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.
On 21st January 2020, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) released their annual Enforcement Report, which has resulted in some grim reading. The report revealed that the BSB is struggling to cope with the rise in
Property owners and tenants exposed to increased inner-city pollution levels may welcome Birmingham City Council’s decision to ban private cars from taking ‘through trips’ in the city centre. Air pollution is widely regarded as a
LawCare, the legal mental health and well being charity has teamed up with academics from the University of Sheffield and The Open University to launch the free ‘Fit For Law’ course. ‘Fit For Law’ is
Victims of bank transfer (authorised push payment (APP)) fraud are receiving less than 50% of their losses back in compensation according to secure payments provider Shieldpay. This shortfall seemingly coincides with the introduction of a
Katrine Sporle, the current Property Ombudsman is set to retire in the autumn, so the hunt is on for a new candidate. The new Ombudsman will take up the post in November 2019, and will
Yesterday, Tuesday 13th January 2020, LegalFutures published an article regarding a solicitor who hired a fake solicitor, only then to be defrauded of £1.2m in a conveyancing scam, and subsequently being struck off. The story
Claire Louise Ainsworth has been found guilty of conveyancing fraud, whilst she worked for an online estate agent. Ms Ainsworth, pocketed £5,000 after agreeing a housing deal between a seller and a buyer. She told
Malcolm Wright, Chief Compliance Officer at Dignex, offers his thoughts on the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive that came into force on January 10th 2020. “Jan 10th, 2020, is the date when EU Member States have
Manhole covers that don’t conform to regulations may not be being installed correctly on Type III roads on new housing and commercial developments across the UK. Scott Parnell Ltd (civils and drainage supplies specialist) and
Mbolokele Nsimba has been struck off the solicitor’s roll and ordered to pay £33,200 in costs after “consciously closing his eyes” to the activities of people he knew were fraudsters aiding them in completing £5.74m
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) revealed that they had to shut down a Kent based law firm on Christmas Eve. The regulator’s decision making panel were satisfied that grounds existed to exercise their intervention powers
On Saturday 4th January 2020, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP called on landlords to make it easier to allow responsible tenants to live in properties with their well behaved pets, as part of an overhaul
Chinese national Feng Xu has been sentenced to seven years and four months in prison after he pleaded guilty to 22 fraud, false identity and money laundering offences at Birmingham Crown Court. Feng rented hundreds
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland and Cadw have joined with The Property Care Association (PCA) to develop a best practice approach to investigating damp and excessive moisture in
Hamptons International Estate Agents launched their 24/7 estate agent search system back in 2018. As a result a third of their client base are making property searches on a Sunday afternoon, whilst the agency is
Earlier this month the Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) announced the appointment of the newly formed PCCB Compliance Committee, who will be responsible for regulating the Search Code from tomorrow. The Search Code is
A letting agent who defrauded over £230,000 from landlords and tenants has received a two year custodial sentence by Southampton Crown Court. Andrew Whitehead pleaded guilty to three counts of fraudulently trading, one count of
Leicester Crown Court has sentenced Surjan Roopra, 29 to 18months imprisonment after he pled guilty to converting £55,000. Roopra is now facing a proceeds of crime hearing, where the court could confiscate any properties he
Organisations spanning the construction and property sectors are writing and signing a letter to the Westminster Party Leaders asking for a reduction on VAT. The campaign is asking the next UK Government to reduce VAT
A warning shot has been fired towards property professionals as the largest GDPR fine has been issued to a company in the sector. German property company, Deutsche Wohnen, is reported to have retained old customer
The Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) have announced their highest ever membership, with the total amount of companies involved at 26. The LSSA recently welcomed GlobalX, Legal Workflow, Moneypenny and Yourkeys to the association. Craig
Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) were crowned ‘Best Financial Adviser’ at the annual Equity Release awards. Mark Gregory, Founder & CEO at Equity Release Supermarket commented: “This was an incredibly proud moment for us, especially as
Briony Haley, a specialist commercial property solicitor has been promoted to Director at Blackpool based law firm Blackhurst Budd Solicitors. Briony qualified as a Solicitor in 2008 and moved to the firm in 2015, advising
The season of goodwill is rapidly approaching, and a variety of organisations from across the UK have been doing their bit to raise money for charity. Here are two of the latest stories we’ve received
Move Reports is the latest organisation to join The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) Executive. Already on the CoPSO Executive are: FCI, Infotrack, Index, PSG, TerraFirma, TM Group and X-Press Legal Services, who all
Graham Evans, Head of Compliance at Equity Release Supermarket, has been appointed the Chief Examiner for the Level 3 Certificate in Regulated Equity Release at the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF). Graham is
A con woman has been jailed for 20 months after changing her name by deed poll, and selling a £75,000 house, without the real owner knowing. Sarah Broadbelt took out a passport under her new
LendInvest has expanded its team by hiring a new Director of Mortgage Underwriting and a second Business Development Manager in the North West. Gene Clohessy joins the team as the Director of Mortgage Underwriting from
Fraser Brown Solicitors have appointed a new Business Development Executive in its Lincoln branch. Rachel Pringle, will be responsible for developing and identifying new revenue streams for the business in Lincoln, and will build and
When working remotely, it’s important to have a virtual private network (VPN) which enables you to link to your workplace and pass information back and to over a secure network. However, experts have warned that
There have been several instances recently of non-solicitors being made subject to orders under Section 43 of the Solicitors Act 1974. This means that the persons subject to Section 43 cannot work for law firms
Titlesolv have appointed Niall Sheridan as Underwriting Director for Ireland. Niall joins Titlesolv’s growing executive team, who consist of Christopher Taylor (Chief Executive Officer), Claire Connolly (Finance Director) and Keith Rawlinson (Underwriting Director for the