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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
Housing programmes delivered by Homes England saw an overall decrease in starts and completions in the first half of 2020-21 compared to the same period last year, according to official statistics released today (8 December).
The end of the first lockdown saw a surge in home buying and demand for mortgages. With most staff in lending firms working from home, apart from the branches, lenders have been working hard to
The Conveyancing industry is currently experiencing exponential growth, with Indeed reporting a 130% growth (over 900 roles), in the conveyancing sector since July. With a reported 21% increase in residential transactions during September compared to
Lockdown, mortgage payment holidays, a rise in mortgage applications and the move for many staff to home working has impacted on turnaround times but improvements are being made. The Building Societies Association said in some
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, CEO at Teal Compliance If you
On 4th November 2020, the Women in Residential Property network met for yet another engaging industry discussion; this time, about the future of the high street. Hosted by WiRP Chair Emma Vigus (also MD of
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to delays in all parts of the home buying process with conveyancing and searches bearing a heavy toll. Today’s Conveyancer spoke to a few lenders about how to improve relationships
Following on from the hugely success Digital Identity Group meeting in October, the project has released details of its plans to build a Digital Identity Trust Framework for the property sector. The project overview, which
HMLR have published a draft set of requirements aimed at encouraging digital identity checks in the conveyancing sector. The draft “Safe Harbour Standard” outlines the steps conveyancers are expected to take to verify client identity.
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