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An online survey has been launched by HM Land Registry to understand the extent of digital adoption among conveyancing firms. In particular the survey asks questions about firms’s current experience of digital tools, including third
The launch of an inhouse ‘Directorship Pathway’ has seen two long-standing members of staff promoted to ‘Associate Director’ at law firm Elite Conveyancing. Sophie Burke and Emma Brown have both been appointed to the newly
Windsor-based residential and commercial property partner John Humphreys will retire from the profession after 43 years to spend more time with his family and his engage in his passion for rugby. Humphreys joined Charles Coleman
ONP Solicitors, part of home moving group Movera, has appointed Gemma Etheridge as their new Conveyancing Team Manager to lead their team in Leeds. With over 20 years experience in conveyancing Gemma will be responsible
Analysis of Japanese Knotweed hotspots has identified Bristol, Merseyside and Greater London are the worst affected counties in England. 60,000 verified sightings of Japanese Knotweed have been captured through an online heatmap managed by specialists
The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE), the search data standards body set up in 2020, has announced a revamp of it’s branding and the launch of a new quality mark members will display on search reports.
‘Remastered’ environmental reports will help with streamlining property transactions following feedback from clients and homebuyers say Landmark Information Group. The environmental search provider says it hopes the updated reports will help conveyancers with the pressures
Australian press outlets have reported PEXA have launched a takeover bid for Canadian technology firm Dye & Durham. In January 2022, Dye & Durham announced its intention to acquire a 43% ownership stake in PEXA
Conveyancers have their own roles to play in making conveyancing more efficient and professional and reducing simple errors which cost the profession millions of pounds each year. Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) Chair Simon Law
The cost of moving has fallen from its peak in 2023 but remains twice the cost of moving compared to ten years ago. And the issue is exacerbated in London and the South East where
Major high street and specialist equity release lenders have said they will not lend of property which has spray foam insulation installed. An investigation by the BBC has revealed five of the top 20 lenders,
The number of sales being agreed is still 26% ahead of the quieter market at this time in 2023 with the number of new seller coming to market 6% ahead of the same period a
HM Land Registry has described the decision by the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union to ballot members on strike action over plans to return to the office for a minimum number of days per
Just 11% of homeowners return to the firm who completed their property purchase according to newly released data, despite 3/4 saying they would use their conveyancer again. Research compiled by TwentyConvey, part of TwentyCi, reviewed
84,000 more homes have hit the property market following the Autumn Budget indicating sellers were undeterred by the first Labour Budget in 14 years according to online estate agency Yopa. The agency reviewed for sale
Datarooms, popular with auctions houses into which property and legal documentation can be access by buyers and lawyers, could help streamline the home moving process following their introduction into private treaty sales. The claim has
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has said it will ballot workers at HM Land Registry over plans to ‘order’ staff to work in the office three day a week. PCS members at offices
The Law Society have been accused of creating ‘uncertainty’ over its decision to extend the dual use of both the 4th and 5th edition of the TA6 Property Information Form, with the withdrawal of the
A consultation on how legal regulators, including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), can ‘promote the prevention and detection of economic crime’ has been launched by super-regulator, the Legal Services
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched its anticipated consultation on client money in legal services to review whether it remains appropriate for law firms to continue to hold significant funds in their accounts. The
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has announced it has made its process for entering personal covenants in the register more consistent with a new entry into the register effective from 13th November 2024. User will now
A conveyancing solicitor who failed to disclose links to a borrower has been fined £12500 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). Mark Robert Westwood, a consultant at ONP Group, acted in five transactions between September
“Houseful” is probably best known for the property portal Zoopla, but the technology giant is steadily building an array of property and data businesses and has under it’s umbrella estate agent software Alto, new homes
The Law Society of England and Wales has hit back at the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s consultation on the future of law firms holding client. ‘Client money in legal services – safeguarding consumers and providing redress’
Professional membership body the Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) have responded to the Law Society’s consultation on climate change defending the profession against the ‘burden’ placed on conveyancers, and advising firms to exclude any liability
A partnership between enquiries management platform Legalito and Off Mains Solutions will ‘reduce the time spent dealing with specialist drainage enquiries’ say the two parties. Enquiries management technology solution Legalito has partnered with Off Mains
A CLC-regulated conveyancing firm based in Wales has been accredited in the ‘National Top 100 Companies to Work For’, attributing its success to their proactive approach to employee wellbeing and welfare. Convey Law has been
Recently conducted research has concluded estate agents continue to fail to provide material and up front information for would-be home buyers, falling foul of consumer protection regulations. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
An uplift in the number of homes developers have registered their intention to build has given rise to ‘cautious optimism’ from UK house builders according to figures released by the National House Building Council (NHBC).
Buyer demand remains broadly stable and a slight increase in positive sentiment around agreed sales is the story of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) monthly residential market report. The RICS Residential Market
Reform of leasehold tenure is ‘years, not months away’ despite the passing of the Freehold and Leasehold Reform Act in the days before the end of the Conservative government earlier this year, delegates at this
The Law Society of England and Wales have confirmed conveyancers and property lawyers can continue to use both the 4th and 5th edition of the TA6 Property Information protocol form beyond the current 15th January