HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG10, PG33 and PG54
HM Land Registry has published details of changes to Practice Guides 10, 33 and 54. Index map: official search (PG10) This guide gives details of the information held on the index map and advice on how to apply for an official search. It is aimed at conveyancers and members of the public. Change made: sections […]
Conveyancing Foundation’s Be Kind We Care Initiative named as official charity of the British Conveyancing Awards 2022
The Conveyancing Foundation’s Be Kind We Care initiative, launched during the pandemic, to encourage kindness between professionals in the property and conveyancing industry, has been named as the first official charity partner of the British Conveyancing Awards. The second British Conveyancing Awards – and its first live attended ceremony – will be held on March […]
LFS develops relationship with Techedia to provide effective Proclaim support and integration with Minerva
Law Firm Services Ltd (LFS) has formed a partnership with Techedia to ensure effective Proclaim support and integration with its Minerva onboarding platform. LFS is a recognised supplier of innovative software to the UK legal sector. Constantly reviewing the market to bring new answers to industry problems, in 2019 it developed intelligent client onboarding™ solution […]
Land Data awards NLIS channel license to X-Press Legal Services
X-Press Legal Services becomes the 7th licensed channel to join the NLIS network alongside existing channels SearchFlow, Thames Water Property Searches, GlobalX, Index, Landmark and PoweredbyPie (PIE). Land Data, the National Land Information Service (NLIS) regulator has awarded an NLIS channel license to X-Press Legal Services, the UK’s largest independent property search supplier with 27 […]
Levelling up agenda unveiled by Gove
The government has announced its strategy to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the country. Unveiled today by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, the “12 national missions” will take until 2030 and aim to improve services such as housing, education, broadband and transport. Mr Gove said it would “shift both money and […]
Sponsor Spotlight: Armalytix
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, simply would not happen without the support of the industry. Thank you to all those who have entered and sponsored the event which this year is hosted as a hybrid event; with an in person ceremony at the stunning Church House in London, simultaneously live streamed […]
New report sets out best practice for e-signatures
The expert Industry Working Group on Electronic Execution of Documents has published their interim report, which sets out analysis of the current situation in England and Wales, identifies simple best practice guidance based on existing technology (including for vulnerable individuals), and makes recommendations for future analysis and reform. The Industry Working Group was convened following […]
Equity Release Council introduces penalty-free repayments on lifetime mortgages
Guaranteed right to make partial repayments on new lifetime mortgages marks 30 years of consumer standards for the equity release sector. New equity release customers will be able to mitigate the costs of borrowing in later life through a new product safeguard announced by the Equity Release Council (the Council), the representative industry body. From […]
Lawyer Checker reveals 27% increase in conveyancing scam alerts
Leading cyber security experts from Lawyer Checker, a Dye & Durham Solution, have called for vigilance following a dramatic rise in cyber security scam alerts of almost a third in the past year. Following in-depth analysis of SRA scam alerts, the company reveals that there has been a 27% increase in fraudulent activity over the […]
Sponsor Spotlight: The Society of Licensed Conveyancers
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, simply would not happen without the support of the industry. Thank you to all those who have entered and sponsored the event which this year is hosted as a hybrid event; with an in person ceremony at the stunning Church House in London, simultaneously live streamed […]
Is your digital ID provider certified?
Following announcements that digital ID checks are to be introduced from April, the Digital Identity Systems Certification (DISC) service has confirmed that “expressions of interest” in becoming certified under the Digital Identity Trust Framework and Right to Work/Right to Rent and CRB criteria are now being taken. The service says it is having conversations with […]
LawCare hits milestone number of people helped
Legal mental health charity LawCare has published its 2021 impact report, detailing the support it gave to the legal sector last year. The charity, which was initially set up to help solicitors with alcohol problems, has now grown to support everyone working in the legal profession on a range of issues from stress to bullying […]
Sponsor Spotlight: PEXA
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham, simply would not happen without the support of the industry. Thank you to all those who have entered and sponsored the event which this year is hosted as a hybrid event; with an in person ceremony at the stunning Church House in London, simultaneously live streamed […]
Property industry pens open letter to Gove over leasehold measures
Organisations from across the legal, property, and mortgage sectors have called upon the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, Michael Gove MP, to begin implementing a series of measures already announced by the government which would improve the lives of many leaseholders. The organisations including the Conveyancing Association, The Society of Licensed […]
Conveyancers beware of agent’s AML checks
A quarter of UK estate agency branches have failed to register with HMRC for money laundering supervision, according to new analysis from the property and legal fintech Thirdfort. Just 16,730 UK branches out of 22,270 across the country have registered with HMRC, the anti-money laundering supervisor for the sector. Some 5,540 branches, or 25%, have […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer; 31st January 2022
I have read a lot this week on LinkedIn about the relationship between estate agents and solicitors. I am not sure if any agents read this but if you know any agents who would be interested in what I am going to say, please feel free to share with them! There have been a lot […]
Who is your conveyancer of the year?
2022 sees the introduction of two brand new categories to The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Dye & Durham. Conveyancing Firm of the Year – National, sponsored by Groundsure and Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion, sponsored by Move Reports. CLICK HERE to nominate your Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion sponsored by Move Reports CLICK HERE to nominate your Conveyancing Firms […]
Leasehold Reform Bill: clause for existing properties rejected by MPs
The leasehold reform bill has passed its third reading through the House of Commons. The bill, which aims to restrict ground rents on newly created long residential leases to one peppercorn per year, is likely to become law. But an amendment that would see ground rents removed for all existing leasehold properties was defeated by […]
Estate agency urges caution following hacking incident
Norfolk-based estate agency, Sowerbys, has informed its clients and registered applicants to be careful, asking them to exercise “caution” and vigilance after a hacking incident involving its email systems was discovered. The estate agency reportedly issued an apology to customers earlier this week following fraudulent activity that caused a spam email to be sent by […]
Terrafirma, a Dye & Durham Solution webinar – learning to live with change
Terrafirma, a Dye & Durham Solution webinar – learning to live with change Wednesday 9th February 11-11.30am Register today for this free event in partnership with Conveyancing Data Services and Redbrick Solutions. In this coffee-break educational session, Terrafirma Key Account Manager Seb Colcutt will run through the varied ground risks faced by different regions of […]