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Three members of staff from Derby-based property, legal and financial firm, Sort Group, are celebrating a decade of service with the company; the first non-founders of Sort Group to achieve the milestone. Carolyn Mars, Group
Conveyancers were left in limbo again on Friday as an outage at Barclays bank left many firms and individuals unable process payments and complete transactions. On Sunday the bank confirmed services were up and running
Home ownership rates remained stable in 2024 at 65% reflecting a general trend over the last 10 years. Over half of homeowners own their property outright (55%), a figure that has increased by 1.3m in
HMRC transaction data from December suggests the scene could be set for a Bank of England interest rate reduction next week with the Money Policy Committee meeting on Thursday 6th February. Housing transactions were up
A new training series aimed at risk managers, compliance officers and senior leaders in law firms has been launched by Today’s Media, the publishers of Today’s Conveyancer. It will be hosted as part of the
National Conveyancing Week 2025 (March 17th – 21st) is set to be the biggest yet with the backing of over 600 law firms and property professionals, say organisers. Law firms, estate agents, brokers, and industry
In a series of short excerpts from a new book, Dan Warburton shares his insight on how law firm owners and senior managers can increase their profits by being better at delegating their workload. Over
How do law firms choose the right technology? Its a conundrum many law firms face and with so much technology available to them, how can they be sure they’re selecting the right option for them?
I know that I did not write a diary entry last week… and do you know the reason why? Because, I, like you, am struggling. I am finding it hard to stay on top of
A 156% increase in the number of home owners paying their mortgage into their 70’s ‘paints a striking picture of how financial pressures are reshaping homeownership’ says wealth management and financial services firm Quilter. Mortgage
The Conveyancing Association, which claims to collectively conduct c.14% of all property transactions and 62% of all remortgage transactions in England and Wales, is celebrating its member and affiliates success ahead of The British Conveyancing
There were few surprises in Rachel Reeves’ speech to business leaders at Siemens Healthineers in which the Chancellor outlined plans to ‘go further and faster to kickstart economic growth.’ Throughout the last week Labour have
Further evidence of a positive start to the property market in 2025 is revealed in the latest House Price Index from Zoopla who say the first four weeks of January have been the busiest for
Sentiment amongst estate agents suggests many are concerned a ‘market correction’ in the form of a slow down in transactions and house prices could happen following the end of stamp duty first time buyer exemptions
Software designed to automate the filing of an AP1, stamp duty returns with HMRC and HMLR, and processing mortgage offers digitally to reduce errors, requisitions and manual data entry has been launched with the backing
Plans to build 1.5m homes in the course of this Parliament could be impacted by a shortage of planning officers, with some council vacancy levels at almost 50% according to a recent Freedom of Information
A new property listing portal has introduced a new way to search for their dream home, enabling home movers to enter descriptive words into the search bar to identify property features they are looking for.
Law firm Dutton Gregory has launched the latest of its marketing stunts, this time aimed at first time home buyers hoping to beat the SDLT exemption deadline on 31st March 2025. In previous years the
A survey of 2,000 home movers suggests as many as four in ten (37%) estate agents are failing to advise clients on their obligations in regard to the provision of material information. 23% of home
Google has been taken to task by the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) over the ability of consumers to trust in its reviews. In response the search giant has committed to introducing enhanced processes to
The Labour government have confirmed its Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which contains much of the primary legislation required to enact their plans to build 1.5 million homes in this parliamentary term, will be introduced into
Nationwide Building Society says mortgage affordability remains ‘stretched’ by historic standards with London and the South East the most affected areas of the country. The North of England and Scotland are the least affected areas
Today (22nd January) the much-anticipated shortlist for The British Conveyancing Awards 2025, sponsored by Groundsure, has been published recognising the incredible work of conveyancers up and down the country and their roles in helping millions
Matthew Pennycook, Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich and Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry for Housing, Government and Local Communities, has taken to X, formerly Twitter, to confirm leaseholders can exercise
In a series of short excerpts from a new book, Dan Warburton shares his insight on how law firm owners and senior managers can increase their profits by being better at delegating their workload. Over
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched its 2025 Lender Survey in an effort to gather feedback from the profession on areas which might potentially cause issues between property market stakeholders. The focus of this years’
In the second episode of the new series of the Today’s Conveyancer podcast former Google-exec turned prop-tech entrepreneur Gemma Young discusses her journey on helping improve the home moving process. In a wide ranging discussion
Changes to planning rules outlined in the Labour Government’s Plan for Change will reduce the number of times major infrastructure projects can challenged in court tackling the culture of NIMBY-ism says Prime Minister Sir Kier
The Property Lawyers Alliance has criticised proposals for the FCA to take responsibility for unfair commercial practices; outlined in the Consumer Protection Regulations (CPRs) and enshrined in the recent National Trading Standards Estate and letting
Mark Evans, Vice President of the Law Society of England & Wales, has been announced as a keynote speaker at the Bold Legal Group Conveyancing Conference hosted in London on 11th June 2025 Mark Evans,
The much-anticipated shortlist for The British Conveyancing Awards 2025, sponsored by Groundsure, will be published today at 12pm. Launched in 2021 to recognise the role of the profession in the months after the re-opening of
Firms who do not proactively engage with online reviews and associated platforms run the risk of falling behind their competitors who do and losing out on future work. The warning comes from online review platform