IUA Write Open Letter To Industry About PII

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 PII renewals. In the

Clients Encouraged To Shop Around For Legal Services

The Legal Services Board (LSB), recently published its Prices of Individual Consumer Legal Services in England and Wales 2020: Wave 3 of a survey of prices for commonly used legal services report, in which it

SRA Reduce All Compensation Fund Contributions For 2019/20

Last week the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) issued their cyber crime thematic review, and reminded law firms that now more than ever was a time to remain cyber secure. The review focuses on 40 separate

Blockchain Report: Lawyers Given Regulation Guidance

A report released by the Tech London Advocates’ (TLA) Blockchain Legal and Regulatory Group in conjunction with the Law Society of England and Wales provides lawyers with regulatory guidance around distributed ledger technology (DLT) and

Mortgage Brokers See 222% Increase Thanks To SDLT Cut

Mortgage brokers have had a busy couple of months as they’re enjoying an increase in mortgage searches thanks to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) cut, which is boosting the property market. According to information

ALEP Welcomes CMA’s Investigation Into Mis-Selling Of Leasehold

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has welcomes the CMA’s enforcement action against four of the UK’s house builders over their mis-selling of leasehold properties. As well as mis-selling of properties, the Competition and

An Insight Into Life At Keebles LLP During Covid-19

Adapting to the ‘new normal’ has been difficult and it has been a time where companies and individuals have acted quickly to ensure businesses can carry on as much as possible, even in these unprecedented

PM Property Lawyers Develop Pioneering ‘ePIF’ To Fast Track Property Sales

In a bid to embrace an information upfront sales process, PMPL have exclusively developed the digital ‘ePIF’ to significantly reduce enquiries from a prospective buyer’s conveyancer. Following detailed research and profiling PM Property Lawyers have

Bank Of Mum And Dad Still Vital To Housing Market

New research from Legal and General in conjunction with business consultancy Cebr, have shown that 23% of housing transactions are backed by Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD). 24% of borrowers are now more reliant

Today’s Training is hosting a short online training session on 8 October at 10am with best-selling author Vanessa Ugatti, discussing how you can generate more revenue whilst having more time to feel confident whilst you’re

The Law Society National Property Law Conference

The Law Society’s National Property Law Conference will be hosted virtually as a webinar series on 6 – 8 October 2020. Over three days we will be joined by industry experts including Nationwide, Moore NI

HMLR Search Results Won't Include Adjoining Land Entries

The HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges (LLC) service has stopped including information on charges that affect land adjoining that of the search area. The change came into effect on 20 August 2020 and is

The CMA is launching enforcement action involving 4 leading housing developers it believes may have broken consumer protection law in relation to leasehold homes. As part of its ongoing investigation which officially started last summer,

Scammers Utilising EWS1 Forms

Criminals are duping leaseholders in multiple apartment buildings across the country into paying them thousands of pounds by faking External Wall Fire Reviews (EWS1) forms. The cladding used in apartment buildings is a troublesome subject

SDLT Holiday Sees Homes Selling In A Week At 10 Year High

Recent analysis conducted by Rightmove has shows that the number of homes selling within a week of coming to the market is 125% up compared to the same period last year, and is the highest

LSSA Announcces Latest Provider

The LSSA (Legal Software Suppliers Association) has announced that DigitalMove is the latest legal technology provider to join the association. As the UK industry body for legal systems developers and vendors, the LSSA maintains technology

Technology Is Slowly Transforming Conveyancing Sector

One of the lasting positive consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic, has seemingly been the legal sector’s ability to adapt and embrace technology a little more than perhaps it would have in normal circumstances. In a

Smarter Working: How Do You Re-Mobilise Your Teams?

As lockdown restrictions ease, businesses will need to prepare for the reinstatement of effective and manageable working practices, where employees feel they can be effective, connected and motivated. In his second article for Today’s Conveyancer,

Tailored Plans Needed To Help With Mortgage Holidays

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have called on banks to continue supporting home owners with mortgage holidays until 31 October 2020, then come up with a tailored plan to get them back on track Home

Barratt Annual Results Are Strong

Barratt’s, the housing developer, have released their annual financial results, in the year ending 30 June 2020, demonstrating that they are in a strong position heading out of the coronavirus pandemic. The organisation has seen

Oliver Lutner Shares His Views On The Post Covid-19 Housing Market

It is safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. Following the lockdown of the UK, the future of the economy was something that played on people’s minds as we would

Property Transactions Dip In Wales

According to the latest figures released by Pricipality Building Society, the lockdown of the Welsh property market as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has reduced transactions in Wales by 66%. The Welsh government made

Almost 60% Rise In Conveyancing Vacancies

For six weeks Today’s Conveyancer has been observing how many recruitment adverts that included the term ‘conveyancer’ had been placed on the Indeed website. In four weeks, the increase has grown by 59.8%. This is

There are still places available for the Today’s Training: A Comprehensive Guide To Unregistered Conveyancing. The four sessions will be hosted over four consecutive weeks, with the first starting on 8 September at 10am. The

Covid-19 Is Changing Criminal Behaviours – FATF

Are your conveyancing team up to speed with the frauds that you might inadvertently get caught up in? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which describes itself as the global money laundering and terrorist financing

Reminder: Changes To Furlough Scheme In September

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme also known as the furlough scheme will be changing from 1 September 2020. From next month the scheme will only pay 70% of an employees wage, up to a maximum

Mark Howell Appointed Group Head Of Marketing At Simplify

Simplify, the UK’s largest conveyancing and property services group has appointed Mark Howell as Group Head of Marketing. Mark, with over 20 years’ experience in financial services has helped build Pink Home Loans, Bristol &

Post Lockdown Market Shows Little Signs Of Slowing Down

Demand continues to run ahead of supply, sustaining annual house price growth at +2.5% Time to sell since the market reopened has decreased by 31% across the UK, averaging just 27 days in the period

Conveyancing Firms Urged To Embrace “Smarter Working”

Management consultancy Journey4, has released guidance on how businesses can implement ‘Smarter Working’, following lessons learned by businesses in the wake of coronavirus. Director, Stuart Pearce, outlines some key research findings and what this could

Second Lockdown Pips Brexit As Number One Concern

It’s safe to say that the UK wide lockdown which was introduced on the 23 March 2020, and was slowly eased from the middle of May to present day, has had a huge impact on

Law Society Warns Firms About Delaying PII Renewal

The Law Society for England and Wales have sent out a rallying cry to the legal community, encouraging them to act now on their professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewal. Most firms still renew their PII

Mini Housing Boom Continues

The latest Yomdel Sentiment Tracker suggests that the mini boom that the housing market has experienced since it re-opened following lockdown is continuing. The data released by Yomdel shows that there is a huge amount

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