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An outsourced compliance service provider has warned of a new-style scam they have intercepted involving criminals impersonating the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The methodology involves individuals contacting law firms alleging to be from the SRA
Steven Hill, Managing Director at Case Management System provider Denovo BI joins Today’s Conveyancer Podcast host David Opie to discuss technology, case management, and the challenge of working across Scottish and English jurisdictions. Steven talks
The Conveyancing Foundation has announced the latest firm to pledge their support to its fund-raising initiatives. Cashroom has been announced as its newest charity partner. Cashroom provide legal accounting services to law firms, offering a
The Building Safety Act (BSA) remains a major issue for conveyancers with many not prepared to act on matters where the BSA may apply in some way. A poll at the recent Society of Licensed
A reported “cyber incident” is affecting around 80 firms up and down the country and preventing transactions moving forward. The outage legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider CTS is preventing firms from accessing systems and
Reservation agreements will be offered to home movers through a partnership between a digital reservations services provider and a residential property consultancy. The “strategic partnership” between Gazeal and Landmark will see reservation agreements integrated into
This week the Today’s Conveyancer Podcast welcomes Rachel Griffiths Head of External Operations and Panel Management at SDL Surveyors. SDL Surveyors are one of the largest independent providers of mortgage valuations with over 200,000 cases
John Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer at Coadjute joins host David Opie on the latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast to discuss the future of the conveyancing market, and what “digitisation” means to Coadjute. John identifies 5 elements
Let’s go back to 1968 and see what, if anything, has changed for conveyancers? In 1968 Ian McD Wright wrote The Compleat Conveyancer. The Compleat Conveyancer, with the sub-heading Moving House? What your solicitor is
Women in Residential Property launch Allyship Calling all men and allies who are committed to making a meaningful impact in their workplace and beyond. Our Women in Residential Property group invites you to be a
The Today’s Conveyancer Podcast welcomes Adrian Jaggard, a Director of Taylor Rose MW and AIIC Holdings, the parent of Taylor Rose MW, FDR Law and Sloth Move, amongst other investments in legal services and technology.
In this shortened special edition of the Today’s Conveyancer podcast host David Opie is joined by Ochresoft MD Rob Gurney and Landmark Estate Agency Services MD Ben Robinson to discuss the latest Landmark Property Trends
The National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) are hosting their third National Paralegal Day with an evening event at the House of Commons in London on Wednesday 8th November 2023, from 7pm to 9pm. The
There is just one week remaining to take advantage of this year’s early bird entry fee and put yourself in the running for one of 22 coveted awards at The British Conveyancing Awards 2024. #BCAwards2024
Conveyancing experts to bring technology-led home sales information solution to market to improve transaction lead times. Experienced conveyancing lawyers from the North East are developing a new legal and property tech-led business, Home Sale Pack,
Following on from the success of National Conveyancing Week 2023, organisers Rob Hailstone (Bold Legal Group) and David Opie (Today’s Media) have confirmed plans for a 2024 event between 11th and 15th March 2024. The
Enquiries are the topic of discussion for this latest Today’s Conveyancer Podcast. The bane of most conveyancer’s existence, there has been much discussion about the volume, and what might be considered triviality, of enquiries raised
ONP Group has announced a new umbrella brand for it’s seven business identities encompassing legal services, panel management, and legal-tech. ONP Solicitors, Cavendish Legal Group (CLG), Grindeys Conveyancing, LMS, Conveyancing Alliance (CAL), Broker Conveyancing, and
Following on from the success of the first National Conveyancing Week hosted in England and Wales in March 2023, The Law Society of Northern Ireland has partnered with Property News to launch the first ever
The latest Anti-Money Laundering (AML) annual report from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been released, detailing the regulator’s stance and approach to AML regulation for law firms. In it, the SRA warns that it
Research from a number of bodies indicates that Q4 2023 is set to remain challenging for the property sector, but that there is an overall sentiment that there is some “stabilisation” in the market. The
A discussion paper released 9th October will seek the input of all those involved in the home buying and selling process on improvements to the process, with the ambition of building a “roadmap for changing
The 20th annual ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Headline Partner Coadjute, will take place on Friday 20th October, welcoming 1000 property professionals from across conveyancing, estate agency, mortgage and supplier sectors. The ESTAS takes place at
Two legal sector experts are coming together to challenge law firm leaders and partners to answer the “fundamental question” of “What is leadership in a law firm and what role should Partners play in it?”
The latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast welcomes on Kevin Johnson and Jeremy Dorkins to discuss their latest venture as founders of On Point Data, a new conveyancing search company launched in 2023. Following significant consolidation of
The 179th Presidential of the Law Society of England and Wales was inaugurated this week, alongside a new leadership team following the end of Lubna Shuja’s time in post. Nick Emmerson, a partner at Lewis
Following the recent legislation Building Safety Act 2022, what do conveyancers need to know that has or is going to impact the conveyancing process? Buying or selling a house can be one of the most
HMRC has warned landlords and property investors of a marketing scheme that claims to offer tax efficiencies by transferring properties to a limited liability partnership (LLP) with a corporate member. In guidance published last week
Lower prices and improved mortgage affordability may start to strengthen the property market into 2024 as home movers and those remortgaging begin to accept the “new normal” of higher interest rates. The latest Halifax House
A free-to-access baby-loss awareness training programme has been launched to help law firms gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively support their employees and co-workers who have experienced the loss of a baby. The
Nearly two-thirds of lawyers feel less optimistic about their career prospects after having children, with 58% of respondents to a recent survey indicating they feel it holds back their professional opportunities. The research has been
Quality of service and expediting matters which could cause “hardship” to clients has been identified as key commitments for members to make as part of an update to the Conveyancing Association’s (CA) “Pledges” Following on