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Conveyancers affected by the cyber incident at infrastructure provider CTS are “doing their best” to get people moved as the outage enters its second week. The incident was first reported last Wednesday (22nd) and confirmed
A 12 month trial of an in-house on-boarding software has resulted in a reduction in transaction times of up to 7 weeks, say Derby-based legal, property and financial specialists, Sort Group. The software, which was
A new report from countryside charity CPRE has suggested that England is in the midst of a “rural housing crisis” as people are driven from country living by record house prices, low wages, a rise
Further details have emerged around the £3m of funding allocated to investment in the home buying and selling process announced in last week’s Autumn Statement. It is hoped the investment in innovative technologies and data
Windsor-based Charles Coleman has acquired acquires local firm Seakens Solicitors and expanded it’s operations into Virginia Water. The combined business will operate under the Charles Coleman LLP Solicitors name with the Virginia Water office being
A survey of professional services firms has identified a fall in the number of regulated firms who “always” check new customers again sanctions or Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) lists. From 84% of firms committed to
The number of conveyancing professionals currently undertaking transactions has fallen by 13% since 2021 and transaction volumes may not recover until 2025 with the first nine months of 2023 down by 22% compared to the
The “Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill” is set to be introduced to Parliament today (27th November), just two weeks after the Kings Speech. The Bill could see new leasehold homes banned in England and Wales
A cyber incident, which was first reported on Wednesday 22nd November, has brought many conveyancing firms, and transactions, to a standstill. Legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider CTS confirmed last week it had been the
With a Competition and Markets Authority investigation hanging over them until recently, and with new ownership which has brought about changes in the management team, it’s fair to say conveyancing search and technology provider tmgroup
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