Legal Eye and Training Eye team up to offer legal firms an innovative online training solution
Training Eye, an online training and CPD specialist and partner of Legal Eye, launches an innovative solution making training compliance easy and hassle-free for legal firms. With the SRA’s new approach to CPD comes new challenges for each solicitor and legal entity. Solicitors, Licensed Conveyancers and Legal Executives are required to take a lifelong learning […]
Poor paperwork (Conveyancer Slater – Tweet of the Week)
Is this something that gets you down that you see on a frequent basis? Tell us all about the worst property reports you’ve seen in the comments section below. Depressing to see the poor quality of so many property reports handed to us by some selling clients as prepared by their past conveyancer. — […]
April Transaction Data from Land Registry
Land Registry completes 1,363,565 applications South East tops the table of regional applications with 314,893 City of Westminster tops the table of local authority applications with 21,209 The Transaction Data shows Land Registry completed over 1,363,560 applications from its customers in April. This includes 1,325,062 applications by account customers, of which: 311,084 were applications in respect […]
SLC announces strong interest in alternative PI Policy
New policy for Licensed Conveyancers available for 2015/2016 renewal The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) said today that R K Harrison Insurance Services Limited (RKH) has already received over 35 proposal forms for premium quotes under the Society of Licensed Conveyancers Policy Scheme for Professional Indemnity insurance. The Scheme, which carries exactly the same coverage […]
myhomemove’s CEO Doug Crawford calls on property industry to keep pace with rapidly changing consumer demands
Keynote speech at myhomemove annual Housing Conference (20th May) Crawford announces major update for eWay, myhomemove’s online case-management service, to improve the client experience Doug Crawford, CEO of myhomemove, the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services, used his keynote speech at myhomemove’s annual Housing Conference yesterday to call on the property industry to keep […]
Gold Medal for FCI’s ‘A Trugmaker’s Garden’ at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show!
Future Climate Info (FCI) are proud to announce that – ‘A Trugmaker’s Garden’ has won the Gold Medal for best Artisan Garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Speaking on their win, designer Serena Freemantle has said, “It’s not really sunk in yet but it’s the right colour! We are absolutely delighted as it has […]
Search Acumen on track to double its conveyancing search market share
Share has leapt from 2.5% to 4% in the last six months Consistent service means just 0.1% of customer service cases have involved clients chasing overdue orders Search Acumen is on track to double its share of the conveyancing search market and hit its 5% target by its second anniversary. Mid-year trading data shows the […]
Interview with Richard Durrant, Head of Residential Conveyancing at Boys & Maughan
Richard Durrant is Head of the Residential Conveyancing Department at East Kent solicitors’ practice Boys & Maughan which has just won Residential Conveyancing Firm of the Year (51 or more employees) at the Property Forum Awards. He told Today’s Conveyancer why the award is a triumph for traditional high street solicitors’ practices across the country… […]
Moneypenny unveils its designs for ‘dream’ £15m headquarters
Moneypenny – the UK’s leading telephone answering specialist which supports over 900 law firms and is endorsed by the Law Society – has unveiled its designs for an extraordinary new £15m headquarters which aims to rival the likes of Google and Apple. The office, which is being built in Wrexham, will boast a treehouse, a […]
SLC announces launch of alternative PI insurance policy
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has announced it has arranged with R K Harrison Insurance Services Limited (RKH) to offer a Society of Licensed Conveyancers Policy Scheme for Professional Indemnity insurance. The Scheme, which carries exactly the same coverage as the existing PI Master Policy for Licensed Conveyancers, is provided by Lloyds of London […]
Shakespeares Staff Up
Ambitious Midlands based law firm Shakespeares have launched a recruitment drive in their Residential Conveyancing and Lender Services Departments. With 7 offices in the Midlands transacting residential conveyancing, together with Stratford-upon-Avon based specialist remortgage team, there a number of roles available with varying levels of expertise and plenty of opportunity for progression. Paul Saunders Head […]
Bombs Away
The Second World War started on the 1st September 1939 and lasted until the 8th May 1945 when the war in Europe came to an end. This year (2015) will mark 70 years since VE day 1945. It was during the Second World War between a preliminary raid on the 5th September 1940 and 21st […]
CDS launches Official Local Authority Search Insurance
An essential part of any conveyancing transaction, a Local Authority Search is a search of the relevant Local Authority’s records for a particular property. The Official Local Authority Search (OLAS) is conducted by the staff employed at the Local Authority and comprises two separate parts, the LLC1 (the Official Certificate of Search) and the CON29R […]
Does fracking impact property value?
There are growing concerns among estate agents and prospective homebuyers regarding the impact fracking can have on the value of a property. There are fears that this controversial technique could potentially reduce the value of nearby properties by tens of thousands of pounds and make homes harder to sell. A recent survey conducted by marketing […]
Conveyancing Association names Lloyd Davies Director of Operations
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the appointment of Lloyd Davies, Managing Director of Convey Law and long-standing member of the CA Management Committee, as its Director of Operations. The announcement was made at the CA’s Annual General Meeting which took place in London on 30th April. As Director of Operations, Mr Davies will be […]
90% of property professionals say the housing market is being held back, with shortage of stock the main problem
Hopes that the decisive election result will improve confidence in the housing market Broad support amongst property professionals for new Government’s housing policies – but doubts over changes to inheritance tax for family homes A shortage of houses to sell is currently holding the housing market back, according to 47% of property professionals surveyed by […]
Fuel your clients’ protection with Searches UK!
Did you know that you can protect your clients against some of the associated costs they may incur when purchasing a property? Today more than ever, the process of moving home requires significant capital outlay and sometimes things can go wrong, potentially leaving your client significantly out of pocket. That’s why leading search provider Searches […]
House Prices remain on the rise in spite of political tremors
It might have been expected that the political uncertainty and insecurity that Britain faced in the previous month would slow down rising house prices, as people looked to wait to move after political constancy was once again established. Yet, this does not appear to have been the case. During the election month average house prices […]
Dual Asset Underwriting Appoints Mark Dennis to Lead New Division
DUAL Asset Underwriting, the specialist asset protection division of The DUAL Group, is delighted to announce the appointment of industry veteran Mark Dennis, who will be joining from August, to lead its new DUAL Residential Risks division, based in Norwich. Mark has led the growth of the UK legal indemnities market since the 1990s, when […]
Balconies and roof terraces provide 12% value boost
Having a roof terrace or a balcony adds an average of 12% to the value of a flat, according to research by London estate agents Marsh & Parsons. With the weather heating up and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show starting next Tuesday (19th May), many homeowners’ – and potential purchasers’ – attention turns to how to make […]