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.
Continuing with our compliance theme, Matthew Locker, a Cyber Security Consultant at Apstorm has shared his ideas on how law firms can remain compliant in the modern world. The legal sector is rich in sensitive
The government is under mounting pressure to implement tighter restrictions to stem the transmission of the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday, the daily figures around the pandemic revealed that over 1,500 people had sadly lost their lives.
Calls are being made to the government imploring them to extend the Help to Buy Scheme as it’s feared many first-time buyers (FTBs) will miss out, as their dream homes haven’t been built due to
Solicitors in England and Wales have voted overwhelmingly to introduce term limits and constituency reforms for the governing council of their membership body, the Law Society of England and Wales. At last year’s annual general
Covid restrictions create a lottery for homebuyers Three very prominent conveyancing organisations have approached the Chancellor seeking an urgent extension to the SDLT holiday. The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC), the Conveyancing Association (CA) and
The figures from the first week of mortgage market trading in 2021 have been released by Twenty7Tec, a leading mortgage technology platform. Phil Bailey, Sales Director at the mortgage technology company explains: “We ran the
Stamp Out The Duty is a campaign launched today, Wednesday 13 January 2021, by The Daily Telegraph, and calls for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The newspaper says its campaign is: “inspired because
HMRC has issued a record £23.8m worth of fines for organisations breaching and or ignoring money laundering regulations. Nick Sharp, Deputy Director of Economic Crime, Fraud Investigation Service at HMRC said: “Businesses who fail to
The former Chairman of the CCUA who has over three decades of experience in both Legal and Enforcement sectors, Amir Ali, has become the inaugural President of the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR), a not-for-profit organisation
As we’re all starting to adapt to the new lockdown restrictions, we’re facing new blockers that may not have been apparent during the first national lockdown. Conveyancers are already under mounting pressure as clients demand
There’s been no escaping the news that the new variant of Covid-19 is rampantly spreading its way across the UK. Whilst we continue to roll out the vaccine, calls for tighter restrictions are being called
Towards the end of last year, we ran a story on Flood Performance Certificates (FPCs), and asked whether they would become compulsory, in a similar way the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is when it comes
The impending end to the stamp duty holiday, more people re-evaluating where they live and the housing market staying open have all contributed to Rightmove recording its busiest ever start to a new year. Despite
A new year, often means a new start, and 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
An announcement made by the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick today, 7 January 2021 has dealt millions of leaseholders hope as he has given them the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of
Post-Christmas new enquiries to estate agents surged when compared to the last full business week before Christmas as people finished digesting seasonal excesses and turned their minds to the future once more and resumed their
Following the televised address from the Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night (4 January 2021), in which all four devolved nations were now following similar stricter coronavirus rules, in another national lockdown. Currently, the UK
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has written to Robert Jenrick the Secretary of State at MHCLG asking for his intervention to address the growing issue of delays in the provision of searches to
The property market needs continued government support if it is to sustain growth in 2021 according to a leading property firm. Apropos by DJ Alexander, a UK-wide letting firm, believes that the property market –
Tonight, Monday 4 January 2021, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that England will follow Scotland into a lockdown. Although the measures don’t come into effect officially till Wednesday, the PM implored people to
When the clock struck midnight and we welcomed in the new year, albeit slightly differently to how we may have welcomed the dawn of a new year before, the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) final
News that the coronavirus pandemic continues to pick up momentum again, continues to worry everyone across the board. Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show on Sunday to discuss the possible
We have certainly had a turbulent ride in 2020 with the pandemic causing unprecedented chaos and disruption and changing the legal landscape, therefore what are your predictions for 2021? What do you think will happen
Rightmove forecasts a robust 4% national average house price growth in 2021 as there is strong evidence that people will continue to have their reprioritised housing needs high on their life agendas. The unexpected market
Everyone at Today’s Conveyancer would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. We thank you for all of your support during this year. We wish you many happy returns and all of the best for
Dudley Building Society is imploring professionals who advise expats and overseas investors in the UK property market to remind them of the 2% stamp duty surcharge which comes into force on 1 April 2021. Those
The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) will be introduced on 1 September 2021. The purpose of this exam is to enable more people to gain access into the legal profession by replacing traditional routes into law.
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published annual reports on the performance of the eight legal services regulatory bodies. Each organisation regulates different types of lawyers and carries out its responsibilities in different ways. Nevertheless,
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has today written to the Law Society, The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC), CILEx, BLG and CA and provided them with a note setting out when Search Insurance
Starting today (22 December), a 1% increase in Land Transaction Tax (LTT) – the Welsh equivalent of Stamp Duty Land Tax – on second homes has begun. Meaning second-home owners pay a 4% levy when
In December’s transaction data released by HM Land Registry, it appears that there has been a slight dip in the number of applications being processed. The Transaction Data indicates that in December, 1,694,387 applications were
2020 has undoubtedly been a year like no other, and in some respects is one that many of us will be happy to see the back of. Turn the clock back 12 months, and not