Landlord Court Repossessions Exceed 30 Weeks
A recent freedom of information request suggests that the time it takes to evict a troublesome tenant through complete possession action increased by a third (31%) in the third quarter of 2019. Having confirmed their intention of abolishing ‘no fault’ evictions in the recent Queen’s Speech, the government will need to reassure landlords that the […]
Convey Choice Delights In Playing Key Role In First Ever Digitised End To End Property Transaction
Convey Choice delights in playing key role in first ever digitised end to end property transaction Completed last week, the digitised property transaction reduced time to exchange of contracts from an industry average of 63 days to just 11 days and marks a turning point in terms of revolutionising the conveyancing process. Frustrated by the […]
Register For Today’s Conveyancer’s First Roundtable Of 2020
Do you want to meet with like-minded peers to discuss changes and opportunities in the conveyancing sector? On Wednesday 29th January 2020, Today’s Conveyancer is set to host its first roundtable event of the year at one of the UK’s oldest and largest chambers, 3PB Barristers, in Birmingham. Given the immediate impact the Fifth Anti-Money […]
Muve Automates The Conveyancing Process With Help From Hoowla
By saving time and removing the need for double data entry with Hoowla, Muve can focus on providing an exceptional client experience. As a conveyancing firm that specialises in using modern technology to make property transactions easier for its customers, Muve were looking for a tool to help them provide quick quotes and regular updates […]
Groundsure Announces New Sponsorship With Professional Conferences
Groundsure is delighted to announce it is one of the official sponsors for both Residential and Commercial Professional Conferences events in 2020. The conferences, held in various locations nationwide, are designed to bring property professionals up-to-date on current issues and latest developments affecting their day-to-day practice. Michael Tobias, Founder, Professional Conferences, said: “I’m delighted to […]
Key Mortgage Trends Update
The latest UK Finance Mortgage Trends data released yesterday (Wednesday 15th January) reveals a turbulent and challenging 2019 for conveyancers and property industry as a whole. Key data highlights, found that 30,620 new first time buyer mortgages completed in November 2019, nearly 11% fewer than in the same month in 2018. While, there were 30,750 […]
Simplify Embrace Visualfiles Case Management System
Simplify has selected LexisNexis Visualfiles as its group-wide software platform for case and legal process management. Having already run a successful pilot, Simplify will now complete a phased roll-out of the software platform. Visualfiles is now the case management software of choice for conveyancers with seven of the 10 largest UK conveyancing firms using the […]
Estate Agent Guilty Of Conveyancing Fraud
Claire Louise Ainsworth has been found guilty of conveyancing fraud, whilst she worked for an online estate agent. Ms Ainsworth, pocketed £5,000 after agreeing a housing deal between a seller and a buyer. She told both parties different prices and pocketed the difference. Ms Ainsworth, pleaded not guilty to one count of fraud by false […]
ONS Construction Output In Great Britain
Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “The UK construction industry stands on a threshold – advancing forwards to achieve new heights or slipping backwards to stagnation. Growth has been slow, but the UK construction market still stands tall in Europe. While the volume of construction orders has advanced only incrementally in the past year, […]
Will Digital Onboarding Become The Norm In 2020?
Webinar:Source of Funds – let technology remove the risk Date: 16th January Time: 10.00am __________________ Technology advances regardless of which sector people work in. It’s true that some sectors move a lot quicker than others and embrace technology but will 2020 be the year that the legal sector begins to open its mind to what’s out there. On […]
New Obliged Entities Reporting Requirement Under 5AMLD
The Government has reminded organisations about the requirement for obliged entities to report additional information discrepancies to Companies House. The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) is now in full swing and all obliged entities must inform Companies House of the beneficial owner if the name differs to the people with significant control (PSC). The new […]
Index Announces The Launch Of The Law Society Conveyancing Forms!
Index is delighted to announce the launch of The Law Society Conveyancing Forms. Here at Index, we continually look at ways to expand our client offering, we have therefore incorporated the Law Society Conveyancing Forms into a downloadable format from the Index Online Ordering System. The Conveyancing Forms are available on a subscription basis, offering the benefit […]
Fall Throughs Plagued A Quarter Of Home Sales Last Year
A quarter of all housing sales last year in the English and Welsh property sector, were plagued by fall throughs prior to completion. According to figures obtained by Quick Move Now, 28.21% of all housing sales fell through in the final quarter of the year raising 2019’s overall fall through rate to 24.42%. Buyers changing […]
Law Commission Publish Enfranchisement Recommendations
The Law Commission has published a report setting out options for reducing the costs leaseholders have to pay during the enfranchisement process of extending their lease or buying the freehold title. The report suggested three potential reform routes to help reduce costs whilst maintaining a fair outcome for both leaseholder and freeholder. The first option […]
SRA Urge Firms To Immediately Comply With 5ALMD
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has urged around 7,000 of its regulated firms to re-assess their processes now that the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) has come into force. Despite the short lead time between the regulations being laid in Parliament on 20th December and coming into force today (10 January 2020), the SRA has […]
Geodesys CPD Event To Expound CQS Changes
UK leading provider of conveyancing searches is heading to Grantham on 29th January for CPD event. Grantham, 9th January, 2019- Geodesys– part of Anglian Water and a leading provider of conveyancing searches for residential and commercial properties throughout England and Wales – is announcing its first Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminar of the year. The […]
Why choose CON29DW?
Jonny Davey, Product Manager – Conveyancing at Geodesys – part of the Anglian Water Group and a leading provider of conveyancing searches and services for residential and commercial properties throughout England and Wales. Why is a drainage and water report so important for home buyers? A drainage and water report is an essential part of […]
Does Your Firm Have A Handle On Call Handling
Law firms across the country are losing out on valuable business and damaging their reputation as a result of common call handling errors, according to Ella Nelson from Moneypenny, which handles over 2 million calls and chats annually for more than 950 legal practices across the UK, including 65 of the Top 200. Smart changes […]
Solicitor Struck Off After Committing Fraud
Mbolokele Nsimba has been struck off the solicitor’s roll and ordered to pay £33,200 in costs after “consciously closing his eyes” to the activities of people he knew were fraudsters aiding them in completing £5.74m in conveyancing fraud. Mr Nsimba agreed to buy a law firm which was “purchased from the outset as a vehicle for fraud” aiding criminals in their malicious acts. At the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), it […]
Firm Shut Down On Christmas Eve
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) revealed that they had to shut down a Kent based law firm on Christmas Eve. The regulator’s decision making panel were satisfied that grounds existed to exercise their intervention powers in order to ‘protect the interests of the firm’s clients’. The order applied to County Solicitors Head Office in Herne Bay as well as branch […]