Pali Nominated for Online Business of The Year
Pali Ltd have made the shortlist for Online Business of the Year with MIB Awards. Due to the innovative and pioneering online systems developed by Pali and its use of Cloud computing developments, the directors are hopeful of a positive outcome to their entry. Jo Milne, Marketing Director said, “We developed the company from the […]
SearchFlow release new and improved mapping solution to conveyancers
SearchFlow is set to release a brand new mapping system, which promises conveyancers to make the search process easier and more efficient. The innovative new function uses the latest technology, the design being based on the needs of lawyers and feedback acquired from customers. This updated system will allow for greater accuracy, making mark-up easier […]
Ashford CPD Seminar for Solicitors and Conveyancers
In response to demand by Ashford law firms for more CPD seminars in Southern Kent, a number of key industry speakers are coming to Ashford International on 1st October, 2014. Sessions cover a variety of subjects including Risk, Compliance, Sales and Marketing and will qualify for 3 hours CPD — well timed due to the […]
Searches UK offer clients access to a free mini health check in partnership with Legal Eye
Searches UK, a pioneer of the Legal Eye Quality Standard, is pleased to announce that all clients will be able to benefit from a free mini health check. High standards of Risk & Compliance have become increasingly important to solicitors and conveyancers working in the property industry and Searches UK understand that this area of […]
Britain now has almost half a million property millionaires
£· 484,081 homeowners in Britain are now ‘property millionaires’, up 49% on last year £· 10,613 streets in Britain with an average property value of £1m+, up 29% on 2013 £· Value of Britain’s most expensive streets rising at nearly twice the national average The number of homeowners in Britain who can claim to be […]
Topic of the Month – PII follow up
As the proposed changes that arose out of the SRA’s recent consultation will now not proceed prior to the 1st of October 2014, Neil Pointon from Howden Windsor comments as follows: ”The Legal Services Board (LSB) decision not to agree the SRA’s recent proposals for change to solicitors’ Professional indemnity Insurance (PII) requirements can be […]
First-time buyers hit seven year high
First-time buyer sales have climbed to their highest since the economic recession, according to new figures. July saw the number of first-time home buyers reach 30,000, which is the highest since August 2007 and a quarter more than 24,100 a year before. The data also revealed that the average first-time buyer deposit fell ten per […]
Property transactions decrease
Property transactions decreased from June to July, according to the HMRC’s property transaction report. The provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count for July 2014 was 101,190 residential and 9,330 non-residential transactions, a decrease of 1.3 per cent on the seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of residential property transactions. However, the month’s figure is […]
Legal Services Board approves 2014/15 funding requirements
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the regulatory funding requirements for 2014/15, including practising fee levels. The coming year’s individual fees have been set at £320, down £64 from £384 for 2013/14, while firm’s practising fees are dependent on turnover. The Compensation Fund contribution, paid by those that hold client money, will reduce from […]
House starts see zero per cent change
Seasonally adjusted house building starts in England have seen a zero per cent change in the June quarter and are at estimated at 36,230, according to the house building figures released by the Department for Local Communities and Government (DCLG). However, the figures revealed there was some growth on an annual basis, with the seasonally […]
Chair of Legal Services Consumer Panel on providing open data
The chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel, Elisabeth Davies, has released her latest blog post, where she talks about the commitment of organisations to ‘providing open data and putting a core and reusable set of minimum data in the public domain.’ Here is the blog in full: Back in April I wrote a blog […]
Land Registry and Ordnance Survey set out policy on boundaries
A policy paper released by the Land Registry and Ordnance survey has outlined the key roles each organisation plays in displaying and indicating land ownership through boundaries. The Land Registry’s role has been set out as ‘showing the extent of the land in a registered title by a red line on the title plan. Where […]
Conveyancing industry standard approved by Government
Conveyancing Direct Property Lawyers (CDPL) is delighted to announce the approval of two new industry standards for conveyancers. CDPL was part of a consortium of legal firms which designed and submitted the new standards including Conveyancing Technician and Licensed Conveyancer to Skills Minister Nick Boles. Facilitated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), the new […]
SLC announces tie up with Conveyancing Map
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has today announced a tie up with the newly launched Conveyancing Map with a special deal for its members. The new on-line tool allows conveyancing firms to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the markets in which they are operating and use the outputs to tailor their future approach to […]
Has the lack of Conveyancers hit Crisis levels?
Recently the RICS UK Construction Market Survey Q2 2014 reported that 54% of respondents now say there are insufficient numbers of quantity surveyors available to meet workloads (up from 41% in Q1 2014). Have we hit the same crisis point in the conveyancing industry? To keep up with growth in the conveyancing market, law firms […]
SRA responds to LSB warning notice and Law Society urges firms not to delay PII renewal
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has responded to the Legal Services Board (LSB) since they published their warning notice relating to the SRA’s application to alter the Indemnity Insurance Rules by reducing the compulsory minimum level of cover to £500’000. The SRA originally put forward the proposal on the 15th of July 2014 and the […]
Letter to the Profession from Lloyd Davies
Dear All, We need your assistance with a fundraising initiative if possible please. One of our Conveyancers, Geraint Aubrey, will be undertaking a herculean challenge this weekend when he will be climbing three massive mountains in the Bernese Alps, including the infamous Mount Eiger. Our very own “Eiger Tiger” will be climbing over 13,000 feet […]
New teams added as Moneypenny continues with strong investment in legal sector
So far in 2014, telephone answering specialist Moneypenny has added five new teams of receptionists dedicated to the needs of legal clients to meet the demands of the growing number of firms using the service. As client numbers and overall call volumes continue to rise across the business, Moneypenny has had an ongoing recruitment programme […]
CPD Training – 7 Ways to Increase Profit from Residential Conveyancing
Half-day CPD Training Courses in Cardiff, Birmingham, Bristol & Exeter – 09:30-12:45 – Improve the profitability of your conveyancing work and attract more instructions Following on from the hugely successful launch of these CPD seminars, ETSOS, the country’s leading provider of conveyancing and business development tools, and fee improvement specialists Legal Mentors are delighted to take […]
Law Society appoints new Chief Executive
The Law Society has announced the appointment of Catherine Dixon as its new chief executive. Catherine will begin her new role in the coming months and will take over from Desmond Hudson, who will retire at the end of the month. With an impressive career history behind her, including working as head of legal and […]