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Directors of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) have written to Housing Minister, Christopher Pincher MP calling for an update on when the Government will issue its response to the Law Commission’s recommendation for
HM Land Registry have reminded conveyancers that it will resume cancelling applications with outstanding requests for information (requisitions) from 16 November 2020. In an article on gov.uk, the reasoning is explained: At the start of
Despite the bad press conveyancers are being subject to over recent months their client service levels have in fact increased. That’s the finding from the latest data released by the ESTAS customer review platform for
Calls for an extension to the stamp duty holiday deadline continue to grow louder, with good reason, although I’ve read some commentary suggesting this is only a concern for one part of the market, and
The UK LegalTech Association (UKLTA) has announced the formation of its Board structure which comprises an Executive Board and a Members Board. The Executive Board is responsible for leadership and governance of the Association, whilst
The rapid adoption of technology because of lockdown could move the conveyancing process from an emphasis on the buyer and caveat emptor to one of vendor disclosure, a Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) roundtable has
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year like no other. We began the year with Brexit as the big event on the horizon that was going to have unknown impacts not only
Following on from the overwhelming response to last week’s LinkedIn video, Armstrong Solicitor’s Philip Armstrong reflects on the impact the video has had around the sector, the feedback he has had from fellow practitioners and
At a recent Women in Residential Property (WiRP) session on 7th October 2020, women from across the property industry met to talk about resilience and the steps we can all take to improve our mental
Yesterday the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) held its inaugural stakeholders meeting supported by the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (Matt Prior). The Association has been set up by four founding members, originally a
The Welsh government has this lunchtime confirmed that Wales will enter a national lockdown from Friday 23rd October to Monday 9th November. First Minister Mark Drakeford has made the announcement in response to the spiralling
There are growing calls for the government to reconsider the way in which the current Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday will finish As it stands, the SDLT holiday will finish on 31st March 2020 and
The estate agency press have this morning reported on a review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team which recommends the mandatory disclosure of referral fees to consumers. The review was requested
Howden, the independent insurance broker with employee ownership at its heart, announced today that it has reached agreement to acquire St Giles Legal & Professional Risks (‘St Giles’), a professional indemnity insurance broker specialising in
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today urged all its member firms to endorse a series of home buying and selling pledges for property stakeholders, designed to make
Home Buying and Selling Group launches ground breaking industry pledge to support home movers in England and Wales Since lockdown, the HBSG has been working with the home moving industry to help ensure the home
Transaction data released by HRMC shows that the property market in England and Wales was 15% busier in August than July, with the Stamp Duty holiday a major contributing factor to the increase. The figures,
Dye & Durham Limited, the Canada-based owner of Index Property Information Group, has today announced the purchase of well-known property search and cloud software business Property Information Exchange for a sum of around £32m. Operating
The announcement from government today creates a huge amount of uncertainty for home movers looking to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday. While on the face of it, the government continues to encourage people
DUAL Asset, part of DUAL, the underwriting arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, today announced a long-term collaboration with Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited, specialist program manager across Europe, for their UK legal indemnity insurance business. This
Written by Amy Bell, Director at Teal Compliance Limited The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), more commonly known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the government as a means of helping both businesses and
Written by Carole Ankers, Chief Product & Technology Officer at poweredbypie Confirmation that the Land Registry will accept witnessed electronic signatures on documents relating to transfers of ownership of property, leases, mortgages and other property
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 Amy Bell, Director at Teal Compliance If you have
The Partnership become the first firm to submit electronically signed Deeds to HM Land Registry, through InfoTrack The first electronically signed deeds have been submitted to HM Land Registry (HMLR) by The Partnership, using SignIT
Managing Director at mio Emma Vigus talks to Chris Harris about the challenges to collaboration in the residential property sector, how organisations can come together to work more effectively, and discusses the success she’s had
Recent claims have suggested that homebuyers are confused by traditional methods of communication from multiple property professionals during a residential property purchase. In an hour long chat with Chris Harris of Today’s Conveyancer, Mick Silver
The Practical Vision Network, which incorporates Lawyer Checker and Solve Legal Marketing, the publishers of the popular Today’s news sites, are piloting a new online training programme aimed at practitioners. Today’s Training draws on the
On the 13th May the Housing Secretary announced plans for the UK to re-open the housing sector. In light of this, today there has been Cross-Industry, sector specific, guidance issued to provide conveyancers with information
Today’ Conveyancer has launched a sentiment index to gauge the mood amongst conveyancing professionals. We are keen to see how the market is developing and share information with our readership. Complete our short survey for
The lead up to the last night’s big announcement by the Prime Minister was eagerly anticipated. The televised address to the nation by Boris about the next stage of our fight against the virus was
Multiple sources are now reporting that the residential property sector is recognised by the Government as core to the economic engine of the country and that the Government imposed restrictions will be released subject to
The following press release was written bu The Conveyancing Association (CA) and offers fresh advice for conveyancing professionals concerning transactions whilst the UK is on lockdown. The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for