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PI insurer Howdens have reported insurers seeing a significant increase in claims arising from a failure to apply for Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR) from SDLT resulting in massive overpayments of SDLT to the treasury. The
Convey Law has been named Best Medium Employer at the prestigious Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2021 organised by the Welsh Government and the National Training Federation for Wales. Convey Law, which was founded in 2004 and
HMRC’s latest property data demonstrates just how heated the property market is as a result of the demand created by the SDLT holiday. The latest figures, released today, show May transactions at their highest since
Groundsure, a leading environmental search report specialist involved in over half of the UK’s residential property transactions, has today announced that it is revolutionising its residential product portfolio with exciting changes to the popular Avista,
I’m back! I wrote my last diary entry on the 19th May last year – the property market was coming out of the first lockdown, and there was trepidation as to what was going to
When I began my conveyancing career back in the mid-70s, conveyancing fees were, taking into account inflation, much higher than they are now. In fact, if memory serves me right, scale fees were still in
Cyber crime hit the headlines again last week as listed city firm Gateley reported client data had been stolen during an attack on its IT network. A statement to the London Stock Exchange on 16th
House builders will be stripped of planning permission if site development does not commence within 18 months after planning is ‘green-lit’, under new government proposals. With England desperate for new houses, and close to a
News the UK has agreed a trade deal with Australia that reflects the importance of market access for services in both economies was welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales. Law Society president
Research from the homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers, has found that demand for chain-free properties has climbed across the UK’s major cities as many homebuyers look to minimise current market delays for a fast property purchase. A
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided to extend the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) by a further year in order to allow consultation on the future of post six-year run-off cover. The extension is subject
The industry leading “Today’s” publications enter a new era as owners Chris Harris and Karen Babington step away from the business. Covering three main areas of private client law, conveyancing, wills and probate and family,
The news earlier this week that the SRA is running a pilot with customer review platforms is very welcome news and long overdue. Conveyancers, in general, are way behind agents in generating and marketing customer
There are now 704,000 sales currently going through the conveyancing process across Great Britain, the highest over the past decade, according to the latest data released from the UK’s leading property portal Rightmove. At the
The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has found that despite market delays, over half a million homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the tune of
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has increased its engagement with the legal sector in Wales by appointing its first ever Head of Welsh Affairs. Former Head of Policy at Citizens Advice Cymru, Liz Withers will
As the 30 June stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday deadline approaches, social media is awash with messages of support for and from practitioners. The SDLT holiday extension, enacted in the March budget, runs through
Search provider poweredbypie has worked with CLS PI for almost ten years. CLS is a leading provider of products and services for Legal Indemnities and Estate Administration matters. We spoke to Jeremy Dorkins, UK Director
Law firms have been invited to join a pilot exercise that is helping develop meaningful quality indicators which can help potential clients choose their legal service provider. The exercise, a joint project between the Solicitors
New research* from Ashfield Solutions Group revealed the probability of a property being at risk of flooding rises dramatically from 1 in 100 to 1 in 5 if you live there for just 20 years.
The latest initiative to boost the first time buyer market has formally launched on 4th June in Bolsover, East Midlands. The pilot aims help local first-time buyers – many of whom will be key workers
The legal professions of England and Wales – solicitors, barristers and CILEX lawyers – will again mark Pride virtually, with an ‘Untold Pride’ theme. The Law Society of England and Wales, the Bar Council of
The Legal Services Board (LSB) urges legal regulators to do more to understand what is and is not working to improve the diversity and inclusion in the sector and focus on what is making a
– with premiums rising up to 30% in 2021 Last month, an industry reforming technology was launched for the legal profession, protecting property lawyers and conveyancers against an ongoing professional indemnity crisis surrounding SDLT. Evolving
Q1 2021 transactions were up 193% on Q2 2020 after the shutting down of the property market caused transactions to slide to 82,385 Strong trading conditions have led to a sustained recovery in the number
This article has been written by Pippa Shepherd who is the Head of Customer Engagement at Arken.legal (UK) Ltd and a board member of the UKLTA. Pippa joined Arken in 2018 to lead the sales,
Figures obtained by Today’s Conveyancer suggest that conveyancers are increasing their fees in response to the challenges presented by housing market demand. In response to reports over the last week in the the estate agency
Written by Priscilla Sinder, Managing Director at Property Conveyancing Consultancy Ltd. In this short article I will look at two quick efficiency measures that can be implemented with very little cost but can reduce unnecessary
The Law Society has today voiced its support of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as it consults on proposed changes to the minimum terms and conditions (MTCs) for professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies so they’re
O’Neill Patient (ONP) has set up a Training Academy to bring new blood into the conveyancing industry and has welcomed 79 new starters in the first four months of 2021. This new recruitment means ONP’s
The bi-annual Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) diversity survey will be run in late Summer this year; the last survey took place in 2019 and saw 96% of firms reporting their data from more than 186,000
Written by Legal Bricks Driven by policies focussed on the redevelopment of brownfield land, an increasing number of new homes (c.50-80%) are constructed on former industrial sites. Whilst these developments aim to regenerate decaying inner