Searches UK to sponsor LFS Awards 2015
On the 17th of September, Law Firm Services will be hosting the conveyancing conference and annual awards for the 7th year running. The conveyancing conference and awards will take place at the MK Stadium in Milton Keynes. The main conference will be held from 9.15am to 4.30pm and is worth a total of 5 CPD […]
Holiday figures show legal calls spike 12% after a Bank Holiday
Legal receptionists at telephone answering specialist Moneypenny are urging law firms to be sure they are prepared for the holiday season, as latest figures highlight the effect a Bank Holiday has on call figures. Looking back over data for Bank Holidays so far this year, the company has found that the average call spike the day […]
Trouble ahead for conveyancers?
The current state of the UK housing market, leaves conveyancers with an uphill battle. The latest reports from the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks almost certainly spell trouble for the conveyancing market. According to the survey, the number of people hoping to complete their new home purchase has dropped by up to 14% compared to the […]
The Matterhorn Challenge reaches £20,000.00 Milestone with London to Brighton Cycle!
The conveyancing industry Matterhorn Challenge reached a key milestone this week, with a total of over £23,000.00 raised, of a target £50,000.00, for the Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice. Platinum Sponsorship from Conveyancing Data Services, together with funds from the cycling challenge from London to Brighton ensured that this benchmark was soundly beaten. Convey Law Managing […]
Housing demand at eleven year high
The number of house hunters registered per branch in June is at highest since August 2004 Supply levels fall marginally from May Sales to first time buyers sees decrease NAEA releases June Housing Market Report The number of house hunters registered per branch was the highest recorded in eleven years, according to the National Association […]
Planning Alerts – Protection against Negligence Claims
Solicitors today face a range of challenges, including the ever present threat of negligence claims and rising PI premiums. An example in point is the recent case of a solicitor who was ordered to pay £1.8m in compensation for failing to inform their client of a nearby development. “Global Firm Negligent Over £25m Property Advice” […]
Illegitimate law firms increased by nearly 30% in 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority have released their 2015/2016 Risk Outlook which makes worrying reading. In 2014 there were 701 reports of bogus firms which was an increase of 28% on 2013 and a 101% increase on 2012. They also state that this type of fraud is UK wide with identity theft accounting for 41% of […]
ETSOS fly high with Redkite
“I think it’s very clear what sets ETSOS apart from others – it knows what we want!” That’s the verdict of Redkite’s David Sangster on what continues to differentiate conveyancing technology specialist ETSOS from other search providers. A new case study explores the fast-growing, West Wales-based solicitor’s relationship with ETSOS and how integral its search […]
Pali HQ welcome their new Pali Automobiles!
Pali bid a final farewell to the much loved Smart Cars that have been driven around the country for the past seven years. The Pali Smart Cars have served a great purpose over the years, allowing the Search Agents of Pali HQ to visit the Local Authorities enabling them to compile our award winning, quality […]
Make customer service a priority, especially for vulnerable people, says the SRA
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is calling on solicitors and firms to raise the bar in customer service in order to help and to protect vulnerable people. In its Risk Outlook report launched this week, the SRA advises that vulnerable people have a greater need to be protected from poor service, and says they need […]
Bank of England announces extension of CHAPS settlement hours
The Bank of England has announced its decision to extend the Clearing House Automated Payment System (CHAPS) settlement day from summer 2016. CHAPS is the payment system used for many types of payment, but from the Law Society’s perspective it is mainly used by solicitors in property transactions. The Bank of England has proposed that […]
LMS extends partnership with The Chorley Building Society
LMS has extended its relationship with The Chorley Building Society by providing its General Panel Management service to the Society. This will allow The Chorley to offer its members and brokers access to a fully vetted, open and secure panel of law firms. Founded in 1859, Chorley and District Building Society (The Chorley) is the […]
Tweet Our Trucks competition
Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) have recently given away over 1600 of their CDS-branded Trucks. We are now calling for all of the owners to tweet us a picture of our truck in a weird or wonderful place, as part of our latest competition. All you have to do is attach the photo(s) to a tweet […]
Landmark Information Group promotes Rob Phillipson to Sales & Product Director
Landmark Information Group, the UK’s leading supplier of digital mapping, property and environmental risk information, has today announced the promotion of Rob Phillipson to Sales & Product Director across its Environment, Legal & Mapping divisions. Rob joined Landmark Information Group in January 2013 as Sales Director, having previously been Head of Business Services at the […]
What conveyancers need to know about the new Land Registry form
On 29th June 2015 the Land Registry introduced Form ST5 to act as a statement of truth, in order to support an application to cancel a Form A restriction. A Form A restriction is entered onto the proprietorship register where there is a trust of land and is always registered on titles which are registered […]
Property transactions reach a 15-month high
The latest HMRC property transaction data for June 2015 has been released and shows: The provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count for June 2015 was 104,590 residential and 10,460 non-residential transactions. The seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of residential property transactions increased by 4.7% between May 2015 and June 2015. This month’s seasonally adjusted […]
A Greener type of Remediation
In 2014, ground breaking research was undertaken into the soil cleaning power of plants, otherwise known as phytoremediation. Over the years, the most commonly used practice of remediation in the UK has been ‘dig and dump’ where contaminated soil is removed from the site and deposited elsewhere, most often as a landfill. This technique doesn’t […]
ETSOS plan on getting it right
Conveyancing search specialist ETSOS has announced an important addition to its Hazard Checker service, which automatically recommends additional searches and reports based on property location. From 24th July it will also incorporate Landmark’s new Plansearch Plus Alert solution, including four new planning alerts to help conveyancers notify clients of any nearby planning applications. The alerts […]
Improve awareness of planning developments with DevAssist from Searches UK
An international law firm was recently ordered to pay £1.8 million in damages after a court found that they had failed to correctly inform their clients, buying a London property, about a nearby development. Receive accurate and reliable information from Searches UK who offer a DevAssess report from DevAssist which reveals past, current and future […]
Leading conveyancer struck off
The fate of well-known conveyancer and supporter of The Law Society, Richard Barnett was decided upon in the final court hearing of the widely publicised R A Barnett and A A Swift case Following the hearing which was held yesterday (20th July 2015), officials from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) have now reported the final […]