I started by asking her some
What provoked my tale last week of the double murder in a house my client was buying was a post I saw relating to unnecessary enquiries. The query posted was – have any crimes been
Conveyancing is not always about the law – yes, we need the law to underpin the work we do each day but a lot of what we do is a process. But every conveyancing transaction
One of the things that bothers me is what we should do when we receive a contract pack which is not correct and perhaps has missing documents and what we should do when we receive
Many years ago, it was common for buyers to have the keys of an empty property between exchange and completion in order to carry out works, clean and decorate. This does not happen as often
Happy New Year to you all! I hope that 2024 is going to be a good year. It is always at this time of year when I think about how we can achieve a better
‘Twas the night before Christmas and quiet as mice, Conveyancers closed office doors and headed into the night, Another year over, with house moves all done, A difficult job, now off for some fun.
Due to the work load coming into the Christmas period and because I am after all a High Street Conveyancing solicitor, like all of you who read my diary (and hopefully enjoy it), I am
There are certain things that clients say and they think that you may never have heard anyone say it before – I know it is like that in most walks of life! So this week,
As I mentioned last week, it is difficult managing expectations coming into the Christmas period. It is also hard to manage those expectations when we know that estate agents want as many matters to exchange
It is that time of year again – we are coming up to Christmas … so we have the mad rush of those house movers who did not realise that Christmas was on the 25th
When I started practising conveyancing thirty plus years ago, leasehold conveyancing was very different. One of my most distinct memories was being asked to go to a local firm of freeholders/managing agents in the town
I am acting on the sale of a property for a relative who is selling the property on behalf of his father – it is very sad circumstances. It is always interesting to hear what
It is still the case that many prospective clients call the office to ask for a breakdown of costs. Invariably, he or she has already called other firms and may have spoken with another solicitor
As I often say, it is tough being a conveyancer. It is so dependent on many factors beyond our control and even as the process becomes more digitised, this does not get over the universal
I have read a lot this week about firms downsizing. The market is slowing and this is the time when firms will think about what they need to do. Some firms will start to make
So what has happened in conveyancing world this week? Well, I had a client who completed his house purchase in 2020 who emailed me to tell me that there was now an issue with the
I had an interesting turn of events in a transaction this week. All of those of us who work at the coal face of conveyancing know that no two days are ever the same and
It can be tricky for those of us who work in the industry. We know that all parties in a chain and all professionals involved in the chain have to work together to achieve the
There are so many things that us conveyancing solicitors have to deal with. I often find myself writing about the same things, week in, week out – costs, enquiries, being kind to other solicitors –
We all know that conveyancing seems to be getting more argumentative – the estate agent rings the bell and battle commences! But this week, something really positive happened in my conveyancing world and it led
I had decided what I was going to write about this week, and I am sorry to say that it was fees. I then saw the results of Today’s Conveyancer’s poll and was struck by
So, additional enquiries are still irritating, annoying, and frustrating us! I know that there are some which we have to ask because they arise out of the contract documents, but it is those standard ones
If I could have one magic wish to make conveyancing slightly easier, it would be that there should be more transparency. We do not get told the length of the chain nor the identity of
As a week progresses in conveyancing land, I do sometimes stop and think about the work. This week, I was thinking about my favourite part of the transaction. Is it when you call the client
I have been thinking about the speed at which transactions happen – there is a lot of chat on social media about speeding up transaction times but as I have said before, do clients really