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

Simply Conveyancing MD Shares His Views On Conveyancing Market

Ben Davidson, Managing Director of Simply Conveyancing, spoke to Tom Lyes at Today’s Conveyancer about some of the problems that have arisen over the past few months as a result of the pandemic and opportunities

The CLC Need Your Views

The Council for Licensed Coveyancers (CLC), want your views as they plan for their 2021 annual conference. The CLC have released a survey they’re asking people to complete, in order to gauge what type of

Simplify Appoints Nicola Bloor-West As Head of Business Development

Simplify, the UK’s largest conveyancing and property services group, has appointed Nicky Bloor-West as Head of Business Development. Nicky brings with her over 18 years’ industry experience, including 12 years as area director at rightmove,

House Moves Down 31% Due To Pandemic In First Six Months

The effect the coronavirus pandemic had on the property market in the first six months of 2020 has finally been revealed. According to the Lloyds Bank Home Mover Review, 106,985 people moved house in the

An Insight Into The PII Market

Time is nearly upon us for firms to begin their professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewals, with the usual ‘renewal season’ spanning the next three months. However, with the unprecedented times that we’ve experience in 2020,

AML Failings Result In Solicitor Suspension

Natalia Levinzon has been suspended for nine months by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after failing to implement anti-money-laundering safeguards in regards to property transactions she was conducting for a clients in Russia and the Ukraine.

Congratulations To Chris Harris

Last week Today’s Conveyancer founder Chris Harris celebrated his wedding day. Everyone at the publication would all like to congratulate the happy couple.

SDLT Fraud Results In Solicitor Being Struck Off

Munpreet Singh Virdee falsified returns he sent to Her Majesty Revenue & Customs (HMRC) regarding the amount of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) paid on transactions, so he could pocket the difference has since been

Women in Residential Property (WIRP) which aims to encourage collaboration between those involved in residential property transactions and improve networking opportunities for women has grown to over 300 members since lockdown began.

Women in Residential Property (WIRP) which aims to encourage collaboration between those involved in residential property transactions and improve networking opportunities for women has grown to over 300 members since lockdown began. Commenting on the

Legal Sector Embrace Technology Thanks To Pandemic

The legal sector isn’t well known as an industry that embraces technology. Often relying on laws that are hundreds of years old, the public perception of this archaic sense of working can be understandable. But

The latest house price index released by the property portal Rightmove has demonstrated that the property market is still continuing its post lockdown recovery. The index has revealed a number of key points, including: The

8 In 10 People Consider Moving Thanks To SDLT Holiday

According to research conducted by comparethemarket has shown that 80% of those considering moving since lockdown began, are now more likely to move thanks to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday announced by Chancellor

Pre-Pandemic Criteria Reinstated At Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has reinstated some of its pre-pandemic financial criteria, as the lockdown restrictions continue to ease. Shawbrook was amongst a number of lenders who tightened their lending criteria during the height of the pandemic,

Next month, Today’s Training will be hosting four webinars over consecutive week covering the conveyancing process regarding unregistered land, which is ideal for conveyancers who require a refresher on unregistered land. The course is also

Covid Clauses Rising Due To Local Lockdown Risk

The law firm Devonshires, has seen a spike in the number of clients asking for Covid Clauses to be included into their contracts when moving home. It is believed the client’s reasoning for this clause

Investigation Into Furlough Fraud Begins

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is launching an investigation into property firms (and other organisations) to see if any of them have abused the furlough scheme. One of the ‘frauds’ HMRC is said to be

Feel Good Friday: Trio Of Promotions At Surrey Firm

There has 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

Titlesolv UK And Ireland Joins The Westcor Family

Set up only 15 years ago, Westcor Land Title Insurance Company based in Maitland, Florida is now the fifth largest title insurance underwriter in the United States and the number one independent title insurer. Westcor

Nationwide Say No To Bank Of Mum & Dad

Nationwide is said to be restricting the amount of money first-time buyers (FTBs) can use as a deposit that has been gifted to them by their parents – or the Bank of Mum and Dad

Celebrating Ten Years Of The Bold Legal Group

Free online forum now available to all conveyancers The Bold Legal Group is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Founder Rob Hailstone said: “It is no secret that the BLG was formed after Hips went,

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