EXPERIENCED conveyancer, Head of Legal Practice and current Deputy Chair of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers Laura Burkinshaw, has joined specialist residential conveyancing practice Convey Law as a Legal Director. Laura will work alongside current

Property buyers in Plymouth, Sutton, Babergh and Mid Suffolk can now obtain the information they need quickly, simplifying the conveyancing process for everyone. HM Land Registry has accelerated the pace of local authority migrations. This

Bricks and roof tiles are in short supply with demand outstripping supply against a backdrop of rising inflation, the Construction Leadership Council, CLC, has warned. Imports of bricks from the EU and globally are set

A recent survey taken by PropTech platform Gazeal suggests that an overwhelming number of estate agents want the government to mandate the provision of upfront property information. The survey, conducted during a recent webinar attended

Early bird tickets for The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, are now available. The awards will take place on 15th March 2022 as a hybrid event, with an in-person ceremony simultaneously live

HMRC’s December residential transaction figures indicate a steadying market as the annual number of sales exceeds 1 million for the first time in a decade. Figures show that the provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate for December

Following further Government intervention to support the removal of dangerous cladding in buildings between 11-18 metres high, The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has launched a new

Etive Limited, coordinators of the MyIdentity scheme for home buying and selling, announce today that Estate Agents are seeing the benefits of the digital identity scheme. Lantana Estates Limited, an award-winning estate agents based in

Judging awards ceremonies can often be a thankless task. But without the support of the people who spend hours toiling away reviewing the submissions, the awards simply would not happen. On behalf of Today’s Conveyancer

Government is consulting on new measures to boost British businesses’ cyber security after recent high profile attacks. New laws are needed to drive up security standards in outsourced IT services used by almost all UK

HSBC may introduce stricter affordability tests for mortgage products due to the effects of inflation which, experts say, may reduce the amount that its customers can afford to pay. The bank is reportedly reviewing its

Lifetime Mortgage Gateway (LMG) launches a first-of-its-kind service to help older homeowners trapped with short leases obtain lease extensions using equity release and access cash. Lifetime Mortgage Gateway (LMG), a new service facilitating lease extensions

After practising in property law for more years than I care to remember, I have often had reason to reach for the Conveyancing Handbook, and not just to find something heavy enough to prop the

Judging awards ceremonies can often be a thankless task. But without the support of the people who spend hours toiling away reviewing the submissions, the awards simply would not happen. On behalf of Today’s Conveyancer

In an industry first ESTAS, well known for its awards events, is holding a forum for estate agents and conveyancers to explore the state of their relationship and see what practical steps can be taken

MyIdentity announces Bluestone Mortgages has joined its trust scheme. Etive Limited, coordinators of the MyIdentity scheme for home buying and selling, announce today that Bluestone Mortgages has confirmed its participation in the digital identity scheme.

HM Land Registry has published details of changes to Practice Guide 7. Price paid or value information: registration procedures (PG7) This guide contains information about HM Land Registry’s procedures to enter price paid or value

Chairman of the not-for-profit Conveyancing Foundation Lloyd Davies has explained why staff wellbeing is more critical than ever for all businesses in 2022 after the challenges of the Pandemic. Mr Davies, also Managing Director of

Judging awards ceremonies can often be a thankless task. But without the support of the people who spend hours toiling away reviewing the submissions, the awards simply would not happen. On behalf of Today’s Conveyancer

From 31st January 2022, Scale 1 and Scale 2 land registration fees will increase for the first time since 2009. Ahead of the changes, HM Land Registry (HMLR) have provided guidance to make the transition

Hot on the heels of nominations for the Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion, the British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham today launches nominations for Conveyancing Firm of the Year – National, a category proudly

The government has announced a new plan to protect leaseholders and make wealthy developers and companies pay to fix the cladding crisis. Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, addressing parliament yesterday guaranteed that

The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, returns as an in-person event on March 15th 2022 at the fabulous Church House, London. If the inaugural event in 2021 was about recognising the incredible

Conveyancing expert Lloyd Davies, former Operations Director of the Conveyancing Association, has predicted property prices will continue to climb in the New Year but companies will do more to protect staff from burnout as COVID’s

Owners of second homes that currently benefit from a tax loophole, by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets, will be forced to pay under tough new measures. Currently, owners of second homes in England

Today’s Conveyancer recently spoke to Adrian Jaggard, CEO of Taylor Rose MW, one of the top four firms in the UK currently operating the consultancy model, about how consultancy works and how much of an

The government is taking steps to make it easier for shared owners affected by building safety issues to sublet their homes by relaxing its subletting restrictions, and has written to mortgage lenders to encourage them

A recent survey conducted by Access Legal asked compliance officers what issues kept them awake at night. Highly prevalent for the conveyancing sector, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance came out on top, cited by 84 per

After replacing Zoopla as top sponsor in 2021, Coadjute, have announced they will continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023. The announcement follows the recent news Coadjute have secured £6m in