Thinktank Corroborates And Costs Boris Johnson's SDLT Changes

Yesterday the UK waited to see what Prime Minister Boris Johnson would announce in his speech which he made from Dudley, yesterday 30 June 2020. Detailing how the UK will emerge from the coronavirus pandemic,

SDLT Review Needed To Kickstart Economy

David Alexander, joint Managing Director of apropos, has sent out a call to the Government suggesting that urgent reforms are needed to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) to kickstart the UK economy in the aftermath

The Law Society is running a survey and is calling on all CQS members for their input to help change the conveyancing process. The Law Society sent a message to members, which read: “Some industry

Mortgage Approvals At Record Low In May

The Bank of England (BoE) has revealed, that as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, mortgage approvals were almost 90% below the levels seen at the start of 2020. Worringly, the

A brand new digital, end-to-end property completion platform, which will see a dramatic reduction in the time spent processing sales, is poised to launch in the UK. WeCOMPLETE is the first software of its kind

Market-leading conveyancing and property services group, Simplify has today announced the acquisition of Cook Taylor Woodhouse Solicitors as part of an ongoing growth strategy, strengthening its presence in London and the South East and increasing

CA Ask For More To Be Done To Help Welsh Property Market

The Conveyancing Association (CA), has urged the Welsh Government to go ‘further’ and ‘faster’ in opening up its housing market. Last Friday, the Welsh Government announced a partial reopening of the housing market in Wales

FCA Sounds Alarm Over Unsuitable Equity Release Advice

Red flags and alarm bells have been raised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who have discovered that some mortgage advisors were giving questionable advice to clients. The regulator has announced it will be carrying

Council For Licensed Conveyancers CLC

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), the regulator of property and probate lawyers, has today announced the appointment of two new Council members. Jenny Quirke takes up the post of Chair of the CLC’s Audit

Hiscox cyber readiness report 2020

The annual Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report has been released with an update on progress in the cyber security arena for UK businesses. The headlines from the report, now in its 4th year, include A near

The Impact Of A Pandemic On The Legal Sector

The coronavirus has undoubtedly had a catastrophic ripple effect that has affected people in so many different ways. Hundreds of thousands of people have sadly lost their lives around the world. Economies have been hit

Conveyancing Hit Hardest In Pandemic

During a time when many people have had to adapt to social distancing, working from home or being furloughed, it’s safe to say that we all expected a loss in business as the pandemic raged

Digital Remortgage Technology Unveiled

ULS Technology has launched its digital Rapid Remortage service, which is available on the ULS DigitalMove platform, to the market. It’s part of the new DigitalMove Plus suite, and it is believed that most remortgage

Rightmove Release Pre-Closing Statement

The property portal Rightmove has released a statement providing a trading update relating from 1 January to 31 May 2020. The portal lay out the steps it’s taking to continue to support agents as the

BREAKING NEWS: Relaxation In Social Distancing Measures

Changes to social distancing rules in the UK could have a positive impact on businesses, as everyone attempts to get back to ‘normal’ following the coronavirus pandemic. The Government have announced today, that although social

The government have confirmed that planning permissions that have expired between the start of lockdown (23rd March 2020) and the end of 2020 will automatically be extended to 1st April 2021. Concerns had been raised

Leasehold Solutions Launches New Podcast Series

The Leasehold Group was devastated to hear about the sudden death of its Managing Director, colleague and friend Louie Burns in the early hours of Sunday 21 June 2020. Louie, who joined Leasehold Solutions in

Don’t Forget About Data Protection

It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year that has changed the way people have worked. Although some sectors may have been looking at ways they could work remotely, others have had a

Simultaneous Exchange And Completions – Are They A Good Thing

The re-opening of the English property market back on the 13 May, is said to have released seven weeks of pent up frustration of both buyers and sellers. When the UK went into lockdown on

MD of Searchflow, Tom Quirke talks to Today’s Conveyancer about his introduction to the industry 12 months on from his appointment; the challenges presented by Covid-19; what advice he has for firms over the next

I Think There’s An Agent In My Spare Room

Times have been tough recently, but one Property Eye reader shared an interesting story with the publication, and I thought I’d share it with you, as it made me smile. The reader found the story

Diary Of A Hightstreet Conveyancer - Friday May 15

Relaxations to the lockdown in Wales have been announced by the Welsh First Minster Mark Drakeford. Amongst them are the re-opening of non-essential shops, and tentative steps to reopening the property market from Monday 22nd

Get Involved With The TC Community

Here at Today’s Conveyancer we’d like to get our readers more involved in our stories and discussions. Having thriving discussions, sharing best practice and good news stories from across the sector helps our community to

Movers and Shakers - 19 June 2020

Here at Today’s Conveyancer, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week we’ve

MPs Urged To Help Lawyers Who Slipped Through Covid-19 Support Gap

The UK Government has seemingly done its utmost to ensure people’s livelihoods hadn’t been completely destroyed by the coronavirus pandemic. The furlough scheme and coronavirus loans have been one way people have attempted to prevent

Savills have released their latest forecast, and it can make for some glum reading.

Savills have released their latest forecast, and it can make for some glum reading. Whereas most of the news is now populated with positive stories of the ‘bounce back’ of the property market, Savills is

CQS Refunds For Members

The Law Society has revealed that CQS members are due to get refunds in the coming weeks. A Law Society spokesperson said: “Between 1 April and 31 December, we are offering a 75% fee discount

CMA Seeks Further Disqualifications

Following on from the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) successfully disqualifying two Directors from estate agents, it has been revealed that there are further investigations being conducted in the hope of netting further disqualifications. A statement

Are Solicitors Still Unsure About Transparency Rules?

In December 2018, new rules entered the legal services sector which required firms and free lance solicitors to publish their prices on their website, to enable clients to gain an understanding of the cost of

Using Facebook Marketplace To Market Properties

A free webinar promoting the importance of agents using Facebook Marketplace is being hosted by OneDome at 9.30am on Thursday 18th June 2020. The webinar will provide attendees with information from Facebook Marketplace guests, who

Remortgage Instructions Continue To Grow

Rightmove released data this week which showed that estate agents had managed to agree no fewer than 40,000 sales in the last four weeks. With new home sales, comes the task of looking and applying

Last week, the Law Society has launched their annual consultation with solicitors about their Practising Certificate (PC) Fee. The Law Society has announced that it has reduced it’s share of the fee by 10%, resulting

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