Last week, I wrote about the Building Safety Act and the increasing responsibilities placed on conveyancers. It led me to think about what it was like 35 years ago when I first started in this

Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a good Christmas and are feeling refreshed and ready to tackle whatever 2023 may throw at us. It seems odd that it was only this time

So, it is Christmas. For my final diary of the year, I planned to write a conveyancer’s Twelve Days of Christmas, but saw that someone had beaten to me to it (and no, that conveyancing

So it is that time of year again…. Yes, Christmas. Every year, I remember why I buy Christmas presents early and why I find it such a stressful time. While others are getting in the

Last week again produced many memorable moments in conveyancing land, but nothing beats the email you receive that was not meant for you… I am sure you have all received at least one. Emails annoy

You will remember my tale last week about the half-eaten sausage. I saw on Twitter a photograph of what was found under a sofa when someone moved it, which led to a flurry of comments

Many years ago, I acted for a friend of mine whose family were moving to a larger house. On the day of completion, I decided that, as I was passing their house, I would pop

A lovely client of mine, who moved house two weeks ago, popped into my office this week to drop in a bottle of wine to thank me for helping him to move. It had been

A quick Google search will show so many different online comparison charts for solicitors’ fees. There are headings such as: “Save on your conveyancing fees” – well, yes, buy a cheaper house and save money

Well, what a week. We had a Bank Holiday – or was it a Public Holiday? This meant that we had a four-day working week instead of five, therefore us conveyancers had to be more

Once again, there is so much I could write about this week, and I even wondered whether or not to write out of respect to the late Queen. However, this afternoon, I went to the

The joy of being a conveyancing solicitor – but also the frustration of being a conveyancing solicitor – is that you never know what any day will bring. Take this as an example… On Friday,

Again, I have been spoilt for choice as to what to write about this week, but I would like you all to indulge in my chosen topic for this week’s diary. I started my Articles

Yet again this week, I was spoilt for choice as to what to write about. But then I read an article on Estate Agent Today under the heading Property Natter: a day in the life

There were a lot of things I could have written about this week – one is how the rise in the interest rates will affect the housing market. But, with no apologies, I feel I

I have seen a lot on LinkedIn again this week about the volume of emails received by solicitors. This is something I have mentioned before. It was interesting to see that the author of the

  “After so much complexity, the simplicity is bewildering. Not that I’m complaining.” This was in an email I received from a client this week, who, after a difficult leasehold purchase could not believe how

I saw that enquiries were being discussed on forums again this week. I did read one article in which it said that the way to deal with this part of the back log is in

I have read articles this week, stating that the relationship between estate agents and solicitors have improved. Now, I am probably going to be very controversial but I, and colleagues in other firms, are still

I know I promised the opening episode of my new drama series, The Move, but this week, I was side-tracked onto another television series about lawyers. The series in question ran between 1996 -1997, so