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Three leading conveyancing membership bodies have written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak imploring the government to consider an “alternative” end to the SDLT holiday. Rob Hailstone, CEO of the Bold Legal Group (BLG), Mike Ockenden, Head
Michael S Day MBA FRICS FNAEA FARLA, Managing Director Integra Property Services, Director teclet and Founder Member Agents Together, has shared with us his thoughts on the recent reports that estate agency branches are declining.
The Times newspaper has this evening reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to announce a 3 month extension to the Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday in the Budget on 3rd March Currently due to finish
Written by Catherine Shiers, Technical Communications Manager of Groundsure Weather warnings related to flood risk are constantly hitting the headlines. What was once a phenomenon that occurred occasionally and mainly during winter, is happening more
Partners and managers at law firms face a constantly shifting regulatory picture from the regulators as Covid-19 continues to make its presence felt both professionally and personally. With 212 pages of new guidance on AML
Research has found the average prices conveyancers charge for typical home moving transactions. 100 conveyancers were approached by Property Solvers for quotes; each quote requested assumed the mortgage was to be redeemed (or paid off)
On Monday 1st February Parliament debated the much-anticipated e-petition relating to Stamp Duty Tax relief. The debate, which has been timetabled despite the threat of temporary suspension to Parliamentary debates, discusses the position has come
National conveyancing firms, Taylor Rose and Shoosmiths have announced updates to their brand and leadership respectively. Following the acquisition of McMillan Williams Solicitors Limited in May 2020 CEO Adrian Jaggard last week announced the two
Updated guidance for conveyancing practitioners around dealing with the continued impact of the Coronavirus has been released. The original guidance was compiled by The Law Society, CILEx, the SLC, the Conveyancing Association and the Bold
The Conveyancing Association, the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (5th February 2021) announced GlobalX as the latest organisation to join as Affiliate Members. Established over 30 years ago, GlobalX is a
Jo Hodges, Sales and Marketing Director at Redbrick Solutions shared her thoughts with Today’s Conveyancer about the upcoming deadline for the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday. The temporary increase in the stamp duty threshold
A new report into updates to Lender Part II enquiries has highlighted a significant number of changes to Lender requirements. In the last 30 days Navro Compliance have reported over 55 changes to Part II
As law firms continue to adopt digital ways of working very quickly as a result of the rise in remote working; it seems likely that some of these changes in working practices are likely to
Impact of pandemic sees 23 per cent decline in annual new home registrations despite strong Q4 bounce back, reports NHBC. Covid-19 caused the number of new homes registered to be built by UK housebuilders to
Groundsure, a leading environmental search report specialist involved in over half of the UK’s residential property transactions, is delighted to announce that it has been acquired by ATI Global, the world-class provider of legal technology,
Estimated completion dates, automatic fees calculation and fewer requisitions are just a taste of things to come for HM Land Registry customers in 2021. HM Land Registry’s portal was launched to provide a more efficient
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Paul Saunders, Managing Director at Legal Eye If you
Ella Kissi-Debrah is the first person in the UK, and perhaps the world, to have air pollution exposure registered as a cause on her death certificate. The verdict of the inquest into her death comes
Proposed changes to the mental health system must be properly funded to be effective, the Law Society of England and Wales warned following publication of the Mental Health Act White Paper. Law Society president David
Alex Holt, Director of Business Development for The Cashroom has shared his thoughts with Today’s Conveyancer about the financial risks and compliance firms need to adhere to. For a law firm providing conveyancing services to
Etive Technologies has secured an Innovate UK grant, to improve identity verification in the residential home buying and selling process, using a digital identity trust scheme. The project will enable consumers to use one digital
Research by the world’s leading high-net-worth mortgage broker, Enness Global, has revealed to just what extent the current stamp duty holiday in its various forms across the UK has helped boost the market, as well
The latest industry roundtables from Today’s Wills & Probate and Today’s Conveyancer have focused on the way in which technology has helped law firms to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In many
Written by Dr Tom Quirke, Managing Director, SearchFlow As we start the first working week of 2021, it’s a good time to take stock and reflect on what the past 12-months have taught us, and
Jo Hodges, Sales and Marketing Director at Redbrick Solutions shared her thoughts with Today’s Conveyancer about the changing world of compliance. Welcome to 2021, few will be sorry to say goodbye to 2020 and even
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on almost every sector in our world. Unemployment rates in general are rising, but it is the healthcare sector, the travel industry and the property market that
The managing director of bespoke property search firm Index West Midlands says it is “critical” the government succumb to pressure to extend the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday beyond 31 March next year “for
Home movers may continue to buy and sell houses following the government’s move to take control of spiralling Covid-19 cases. A few hours after the announcement about the tightening of social distancing controls over Christmas
IPSA (The Association of Independent Personal Search Agents) is the leading UK trade association for personal search agents and membership includes some of the largest search firms in the country as well as many independent
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today launched a consultation on a draft strategy for the legal services sector and is inviting others to say how they will also contribute to reshaping legal services to
Elizabeth Rimmer is CEO at LawCare It’s been a very difficult and challenging year for all of us. No-one has remained unaffected by the fall out of the global pandemic and its impact on our
Lenders had to respond fast to the Covid-19 pandemic to cope with high levels of mortgage payment holiday applications followed by increased demand for mortgage lending. As an example, over the past three months Lloyds