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A fraudster has secured hundreds of thousands of pounds of illegal funds by cloning the identity of an unsuspecting homeowner and obtaining credit against their identity. Posing as the homeowner of a property for sale,
A survey conducted by OneDome has revealed that the lack of transaction speed is the biggest problem facing estate agents today. In a recent survey issued to over 5,000 UK-based agents, respondents were asked to
Jo Hodges, Sales and Marketing Director at Redbrick Solutions shares her thoughts with Today’s Conveyancer about the current economic climate and the impact on the conveyancing sector. The continued roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines
Conveyancing firms are encouraging the industry to set homemover expectations accordingly when it comes to the extension of the SDLT holiday. Speaking to a number of readers Today’s Conveyancer understands many estate agents are advising
Digital Marketing expert, Sam Borrett, director of Legmark, the specialist legal marketing agency, addresses why a website is more important than ever. Many potential clients start their search for a law firm online and a
Written by Scott Bozinis, CEO, InfoTrack UK Over the past few weeks, new buyers have been entering the market, eager to complete on a sale before the new deadline passes. While this is something that
Law firm Coffin Mew is urging conveyancers to consider the provision of electric vehicle parking and charging as part of the conveyancing process. The lawyers warn that with the sale of new petrol and diesel
Following on from the announcement that the Law Society were piloting upfront information for buyers, and a further piece of work between the Society and Gazeal, Lorraine Richardson, Managing Director of Adapt Law has shared
A new pilot from the Law Society will encourage the production of key information for home buyers and sellers at a much earlier stage in the home moving process. it is being run by the
The Home Buying & Selling Group (HBSG), charged with improving the home purchase process for consumers, has today (15th March 2021) announced it has produced a dataset for its Buying and Selling Property Information (BASPI).
Whilst last week’s announcement regarding the extension of the SDLT holiday was welcomed by many, the news was not universally applauded. Countless conveyancing firms have been stretched to their limits over recent months and were
Legal Eye MD Paul Saunders talks to Howdens Executive Director Martin Ellis and Divisional Director Colin Taylor about the impact of the pandemic on Professional Indemnity Insurance for law firms. As firms prepare for renewal
The Be Kind We Care initiative has been launched by the Conveyancing Foundation to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. With the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the pressure cooker environment that
Jo Hodges, Sales and Marketing Director at Redbrick Solutions shares her thoughts with Today’s Conveyancer about the way the coronavirus pandemic has changed criminal behaviour. It is estimated that organised crime costs the UK economy
As part of our newly created ‘Technical Corner’ we want to bring you information that will help you to continue to grow in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Robert Blech LLB,
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