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Housing and a focus on first time buyers appears to be one of the main commitments of the major parties as their manifestos are published this week. Labour were the first to announce their plans
A snap poll run by Today’s Conveyancer suggests sentiment toward The Law Society is low amongst conveyancers. 90% of respondents to a LinkedIn poll said they would ‘support proposals to call for a vote of
The Labour party say it will make permanent the current Mortgage Guarantee Scheme if it is voted into power at next month’s General Election to be called “Freedom to Buy.” Introduced by then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak
The number of properties coming to market has increased, with an uptick in demand also reported in the latest Housing Insight Report from estate agency membership and training body Propertymark. The report covers the month
A pilot scheme launched to provide law firms with a better understanding of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and demonstrate compliance with its obligations has seen the first firms certified. The Legal Services Operational Privacy
Consultant-style law firm Setfords are one of just 25 companies globally to achieve double gold accreditations as part of its Investors in People assessment; and the only law firm to have achieved the landmark. Investors
The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG) have confirmed it has received the 100 votes required to submit a formal request for a Special General Meeting at The Law Society following the publication of its Requisition
Surrey Law Society have thrown their weight behind calls for a vote of no confidence in The Law Society CEO Ian Jeffery, and President Nick Emmerson. As reported yesterday, the Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG)
Nicola Ashley and Nicola Davies are former conveyancers and now founders of outsourced title investigation service N Title. They join podcast host David Opie on this latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast to discuss their journey over
A Scottish-based ID verification and onboarding services provider has donated £35,000 to Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) through various charity initiatives as part of its aim to raise over £100,000. Members of the Amiqus team have
In a discussion which will no doubt elicit cries of empathy and a collective nod from compliance teams in law firms up and down the country, Lucy Batten joins the latest Today’s Conveyancer Podcast to
A series of regional roadshows are coming later this month to showcase new technology in legal services. Starting in Swansea on 20th May, the events will move around country to Southampton, Oxford, Cambridge, Nottingham, Sheffield,
In this specially recorded podcast, the Today’s Conveyancer podcast joins forces with its sister podcasts from the Today’s Wills and Probate and Today’s Family Lawyer online news publications to discuss the topic of mental health
Home moving transactions edged up 1% in March 2024 from 83,040 in February 2024 to 84,200 but remain 6% down on 2023 volumes. Meanwhile, annual volumes from April 2023 to March 2024 decreased 17% on
The Law Society has come in for criticism for its handling of updates to the property protocol forms. The forms have been updated to include more information about the property that can be used for
Law firms must continue to remain vigilant to red flags and suspicious activity in property transactions as research reveals the number of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) submitted by legal and conveyancing professionals has fallen by
In this latest episode of the Today’s Conveyancer Podcast host David Opie discusses the challenges firms face with the Building Safety Act (BSA). Liz Ramsden and Hannah Page, Senior Associate and Associate respectively at law
The newly appointed Managing Partner of Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has boldly announced plans for the firm to double in size over the next ten years. The Newcastle headquartered firm recently announced Steven
South-west firm Watkins Solicitors has appointed Sophia Ramzan as Partner and Head of Residential Conveyancing. Ramzan has previously held roles as Conveyancing Training Director and Senior Property Lawyer at a large firm in Newport and
Chain management technology tool ViewMyChain has announced an integration with the National Logbook Register to enable those involved in the transaction to check if a property has an associated logbook. The National Logbook Register is
Conveyancing report provider Navro and search provider PALI have announced the availability of the Automated Report on Title (ART) solution through the PALI conveyancing search platform. The tie up provides PALI users access to Navro’s
Legal and conveyancing outsourced services provider Auxilio has announced the appointment of its new Head of Business Development for Property Services. Kelly Leworthy joins with over two decades of experience in the financial and legal
Joining the latest Today’s Conveyancer Podcast is Dan Temple, an expert in acknowledging and understanding the human impact of working, and managing employees and businesses. The discussion centres on creating effective and high performing teams,
A technology provider has pivoted its onboarding proposition to introduce a ‘pay-as-you-go’ model for its client onboarding solution. Property searches and technology business InfoTrack have announced that its Electronic Client Onboarding Solution (eCOS) will only
The updated TA6 property information form, released by the Law Society in the past week, places a new onus on vendors to be clearer about the risks posed by the incursion onto the property of
New sales instructions and buyer enquiries are on the up according to the latest RICS UK Residential Survey results (March 2024), predicting a ‘bounce in (the) housing market in both the near and longer term.”
Something has been bothering me this week; you know that niggling thing in the back of your mind that you can’t quite put your finger on… Well, I think I know what it is so
What are digital property logbooks, and why are they important to the future of property transactions? To answer these questions, and more, the Today’s Conveyancer podcast welcomes on Nigel Walley; founder and CEO of property
This week Coadjute announced a £10m strategic investment funding round led by Lloyds Banking Group and including Nationwide, NatWest, and property portal Rightmove, bringing the banking and property portal behemoths together for the first time.
Compliance business boss Tim Barnett joins the latest Today’s Conveyancer Podcast to discuss the work being done to improve the process, and experience for consumers, of anti-money laundering, customer due diligence and know your client
Property logbooks for rental and buy-to-let properties are being trialed in partnership with Birmingham City Council and the Connected Places Catapult as part of a ‘wider programme of innovation in the West Midlands.’ Logbooks which
The latest iteration of the Buyer’s and Seller’s Property Information (BASPI) schema has been launched with amendments to both Part A (the disclosure of material facts) and Part B (additional information required for the legal