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Having gained a degree in Multimedia Computing, Jen fell into a content role after successfully applying for a job at Cheshire Police. During her 6-year service, she took on the role as personal Press Officer under the first Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire and worked in the busy press office for the force.
Jen has experience in the marketing and communication sphere, which stems from her time in the public sector, private care sector and now here at the Practical Vision Network, where she can utilise her skills and challenge herself further.
From 6pm on Friday 23 October, Wales entered a three week fire-break lockdown in a bid to tackle the growing cases of the coronavirus pandemic. This means that until Monday 9 November, the Welsh housing
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the closure of new claims to the Solicitors’ Indemnity Fund (SIF) has been postponed until 30 September 2021. Although, the postponement gives conveyancers another 12 months breathing space.
Professionals in the conveyancing community have taken to social media to share some of the amusing enquiries they have received from a client’s solicitor as part of the conveyancing process. Hannah Dowling, took to LinkedIn
Against the backdrop of Legal Geek’s annual virtual conference, the Law Society of England and Wales this week launched its LawTech, Ethics and the Rule of Law discussion paper, which seeks views on the ethical
Research commissioned by estate agency Benham and Reeves, has revealed that 20,238 property transactions have been made since the announcement of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Of the 20,238
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has today urged all conveyancers to work closely with their search provider to avoid any unnecessary delays in processing purchase transactions. With lead times to access data at
At the end of last week, we brought you the news that a Leeds businessman had to surrender close to £10m worth of property as a result of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO). This case
The latest figures from the Yomdel Propety Sentiment Tracker (YPST) has revealled that the property market is heading back towards normal levels for the seasonal time of year. The booming UK residential property market recorded
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has called for changes to the legal regulatory framework to accommodate the growth of emerging lawtech solutions and the increasing use of remotely accessed legal services. It says
Boris Johnson has addressed both Parliament and the nation today as he’s outlined his latest measures in a bid to simplify and standardize the rules regarding the Coronavirus restrictions implemented in England. The cases of
Since the re-opening of the property market in May, no-one could have predicted the way the housing market exploded, with demand rising at an exponential pace. Pent-up demand and the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
A Leeds businessman had to surrender apartments and homes valued at almost £10m to the National Crime Agency (NCA) as part of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO). It is believed that Mansoor ‘Manni’ Mahmood Hussain,
Following the end of the Coronavirus related hiatus on disciplinary action, the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) is once again looking at firms who flout the price transparency rules. At the start of this week, Paul
Adopting technology and taking the leap has always seemed to be a tricky thing to implement in the legal sector, especially in conveyancing. Since July 2020, HM Land Registry (HMLR) started to accepting electronic signatures
At the Conservative Party’s national conference, Prime Minster Boris Johnson revealed that he will bring forward proposals to introduce a fixed-rate long-term 95% LTV mortgages to enable first time buyers (FTBs) to get onto the
A conveyancer is now being sued by a former client for £4.6m, eight years after the working relationship had concluded. Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring bought a mews house in Kensington, London in 2012 and planned to convert
Law firm Parker Bullen, which has offices in Salisbury and Andover, has not let the Covid 19 pandemic get in the way of its commitment to support aspiring lawyers by offering two new training contracts
A residential property expert is warning of a ‘fraught and messy end’ to the Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday next March, amid a growing waiting list for local authority official searches and delays of up
We are pleased to announce that from Monday 12 October our sister publication Today’s Family Lawyer will be re-opening after being hibernated due to the coronavirus pandemic. The publication offers an overview of family law
Planning for succession can be a problematic time for partners who have reached the time in their careers where they want to retire and take a more relaxed approach to life. Succession is often a
Holden Smith Law Firm was founded by David Bancroft, James Smith and Jamie Megson in February 2019. As a firm it specializes in property, litigation, family and wills and probate. Being a relatively new and
Home buyers have been hit with more troubles as the likelihood of them securing a mortgage seems to have hit a rocky patch. A recent survey, conducted by a financial services company quizzed over 1,200
Domestic abuse charity Hestia, has opened an advice line for businesses supporting employees experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse incidents are said to have escalated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
Recently, we published that the International Underwriting Association of London (IUA), the trade body with the responsibility for underwriting professional indemnity insurance (PII) have written an open letter of the industry warning them about their
Adapting to the new normal has been difficult for many people. The social distancing, working from home, furlough scheme and redundancy has made 2020 one of the hardest years to survive from a professional viewpoint.
The closing date for nomination submissions to the Mortgage Finance Gazette Annual Awards has been extended until 27 September 2020. The awards are open to mortgage lenders, conveyancers and law firms who supply them and
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. But now there seems to be a semblance of ‘normality’ as more people return to work, children and students are back at
The coronavirus understandably changed life as we know it, putting many things on hold. Whilst many people were able to work from home during the pandemic, helping their firm run ‘business as usual’, the strategic
There have been lots of positive things happening across the sector this week, so we wanted to share these good vibes with you as part of our ‘Feel Good Friday’ news items. Here is a
Post lockdown lead times are a headache for conveyancers but moving day could happen far faster for those law firms who use Minerva. Since the government’s Stamp Duty Tax freeze back in July, there has
According to data released by BriefYourMarket.com – which analyses activity on Rightmove and Zoopla – fewer properites were withdrawn from the market last week. The data set revealed: 239 new properties came to the market,
Metamorph Group Limited have acquired the Hampshire-based law firm Knight Polson as the group continue to strengthen their group office network and increase the number of offences in Hampshire to five. After the recent deal