Jen is the Senior Media Officer for Today’s Conveyancer, Today’s Wills & Probate and Today’s Family Lawyer.
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.
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
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
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
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
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. Whereas most of the news is now populated with positive stories of the ‘bounce back’ of the property market, Savills is
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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