Spooning (Conveyancer Slater – Tweet of the Week)
Today I’ve been doing the job of my conveyancing solicitor, mostly because he’s completely incapable of doing anything himself! #spoonfed — RH (@runboyrun35) November 20, 2015
Providing the most comprehensive free hazard alert available
Buying a property or piece of land in an area with underlying hazards needs serious consideration. STL’s order site is unique in being able to identify hazards from all three leading environmental search suppliers. This reduces risk for you, your firm and your client. Addresses are automatically assessed for risks. Alerts for any risks present […]
Searches UK welcome mining experts Terrafirma to the conveyancing market
Searches UK are excited to introduce Terrafirma Mine Searches to the property market and are delighted to offer their full range of mining searches as part of Searches UK’s portfolio of residential and commercial conveyancing searches. Terrafirma are the UK’s only Local Mining Experts, able to accurately and comprehensively identify and assess the risk to […]
Announcement: new refinements to FCI’s Environmental Reports
FCI are delighted to announce a number of refinements to their Environmental Reports. The changes, which come in response to recent feedback received include: Providing more prominent results; with a redesigned and more distinctive front page; Refinements to the contaminated land and flood risk assessments; New data for the Thames Tideway Scheme; Enhanced HS2 details […]
SLC/BLG Annual Conference summary
This week, Today’s Conveyancer attended the much anticipated Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) Annual Conference – organised in association with the Bold Legal Group (BLG). Attendance appeared significantly up in last year and attendees were warmly welcomed to the event, hosted by Paul Lewis, financial journalist and presenter on Radio 4’s Money Box. Following a […]
British buyers emboldened in London property market
Overseas buyers account for just 21% of all London sales, as tax changes breed new caution Overall buyer demand in London up 4% during Q3, while supply of properties falls 5% Prime London property values up 0.3% in Q3, yet still 0.8% lower than a year ago Prices expected to remain stationary until December, but […]
My Home Move wins ‘Best Conveyancing Provider’ at Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards 2016
My Home Move, the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services, has won the highly coveted title of ‘Best Conveyancing Provider’ at the Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards 2016. The Awards presentation, which was held on Wednesday 18th November at Vinopolis in London, recognised the most innovative and customer-focused businesses operating within the financial services sector. […]
Conveyancing quotes over the phone
A recent study involving conveyancing firms revealed that a shocking 60% of firms refused to give out quotes over the phone. Why is this a huge faux pas on the part of these firms and any others that don’t provide prospective clients with this information upfront? What damage is it doing to their business and […]
Search Acumen marks its second birthday by doubling its market share
Second anniversary sees Search Acumen hit its target 5% market share through its pioneering use of property data New-look brand will be followed by residential and commercial product launches to support ambitious growth plans Proactive service means 99.9998% of cases are completed without clients chasing for updates Search Acumen, the conveyancing search provider, has marked […]
Goldsmith Williams Solicitors v E.Surv Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 1147 (11 November 2015)
Introduction We welcome again Mr Anis Waiz, solicitor and Head of Commercial Litigation at Curtis Law Solicitors, as he continues his critical review of current case law. This important case raised a key issue for conveyancers as to the scope of the duty owed when acting for lender and borrower. It will be recalled that […]
Land Registry CEO invites emails on delays
Breaking News At the Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) Annual Conference today the CEO of Land Registry, Graham Farrant, was challenged following his talk, about the impact on conveyancers of long delays on registrations. One delegate complained about some registrations taking more than 18 months and their disappointment in the seemingly heavy focus of Land […]
LMS partners with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society
LMS, one of the UK’s leading conveyancing panel management specialists, has partnered with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society. The announcement further demonstrates LMS’ commitment to, and expertise in, working closely with the building society sector. Hinckley & Rugby Building Society offers an extensive range of competitive mortgage schemes and provides the highest standards of customer […]
Reduced tax relief is top worry for landlords thinking of selling up
Budget squeeze on buy-to-let tax relief is a factor for half (50%) of landlords currently looking to sell Those currently considering selling represent one-in-ten existing UK landlords Fundamental supply crunch continues – as 52% see tenant demand rising, up from 41% a year ago Yet landlords are pessimistic on rent rises, expecting growth to slow […]
The Conveyancing Charity Foundation is launched
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Conveyancing Charity Foundation. The Foundation has been established to help conveyancers raise money for their chosen charities, with the Free Legal Fee Charity Competition having raised over £300,000.00 for charity over the last five years. Conveyancing Foundation Chairman, Lloyd Davies, commented as follows: “We are delighted […]
Law firms take SRA's A Question of Trust campaign into office
The SRA’s interactive ‘A Question of Trust’ campaign has caught the attention of law firms, with a number asking the regulator for help to explore the issues with their staff. The campaign, which runs through to the end of January, gives everyone a chance to have their say about what action should be taken when […]
Legal firms approach us to support them with their new contracts
Last month was a very important one in the legal industry as the results from the Criminal Duty Tender were finally announced. After initially delaying the announcement by 2 weeks, 100s of firms finally found out if they were successful and how many additional contracts they would be taking on. Due to this a number […]
Stock of property for sale hits new low
The total stock of property for sale falls to a new post-crisis low as the drought worsens (currently 45% fewer properties for sale than in Nov 2007). The average annual home price appreciation for England and Wales rises further to 7.3%, driven by lack of supply. East of England home prices rise as fast as […]
Inner London allows more new homes than all suburban boroughs
Inner London allows 50% more new homes than all capital’s more spacious suburbs – granting 11,970 in H1 Proposed new properties are four times more likely to be rejected by the outer boroughs of Greater London Further boost as 13 Inner London boroughs also attract more applications for homes than 20 Outer boroughs Downward trend […]
I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
It started on Sunday with 12 celebrities being transported to the Australian outback all fighting it out over the next few weeks to win King or Queen of the Jungle. In the reality TV show these 12 men and women will call home a dangerous camp environment amongst snakes and tarantulas and other living creatures […]
Interview with Graham Murphy, Product Manager at The Law Society
Graham Murphy is Product Manager at the Law Society and part of his mandate is to ensure law firms are fully engaged with CQS. He told Jane Common at Today’s Conveyancer how the Society gathers feedback from members around the scheme – and implements their ideas…. Why is keeping CQS updated such a priority for […]