Having previously worked as a wedding photographer for 14 years, a change in family circumstances gave me a taste for family law, particularly in divorce, child custody and especially parental alienation.
I am now doing an LLM in Legal Practise with the aim to work within the legal industry, specialising in family law.
There is no doubt that every business around the world has had to face enormous challenges since the emergence of the Covid-19 virus. In the UK, millions of works are beginning to adapt to working
ULS Technology plc (the Group), a provider of online technology platforms for the UK conveyancing and financial intermediary markets have announced its Full Year results for the year leading to the 31st March 2020. Despite
Figures from the Building Societies Association (BSA) have revealed that for the first time in a decade, the largest barrier to home ownership is job insecurity. For the last ten years, people wishing to buy
Conveyancing service provider LMS have found that remortgage cancellations have continued to rise, which it describes as ‘a cause for quite concern’ that will need to be monitored over the coming months. In the first
The Chartered Surveyor Trailblazer Apprenticeship Group has collaborated with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and academia, to increase opportunities for those looking to join the surveying professions. People with any form of undergraduate
The latest results from Today’s Conveyancer’s Sentiment Survey. Thank you to everyone who has taken part. To take part in this week’s survey please click here. One month on from the re-opening of the property
Latest Research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has shown that surveyors are predicting that buyers are changing their preferences in the properties they are looking for, and that there is evidence the
Following news that the number of transactions for value applications at Land Registry had been nowhere near close to the average for April, we asked conveyancers to let us know how they had been coping.
There may have indications from the Government that Stamp Duty could be reformed within the tac changes in response to the pandemic. Conservative MP Alberto Costa, in a written question to the Treasury asked the
In its business plan draft for 2020/2021, the SRA has revealed that in an effort to continue competence, it will be increasing its monitoring of firms’ anti-money laundering (AML) policies. Following a review of its
The legal sector has been described as close to the financial and energy sectors in terms of the risk of cyber attacks. reports cyber security firm BlueVoyant following an assessment of almost 2,000 law firms
Following the latest announcements by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak about the ‘winding down’ of the furlough scheme, as well as the slow lifting of the restrictions, many businesses across the country are trying to adapt
Property website Rightmove has released figures stating that the demand for lettings has increased by 22% compared to last year, despite the corona virus and lockdown. The demand for rentals has increased at a faster
A pair of solicitors from a Loughborough firm, concocted a plot to sell properties worth an estimate £3 million without the owner’s consent or knowledge. Hashok Parmar and Syed Gous Ali from Sterling Law Solicitors
A Liverpool firm has convinced a judge they have a real prospect of a defence in a summary judgment for exacerbated costs, despite the ‘disastrous consequences’ for the claimant following their breach. Liverpool firm, EAD
Due to the pandemic and the inability to conduct valuations, Virgin Money announced in April that they were suspending any new mortgage applications and capping any buy-to-let remortgages at a 55% LTV. However, the lender
Since the lockdown in March, the property market has seen dramatic changes; Rightmove reported a fall of 40% in visitors at the time of the lockdown, estate agents having to offer virtual tours and house
It was announced on the 23 March 2020 that various organisations, that represent over 130,000 skilled professionals in the property sector, have signed a letter to the government offering their help in the Coronavirus crisis.
The Legal Sector Workers Union (LSWU) has stated that in the current circumstances home-working should not just be for fee-earners, and that those who are working at home should “show solidarity” with their administrative staff
At a time when the Prime Minister has announced a nationwide lockdown, with people working from home where possible and to only go to work “where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from
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