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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has recently requested law firms complete an anti-money laundering and sanctions data collection exercise. The SRA is required by Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) to take a
Practices around protections designed to offer peace of mind and financial security to those most vulnerable are being probed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after it said it concerns had been raised that competition
The legal sector has seen a 77% increase in the number of successful cyber attacks increase by 77% over the past 12 months, from 538 in 2022/23 to 954 2023/24. The increase has been driven
A million leads proves there is confidence in the property market says the boss of an estate agency lead generation app. ValPal is a property valuation app which sits on estate agents websites enabling home
Friday 30th August is set to be the busiest moving day of the year with over 20,000 home moves expected. Analysis of 650,000 removal quotes from 201-2023 found August has been the most popular month
The speed of turnaround of local authority searches is a postcode lottery with some councils turning search requests round in 24 hours, while the worst offenders are taking nearly 2 months. The average turnaround time
Delays at HM Land Registry is costing the property profession thousands of pounds in lost administrative time and effort… and potentially consumers looking to take advantage of falling interest rates. Clients looking to remortgage now,
Long-time Chair of property search standards association The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO), James Sherwood-Rogers has announced he will step down at the end of September 2024 Launched in 2003, CoPSO has ‘enabled the
A conveyancing prop-tech has officially launched after securing £500,000 in seed funding, supported by an Innovate UK grant. ProConvey’s digital onboarding solution aims to “transform traditional conveyancing” reduce manual errors, and improve client satisfaction through
Home moving in England and Wales takes an average of 179 days from listing to completion; the slowest home moving completion timescales in 12 home moving nations. Across the 12, the average transaction takes 110
Key data required under guidance published by the National Trading Standard Estate and Lettings Team (NTSELAT) in line with Consumer Protection Regulations is still being omitted from estate agent listings and not being shown on
Conveyancing trade body The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the latest affiliate member to join its programme offering the opportunity for suppliers to engage with CA members through events, meetings and promotional activity. NYSE-listed WNS
Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19) Page summary: How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19). Change made: A new version of
The Law Society of England and Wales have confirmed over 1200 conveyancers have registered to take part in the upcoming Property Information Form TA6 consultation launched in response to the backlash from the profession following
Conveyancers must be prepared to manage the additional workload brought by the Labour government’s house building targets as new figures show a continued decrease in the number of firms undertaking conveyancing work in England and
The British Conveyancing Awards 2025 formally opens for entries today as the countdown begins to crown the individuals and businesses who contribute to the success of the conveyancing profession. Organisers Today’s Media, the publishers of
The introduction of the New Homes Ombudsman (NHO) and New Homes Quality Code has already forced developers to “sharpen their focus on customer care and to ensure that the experience of the customer from the
The deadline for conveyancers to register to be involved in the TA6 consultation is on Friday 16th August. The Law Society of England and Wales says it has had over 1,000 conveyancing professionals register to
Home moving and sales progression platform adoor has announced it will be able to provide conveyancing searches directly from its portal through a partnership with search provider Elan. Local Authority, Drainage and Water and Environment
The deal to merge two of the largest housebuilders in the UK may go ahead if the two organisations can resolve a “high combined share of land” in an area in Shropshire say the Competition
A new podcast from two well-known conveyancing professionals aims to shed a light on the daily trials, tribulations and enjoyment of running two separate property departments. “Bricks and Banter” has been launched by Tom Parkinson
Law Society CEO Ian Jeffery and President Nick Emmerson survived a vote of no confidence at today’s Special General Meeting, called in response to the roll out of the updated fifth edition of the TA6
A home moving app which aims to automate property compliance and simplify home moving has announced it will rebrand as part of a ‘significant evolution’ in its mission. MoveGenius will rebrand to Snappily, a name
Property professionals have commended the government’s commitment to planning reform outlined in the King’s Speech and urged it to ensure that the next steps were taken carefully to avoid ‘industry confusion’ and a surge in
A private equity (PE) firm has invested an undisclosed sum into Manchester-based Beyond Law Group as part of a ‘strategic partnership… delivering a long term vision to become the UK’s leading law firm for corporate
A general election, interest rates, mortgage rates and the European Championships… a perfect storm of economic, political and social issues have come together to continue to strangle the property market according to the latest Landmark
Major news outlets are reporting an outage with Microsoft is affecting banks, trains, airlines, media and major infrastructure. Microsoft itself has said it is taking action to mitigate service issues, which it says started early
Outsourced support service provider Auxilio has been announced as the latest Conveyancing Foundation Charity Partner as the charity continues its effort to ‘improve industry wellbeing standards and support charitable initiatives.’ The Conveyancing Foundation works with
Cheshire based Bell Lamb & Joynson have announced the promotions of two new equity partners who have ‘made significant contributions to the firm’s success and will now play pivotal roles in shaping its future.’ Private
A buyer has been told to pay £35,000 in a case relating to the enforcement of a reservation agreement after a judgement found they were considered to have pulled out of the transaction unreasonably. The
HMRC has lost its appeal against a £225,000 Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) claim. A first tier tribunal (FTT) heard the case which centred around Durford House, a 6 bedroom property set amongst 16.6 acres
Labour say their ‘mandate for change’ will see a raft of new legislation introduced designed to prioritise growth in the King’s Speech at the official State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 17th July. The speech