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The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, are just 36 hours away and you can join in the celebrations via the live stream. Tickets for the in-person ceremony, which is being held at
How do we solve the home-moving conundrum? Property industry veteran and co-founder of ProperPR Russell Quirk joins David Opie in discussion about the state of the home moving process. In typically robust fashion, Russell challenges
There are just 8 days to go until The British Conveyancing Awards 2022, sponsored by Dye & Durham. Voting for the two final categories has now closed with over 2500 votes cast. Both the Today’s
In this latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast David Opie is joined by Simon McCrum, ex-Managing Partner of Darbys prior to it’s sale to Knights in 2016 and now a consultant for law firms. Simon brings his
Women in Residential Property is a pan profession membership group for women working throughout the residential property industry. Through regular virtual and in-person events the group keeps its member updated with important updates and discussions
The Solicitors Regulations Authority (SRA) and Council for Licensed Conveyancers have issued reminders to be aware of dealing with those on sanctions lists and conveyancers’ responsibilities under the Money Laundering Regulations. The move comes as
Voting is open for conveyancers up and down the country to recognise the individuals and firms shortlisted at the British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham. Over 1000 votes have been cast so far
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s launch of the “Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion” public vote, today sees the “Conveyancing Firm of the Year – National” category, sponsored by Groundsure, shortlist revealed. Introduced for the 2022
The public vote for the “Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion”, sponsored by Move Reports, is now open. The category is one of a number of new categories at this year’s British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye
In this latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast David Opie speaks to conveyancing industry personality Eddie Goldsmith. Eddie has just launched a new service aimed at better engaging home movers in their transaction; reducing the admin for
You might spot something different about this morning’s newsletter… Today’s Conveyancer has had a makeover! The website and newsletter has been redesigned and launched this morning. Today’s Conveyancer has been a mainstay of the conveyancing
The shortlist for The British Conveyancing Awards 2022, sponsored by Dye & Durham, has been released! The 2022 Awards will see journalist Samira Ahmed return as host of a hybrid event with the in-person ceremony
January figures from TwentyCi indicate that the property market is “thawing”. The latest data from TwentyCi reveals that supply of new instructions for sale was up 4.3% in January 2022 versus the prior year, whereas
The leasehold reform bill, designed to restrict ground rents for future leaseholders, has now become law. After passing through the Commons and the House of Lords, the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill received Royal Assent,
Stuart Andrew has been appointed as the new Housing Minister following a mini-cabinet reshuffle by PM Boris Johnson. Stuart Andrew will replace Christopher Pincher, who has been in position as Housing Minister since February 2020.
Conveyancing industry personality Eddie Goldsmith has launched YouConvey, a conveyancing service he says will “revolutionise the conveyancing industry”. YouConvey will place greater onus on homeowners to take control of admin tasks often assigned to busy
In this episode of the Today’s Conveyancer Podcast, David Opie speaks with Stuart Young of MyIdentity about the work being done to improve the process of verifying the identity of home movers in the conveyancing
I have previously written in Today’s Conveyancer about the SRA’s proposed closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund. If the SRA are not persuaded of the need to retain SIF, then it will close in September
New resources providing law firms with support and guidance on creating healthy working environments have been issued by the SRA, coinciding with the publication of a review into what solicitors say about the culture in
It is not always easy to find time to sit down and engage with videos and webinars at work. But what if you could hear about key aspects of land registration at leisure, on the
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, simply would not happen without the support of the industry. Thank you to all those who have entered and sponsored the event which this year is
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) would like to understand your views on the acceptability of legal technology (lawtech) for the general public in its latest survey. This survey is aimed at lawyers who work directly
The Law Society Group has published its gender pay gap report for 2021. The report includes the combined results of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which operates
Regional property markets in the UK are coming perilously close to running out of any stock whatsoever to sell, according to findings from property data and analytics company, TwentyEA. The data platform’s Property and Homemover
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, simply would not happen without the support of the industry. Thank you to all those who have entered and sponsored the event which this year is
According to new research from London-based Butterfield’s Mortgages, the majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is an outdated form of taxation in need of reform. The mortgage lender commissioned an
Diversity within law firms is continuing to slowly improve year-on-year, with smaller firms increasingly more diverse than larger ones. These are among the key findings published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) following its latest
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, simply would not happen without the support of the industry. Thank you to all those who have entered and sponsored the event which this year is
Coadjute announce leading CRM platform teclet, a wholly owned subsidiary of OnTheMarket plc, will be joining blockchain network as rollout continues. Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that aims to transform the
The Law Society of England and Wales has issued a response to the government’s Levelling Up whitepaper, which was unveiled by Michael Gove last week. “The government will struggle to achieve its levelling up mission
HM Land Registry has published details of changes to Practice Guide 79. Local land charges (PG79) This is the guidance for: applications to register a local land charge or to vary or cancel the registration
The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has issued a statement welcoming the government’s Levelling Up Report and in particular the clear support for encouraging property vendors to prepare detailed sales information about their property “upfront” and