Searches UK achieve Legal Eye’s Quality Standard third time running!
Searches UK, one of the leading conveyancing search providers in England and Wales, have once again demonstrated the high quality and professional service they provide by attaining the Legal Eye Quality Standard for the third year in succession. To achieve the Legal Eye Quality Standard, Searches UK were rigorously assessed by the Legal Eye […]
Can ETSOS reduce your PII?
With PII renewal season in full swing have you ever considered how your choice of search provider could ultimately affect your premium? ETSOS provides a number of tools to enable conveyancers to actively demonstrate compliance and risk management; all on one easy to use platform. Our system will help you: Identify potential […]
Staff from around the country celebrate STL’s 40th Anniversary
Around 100 members of staff recently enjoyed a magical evening of fairground fun to celebrate STL’s 40th Anniversary. Search clerks from around the country and staff from STL’s Woking HQ and Burton upon Trent office joined the Directors at a daytime conference to review and celebrate an extremely successful year and focus their thoughts on […]
New Environmental Reports Launched by Future Climate Info.
Future Climate Info Ltd launches a brand new and innovative suite of Environmental Reports. These new reports analyse data in the categories of Environmental (including Contaminated Land), Flood, Ground Stability and Energy & Infrastructure and are divided into three products; Essential, Standard and Premium. The products analyse a combination of data categories and includes standardised […]
OneSearch Direct and CompletionMonitor announce free webinar to minimise risk and save on PI Insurance
OneSearch Direct, one of the UK’s leading property search firms, has been selected to participate in a groundbreaking program to reduce conveyance risk. Don Belcher, national manager at OneSearch, said today they would recommend the use of Lexsure Ltd.’s COMPLETIONmonitor software, free of charge, to law firms conducting property searches with OneSearch Direct. What is […]
40 years in conveyancing
Forty years ago this week as a spotty 16 year old I first began working in the legal profession. In fact I still have the letter from J. W. Ward & Son, Solicitors, Bristol, offering me the job of Trainee Legal Executive at the grand salary of £10.50 per week. On the whole, I have […]
dmgi::land&property europe backs OchreSoft with strategic minority investment
dmgi::land&property europe, a division of DMGT (Daily Mail and General Trust plc, LSE:DMGT), has announced the conclusion of a strategic minority investment in OchreSoft Technology Ltd, the legal workflow specialist. As a result of the investment, dmgi::land&property europe is making substantial funds available for the future development of the business. Mark Milner, CEO of dmgi::land&property […]
Interview with Ronnie Park of One Search Direct
Why did OneSearch Direct decide to work with Hoowla? ‘We are increasingly looking at ourselves as a data business in the search industry and we have a new mantra about cooperation with other parties and even with competitors. One company can’t be an expert in everything. So as a data business we want to combine […]
myhomemove named ‘Best Conveyancing Provider’
myhomemove, one of the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services, has been named as the ‘Best Conveyancing Provider’ at the What Mortgage Awards 2014; following thousands of votes by the magazine’s readers. The Awards, which first launched in 1993, celebrate excellence across the mortgage industry. Each nominee was voted for based on the quality […]
Broker Conveyancring celebrates 2nd Birthday
Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today (17th July 2014) celebrated its two-year anniversary after opening for business in the summer of 2012. Broker Conveyancing was launched to meet the specific conveyancing needs of brokers and their clients. The proposition has a number of unique features including low panel fees, an all-inclusive fee structure, […]
Conveyancer on the move
Licensed Conveyancer Caroline Rooks has joined McCarthy Bennett Holland, one of Wigan’s best-known law firms, from Bernadette Kearns Ltd. MBH Solicitors are delighted to have secured the services of Caroline, a highly experienced and well-connected Licensed Conveyancer. A Wiganer born and bred, Caroline has worked in the local conveyancing market for the last 12 years […]
First-time buyers cautious
The number of loans to first-time buyers is 19 per cent higher than the same time last year, new data shows, but remortgage lending has dipped by 26 per cent. May saw just a nine per cent rise in first-time buyer loans from April, while by value, lending to first-time buyers rose 11 per cent, […]
Berlad Graham strengthens conveyancing team
Berlad Graham solicitors have added a new member to their conveyancing team. Avril Brennan specialises in residential conveyancing, as well as private client, assisting landlords and tenants in letting and renting their property and negotiating the terms of the commercial lease. She will work as an expert consultant for the Mayfair based law firm after […]
RICS residential survey reports market slowdown
The housing market is slowing down, with new buyer enquiries recording a more modest gain than previously, according to the June 2014 RICS Residential Market Survey. While momentum pushing house prices remains strong at a national level and growth in demand continues to outpace supply, the overall picture shows more balanced activity this month. The […]
Two Titles- Too Complicated?
Rob Hailstone reports that some Bold Legal Group members have had a spate of issues with a number of lenders with regard to properties with two or more titles. Set out below are a details of a few of the situations that have arisen: 1.“We have had two instances with lender 1 where they have […]
Does your firm follow SRA advice on risk? “Bogus Law Firms” a key risk.
Solicitors have been given another wakeup call with regards to criminal clones this month by their regulator. In its annual Risk Outlook, delivered recently, “Bogus Law Firms” were elevated to being one of the key risks facing the profession. How does your firm protect itself from this risk? It is only a matter of […]
Why would you be a conveyancing solicitor?!
The following article is provided to us by the Society for Licensed Conveyancers. We would be interested in your views. The Chairman of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers puts forward a strong case for converting to Licensed Conveyancer status. The profession of Licensed Conveyancers was created by Act of Parliament more than 25 years ago […]
Sales flow as Ochresoft enjoys bumper spring and promising start to the summer
Legal workflow specialist, Ochresoft, has announced details of a record quarter, with fourteen new firms signing for its Intelliworks product since March. The majority were conveyancing-based, with Norwich’s Allan Rutherford leading the way. The case management project is a keystone in the firm’s plans to enhance efficiencies, risk management and customer service while growing business […]
BBC report on Vendor Conveyancer fraud for 2nd time in as many months.
The BBC’s flagship early evening affairs show ‘The One Show’ highlighted the issue of vendor Conveyancer fraud for its viewers recently. The show was focussed on the matter of a fraudulent barrister, however it stressed that this was not the only area of the law that consumers ought to be wary of. Following their coverage […]
8 tips for Conveyancers PII renewals
With the renewal (for the majority of solicitors firms) nearly upon us, it is worth just having a look at a few top tips for firms involved in the residential conveyancing market. Howden Windsor is one of the most respected expert brokerage for solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance so we are grateful that Steve Ray […]