Risk Management Week Online with Legal Eye
Join Legal Eye for a series of events from 18-20 May 2021 focusing on how law firms should be adapting risk management strategy and processes in response to the pandemic and as restrictions start to ease. We’re bringing together the SRA, law firm leaders, MLROs, COLPS and COFAs, industry commentators, compliance experts and a series […]
ULS & Legal Eye announced as ESTAS sponsors
ULS Technology and Legal Eye have both been named as Executive Sponsors for The ESTAS Forum & Awards 2021 taking place in October. The awards are powered by ESTAS customer review platform for property professionals. ESTAS Founder Simon Brown explains “Through our review platform we are committed to helping home movers make more informed choices […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Thirdfort
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps […]
SearchFlow Case Study: Real Estate, Fox Williams
Background Fox Williams is an independent, progressive law firm located in the City of London. It has a diverse client list ranging from entrepreneurs and start-ups to household names, PLCs and multinational companies. The firm is proud of its reputation as a “quality alternative” to the larger City firms and has established a reputation for […]
Redbrick Solutions and Perfect Portal helping conveyancers win more work
Redbrick Solutions award-winning case management system helps law firms save time and money by assisting users at every step of the legal process, from the initial estimate through to invoicing the client and collecting monies. It produces letters, legal forms, bills and statements in seconds and manages risk via a transparent to-do list visible to […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: PCC
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps […]
How technology can help with source of funds checks
In the latest episode of Legal Eye’s coffee break series, Paul Saunders, MD of Legal Eye, talks to Mike Ward, Chairman of Amarlytix, about how technology can help lawyers to quickly and efficiently establish reliable Source of Funds information when working on a transaction. This article was submitted to be published by Legal Eye as […]
Bumper March as transactions complete before original SDLT deadlines
The effect of the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land transaction tax (LTT) holidays, has helped produce a bumper March for housing transaction numbers, with data released by HMRC this morning (21st April 2021), revealing that March 2021 had more than double the amount of transactions of the same time last year for England, […]
Apprenticeship’s offer a brighter future for the next generation of Conveyancers
Helping aspiring lawyers is something that firms like to get involved in. Some firms use academies whilst others use the apprentice route to grow and mentor new talent. Katharine Saunders from Aconveyancing explains how the firm uses apprenticeships to help them. Law is an expensive industry to get into, especially if entering through the traditional […]
Be Kind We Care Stress Management Webinar
The Be Kind We Care initiative will host its first free webinar on Wednesday 28th April 1pm-2pm. April is Stress Awareness Month and the session will focus on stress management, with guest speakers providing practical techniques for identifying symptoms in ourselves and others, managing stress, and ‘working back’ from potential burnout. Webinar attendees will hear […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: CTS
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps […]
95% mortgages to have positive effect
Government backed 95% mortgage scheme will keep the market buoyant and heralds even busier times ahead for property professionals. In last month’s Budget, the Government announced a new 95% mortgage guarantee scheme that enables homebuyers to secure a mortgage with as little as a 5% deposit. The new low deposit mortgages, which will see the […]
Real-time Portfolio dashboard offers greater visibility and control
Available as part of their Portfolio Service, tmgroup’s innovative Portfolio Manager gives legal property professionals the information they need at their fingertips – via a real-time dashboard – so they can keep their clients updated on progress, without having to worry about information being out of date, or wasting time chasing for updates. Click here […]
‘Make sure you get paid!’ – Agents advised to focus on progressing pipelines
Estate agents are being advised to make sure they get paid ahead of the extended stamp duty holiday deadline by following a range of steps. The call comes from Simply Conveyancing, which says agents can earn thousands of pounds in additional revenue due to a high level of market activity ahead of the stamp duty […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: ntitle
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Legal Bricks
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone above and beyond to support buyers and sellers to move home during the most challenging year the conveyancing industry has perhaps […]
Launch of Kindness Pledge
The last 12 months has resulted in a roller coaster of emotions as people have faced many different battles both in their personal and professional lives. April is Stress Awareness month and here at Today’s Conveyancer we thought it would be the right time to reaffirm the commitment we’ve all made as an industry to […]
Fined firm claim sector struggle with AML rules
After accepting a fine from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for breaches of anti-money laundering rules, a firm has come out and said a “significant proportion” of law firms had “struggled to achieve compliance” with the 2017 Money Laundering Regulations. QualitySolicitors Brett Holt came to an agreement with the SRA to pay a £10,000 fine […]
Air Quality, Covid-19 and Property Transactions
Poor air quality is arguably the most significant environmental risk to the health of our nation, with some 40,000 deaths per annum attributable to pollution from motor vehicles and industry. This has been brought into sharp focus at a time of pandemic where respiratory vulnerability has been a key driver of fatalities. Add to this the […]
March was busiest month for four years!
According to data released by reallymoving, the volume of conveyancing quotes was 101% higher than usual at the end of March 2021, compared to the same data over the last four years. Insight from the organisation revealed that following the Chancellor’s announcement on Budget Day, that the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday was to […]