Estate Agent Directors Disqualified

Stephen Jones Director at Richard Worth Estate Agents and Neil Mackenzie Director at Michael Hardy Estate Agents have been disqualified by the Competitive Market’s Authority (CMA) after they both took part in an illegal price

Hackers For Hire Target Law Firms

Law firms are still the firm favourites and proverbial jewel in the crown for cyber criminals. It appears, in the latest cyber report that hackers for hire, named ‘Dark Basin’ by researchers, have set their

40,000 Sales Agreed In Four Weeks

It’s been four weeks since the English property market re-opened, and the latest data from Rightmove suggests that Estate Agents have managed to agree no fewer than 40,000 sales in this time. The data also

HSBG To Look At Property Logbooks

It seems that property passports, or logbooks for residential properties is starting to pick up some speed as a working group has been set up to look specifically at the issue. Following on from the

Remote Working Will Continue Long After Lockdown

It may not be a huge surprise that remote working could be here to stay for the foreseeable future, as the legal sector has quickly adapted to the lockdown restrictions imposed to reduce the spread

Re-Opening Of The Property Market - One Month On

Today, Friday 12th June marks one month since the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, officially re-opened the English property market by lifting restrictions on the estate agents, as well as

Movers and Shakers - 12 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

Professor Stephen Mayson Releases Reform Review

Today, Thursday 11th June 2020, Professor Stephen Mayson, Honorary Professor of Law at the University College of London (UCL) has released an independent review entitled ‘Reforming Legal Services: Regulation beyond the echo chambers‘. You can

'Property Passport' Set For Rental Properties

A system for rented properties which enables landlords and tenants to check the information on rental properties is said to be one step closer to being implemented. It has been announced that the government is

Neil Newman Appointed As Director Of Development And Innovation

Professional membership body, the Institute of Paralegals (IoP) announces the appointment of Neil Newman as Director of Development and Innovation. Neil becomes a key member of the IoP’s Executive Management team and is responsible for

Property Market Continues To Bounce Back

Latest figures reveal that the English property market, is continuing to bounce back following the lockdown and continuing coronavirus pandemic. The Yomdel Property sentiment tracker, has revealed that demand from vendors and landlords has risen

APSL Issue Force Majeure Guidance For Coronavirus

The Association Of Property Support Lawyers (APSL) has issued some guidance to help those in the sector with regards to the coronavirus and force majeure. The APSL’s Guide to amending property contracts (residential or commercial)

30,000 Participants Benefit From NHBC’s Virtual Training During Lockdown

In response to the Covid-19 outbreak NHBC, the leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK, has dramatically scaled-up its virtual training offering. In early April the transition from two webinars per

The Language Of Conveyancing

Read the latest offering from the ‘Diary of the High Street Conveyancer’ Monday 8th June Being the child of an English lecturer, language fascinates me. And I find it interesting that all occupations seem to

What Does Furlough Mean For The Sector?

Furlough is a word that at the start of the year, very few of us had heard of. Yet now, it has become one of the regular used words of 2020. Yet, as the deadline

Police Chief Issues Cyber Attack Warning

As more people begin to make their way back to the workplace, the National Policing Lead for cyber crime has issued a stark reminder about the vulnerabilities that could have been left behind when the

Sentiment Survey: Don't Forget To Have Your Say

The results of this week’s market sentiment survey are in. Thank you to everyone who has taken part. To take part in this week’s survey please CLICK HERE Overall sentiment suggests that the market is

Ask An Expert: Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman

The coronavirus has caused huge ripple effects, changing what we all mistook for normality. At least for the time being. Firms have had to adjust to a number of factors, including furloughing staff and working

Wednesday 10th June is the final day employers can add staff to the Government’s Job Retention Scheme, and furlough them. If you haven’t already furloughed any staff. Applications must be submitted by the 10th June.

The Law Society have today (5th June 2020) updated its Property Information Form (TA6). The latest version corrects inaccuracies about septic tanks (Q. 12.5) in the previous version of the form. For reference the correction

Technology Innovation Package Lifeline

Utilising technology and finding new ways of working, has been a theme which has developed and picked up pace as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, the Government announced that the £1.25billion coronavirus

NHBC Building Inspector Becomes Landmark 500th To Achieve NVQ Award

NHBC, the leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK, has awarded a North-East based Building Inspector its 500th NVQ – the equivalent to a bachelor’s degree. NHBC has allowed furloughed staff

Movers and Shakers - 5 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

Sanctions Placed On Solicitor And Firm

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has placed sanctions on a solicitor and law firm after finding them guilty of “very serious” misconduct. James Mawbey-Shaw, a Partner at Wilson’s Solicitors were jointly fined £17, 500 following the

Has The Time Come To Fly The Nest?

Read the latest offering from the ‘Diary of the High Street Conveyancer’ Tuesday 2 June 2020 I have had new instructions over the last week. It seems that the reopening of the market has led

Reapit Data Demonstrates Property Market Bounce Back

Data released by Reapit which covered a number of key KPI’s for the month of May, has continued to demonstrate how the property market has begun to ‘bounce back’ after life in lockdown. The data,

Changes To Furlough - What You Need To Know

Last Friday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak led the Daily Coronavirus briefing, and revealed that the Government’s Job Retention Scheme, also know as furlough would be changing in the coming weeks and months. So what does this

Land Registry Faces Up To Digital Identity Challenge

The Land Registry is facing up the the digital identity challenge which has become more pronounced during the recent lockdown and continuing aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. In a blog released by HM Land Registry’s

Land Registry Delay Could Impact Conveyancers

Read the latest offering from the ‘Diary of the High Street Conveyancer‘ Monday 1 June 2020 I was somewhat alarmed to read this morning that out of the approximate 58,000 applications that have been lodged

April Exchanges Were 68% Compared To 2019 Figures

Information shared by TwentyCi comparing the activity levels in the first five months of 2020 to the same period last year, has thrown up some interesting results. Since the re-opening of the English property market

Property Fraud Threat Remains

The reality of the English property market re-opening meant that many in the sector breathed a huge sigh of relief, as once again livelihoods and the economy could begin to kick start itself and begin

Money Moves Faster Than People

Read the latest offering from the ‘Diary of the High Street Conveyancer‘ Friday 29th May 2020 So I had another chain complete today – all done by half past eleven – well, my part was

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