Updated Practice Guides: PG24
There has been update published in the following practice guide: Private trusts of land (PG24) Page summary: Guidance on applications to register transactions involving trustees of land, aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 24). Change made: Section 7.2.2 has been amended to clarify that where it is not clear from the deed of appointment or the register […]
Search insurance case studies in conveyancing risk management
To search or not to search It is always a dilemma for conveyancing solicitors; to search or not to search when purchasers want to skip that key stage of the conveyancing process. Often a purchaser is desperate to complete, for example, because they have a tenant lined up to rent the place or they need […]
New homebuying platform to dramatically slash transaction time
OneDome’s new homebuying platform is to cut average transaction time of 20 weeks in half once it is launched. The homebuying platform set up by a challenger portal, OneDome, expects transaction times to be cut to just six weeks and has said they will donate £100 to charity for every transaction it fails to complete […]
Cyber-Attack Crisis Management event for law firms
Cyber-attacks and online fraud are an ever-escalating threat for conveyancing professionals. There has been a 113% rise in alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority from March 2020 to March 2021 demonstrating it is not a matter of if your firm will become a target, but when. Lawyer Checker, a business that specialises in risk […]
Land Registry calls on conveyancers to help shape Business Gateway
HM Land Registry are calling on conveyancers and other stakeholders involved in property transactions to join together to help shape the future of Business Gateway. The Land Registry has launched a new Business Gateway community to support recent investment in application programming interface (API) technology. Existing Business Gateway customers, and those who could benefit from […]
Data companies become partners of Conveyancing Information Executive
The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) has announced that four notable property and land data-led businesses have become Industry Partners of the trade body organisation: Ambiental; Barbour ABI; Glenigan; and JBA Risk Management. • Ambiental is a global specialist in environmental hazard and climate intelligence, predictive analytics and risk management. • Barbour ABI provide construction market […]
HM Land Registry supports the ‘call for kindness’
Written by Adam Ford, Deputy Director of Customer Services, HM Land Registry The last year has seen the conveyancing sector face incredible pressures. Not only have conveyancers had to adapt to working during a global pandemic but you’ve had to react to a huge increase in caseloads. It’s a credit to the sector that so […]
The Digital Solicitor Podcast: Confidence in the Cloud
In recent years there has been a cultural and emotional shift with the Cloud becoming an everyday part of our lives and yet few of us can truly describe what the cloud is. There remains something of the black arts about it that can cause uncertainty, especially for potential business users who are used to […]
8 days till the British Conveyancing Awards!
There’s only 8 days until the very first British Conveyancing Awards, a time when we can all come together to recognise the herculean efforts of the sector over the past 14 months. The shortlist for the ceremony, and that registrations were now open to book your seat. Just because the awards are taking to the […]
Mortgage lending soars and breaks Bank of England records
Mortgage lending has skyrocketed to the point of being the strongest since Bank of England records began. With the Government’s 95% mortgage scheme coupled with stamp duty land tax holiday, mortgage lending is soaring and has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England (BoE) – and mortgage borrowing in […]
Housing Secretary launches new industry Commonhold Council
The Government has launched a Commonhold Council of leading industry figures who will inform the government on the future of this type of homeownership. The Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has revealed that many industry expert stakeholders will collaborate together to advise and promote commonhold and says the initiative is part of the government’s attempts to […]
New survey shows strong business confidence in legal sector
Small and medium sized law firms saw a strong first quarter in 2021, with around half seeing an increase in the number of new matters, chargeable hours recorded and fees billed, the Law Society of England and Wales said as it published the Law Management Section’s first Quarterly Pulse Survey. The survey provides a timely […]
Digital ID at the forefront of people’s minds
Embracing technology and the positive impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the legal sector in regards to adopting technology has been a hot topic of conversation. Here at Today’s Conveyancer we’ve been at the forefront of these discussions and recently welcomed a panel of esteemed guests to discuss the importance of the digital ID […]
Firms with the most complaints should bear the cost
Law firms that generate high numbers of complaints compared to their size should bear a greater burden of paying the costs of the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has proposed. In the first move of its kind among legal regulators, the CLC is consulting on moving away from spreading the cost […]
3 ways conveyancers can boost their mental well-being
How robust is your mental health and well-being–and how well do you feel you are coping with the pressures and deadlines of your conveyancing work? In the past year, conveyancers have experienced an unprecedented increase in both workload and stresses, as highlighted by Today’s Conveyancer in December. With Mental Health Awareness week upon us, now […]
Lawyer Checker, PracticeEvolve, SOS and Linetime join to provide anti-fraud webinar
Lawyer Checker have partnered with PractiveEvolve, incorporating SOS and Linetime to provide their popular and insightful anti-fraud webinar, outlining the types of fraud and what firms can do to minimise the threat. Focusing on conveyancing, the webinar is being held on Thursday 03rd June 2021 at midday, the webinar is open to all users across […]
Money incentivisation for Councils to migrate to Central LLC Register
Money is to be paid to councils across the UK to motivate them to transfer their land charge data to the central Digital Local Land Charges (LLC) Register quicker. It has been revealed by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Steve Barclay, that a £26 million fund has been set up by HM Treasury with […]
Movers and Shakers – 14th May
Here at Today’s Conveyancer, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week we’ve seen the following announcement with regards to appointments and promotions: Clough & Willis adds to residential property team with new […]
Conveyancing Association welcomed Leasehold Reform in Queen’s Speech
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (13th May 2021) welcomed the inclusion of a new Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill as announced in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament. Leasehold reform has been a major workstream of the Association’s over the last six years and it said it […]
Three ways the conveyancing industry can benefit from digitalisation
Conor Murphy, CEO of Smartr365, the end-to-end mortgage and protection platform shares his views on how digitisation can help conveyancing become faster, more fruitful and focused in the future. While digitalisation was introduced with necessary haste throughout various lockdowns in the last 12 months, the world should now take time to carefully explore its long-term […]