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The proportion of people who believe now is a good time buy a property has risen to it’s highest levels since December 2021. Sentiment around affordability of mortgage payments and concerns over mortgage repayments has
40% of consumers believe it is the conveyancer who checks the structure of a property is sound during the home moving transaction. 48% were unaware the conveyancer acts on behalf of both them and the
The conveyancing profession came together to celebrate and recognise excellence at the 4th annual British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by property due diligence report provider Groundsure. 21 individuals, firms and organisations were recognised over the course
First time buyers (FTBs) need to save for nearly six and a half years to raise funds to purchase their first home according to recently published research. A single person, purchasing a property at the
The UK arm of PEXA, the Australian property settlement business which launched in the UK in 2022, has announced further additions to it’s board. Nicky Heathcote, current Chair of the Conveyancing Association and former Chief
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that a further 500 households will benefit from commitments to not double ground rents. It has secured undertakings from 8 investment firms who acquired the freeholds from
This special edition of the Today’s Conveyancer Podcast is guest hosted by one of the founders of National Conveyancing Week Rob Hailstone. Rob speaks with HM Land Registry’s Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Customer
Property data and search company TM Group has announced the acquisition of AML and KYC compliance business Lawtech Software Group for an undisclosed sum, in a move it describes as “further (enhancing) it’s position in
Chris Harris, co-founder of tech start-up Collaborative Conveyancing hosts a webinar on the important topic of how we can look to reduce the tension in the conveyancing enquiries process and the impact on cases for
National Conveyancing Week, a week dedicated to raising the profile of conveyancing and the role of conveyancing professionals in the property transaction process, begins today, Monday 11th March and runs to Friday 15th March. Throughout
A pre-contract enquiry management tool, designed to “reduce the amount of time spent on administration by identifying and extracting enquiries and structuring responses at the press of a button” has been formally launched. Enquiry Manager
The Today’s Conveyancer podcast welcome Dan Warburton on to discuss the topic of leadership. Dan works with law firms leaders and partners to elevate their leadership skills to enable them empower staff to be more
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, returns in just 2 week for the 4th edition of the prestigious ceremony. The ceremony will be hosted at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London on 12th March. The deadline
The full line up of events are now available to register for ahead of National Conveyancing Week 2024, which begins on Monday 11th March and runs through to Friday 15th March. A series of discussions,
A free physical and virtual fundraising pack to help firms raise money for their chosen charities throughout National Conveyancing Week (NCW) has been created by NCW Charity Partner, the Conveyancing Foundation. National Conveyancing Week, first
The latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast explores the perennial question on the minds and lips of most businesses… what do clients really want? A report from Law Firm Marketing Club does just that. Now in it’s
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has warned the government they face being beaten at the polls in the upcoming election without reform of the housing system. Speaking to a number of national news outlets over the
Ruth Beeton co founder of Home Sale Pack join the Today’s Conveyancer podcast to discuss the launch of the business which aims to collect more property information and data up front in the course of
The conveyancing process remains a largely “analogue process” but progress is being made on digitisation, automation and certainty. The comments were made as part of a “Future of Digital Conveyancing” panel exploring the process of
The shortlist for the upcoming British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, has formally been confirmed ahead of the 4th edition of the prestigious event. It has also been confirmed that comedian and television personality Paul
3 in 4 home movers indicated they were “satisfied” with their home moving experience, although “a faster move” and “more frequent communication” featured highly on ways to improve to the conveyancing process. 1 in 3
Hamza Hafesji, Group Product Manager at Advanced Legal, joins the latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast to discuss the importance of implementing a culture of performance management in a business. For years the only time most employees
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted to hold interest rates for the fourth month in a row with a majority of 6–3. Despite two members voting to increase the base rate by
The shortlist for the upcoming British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, will come out all this week as the countdown begins to the 4th edition of the prestigious event. Congratulations to those shortlisted so far
The shortlist for the upcoming British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, will come out all this week as the countdown begins to the 4th edition of the prestigious event. Congratulations to those shortlisted so far
The shortlist for the upcoming British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, will come out all this week as the countdown begins to the 4th edition of the prestigious event. Congratulations to those shortlisted yesterday. Keep
The shortlist for the upcoming British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, will come out all this week as the countdown begins to the 4th edition of the prestigious event. At 9am every day this week
The shortlist for the upcoming British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, will come out all this week as the countdown begins to the 4th edition of the prestigious event. At 9am every day this week
The return of seasonality to the property market after the inconsistency of the last couple of years was in evidence in the run up to December, before a positive start to 2024 saw a 13%
Today’s Conveyancer podcast host David Opie is joined by former-conveyancer Chris Scantlebury, the founder and director at conveyancing platform ProConvey. Chris explains how he has moved on from front line conveyancing to develop ProConvey; an
Kate Burt joins this latest episode of the Today’s Conveyancer podcast. Kate is a solicitor and compliance consultant, running specialist consultancy Hive Risk. The topic of discussion is compliance and the way external organisations can
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, have announced the formal launch of nominations for the 2024 Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion alongside the opening of ticket bookings for the glitzy ceremony hosted at 8 Northumberland