Be Kind, We Care
While the UK’s succession of lockdowns brought the shutters crashing down on many sectors, the residential property market remained very much open for business throughout the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, as a result of the rallying calls of Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a Stamp Duty Holiday, many […]
Homeowners pick up the pieces of £800k fraud
A fraudster has secured hundreds of thousands of pounds of illegal funds by cloning the identity of an unsuspecting homeowner and obtaining credit against their identity. Posing as the homeowner of a property for sale, the sophisticated fraud secured an £800,000 mortgage against the property which was advanced to a bank account which had been […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: inCase
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 […]
The conveyancing process. Elevated by technology. Powered by relationships.
As we slowly start to come out of this lockdown, it’s prompted me to pause and reflect on how far we’ve all come this past year. I, and it seems a lot of people have done a fair amount of re-assessing their life, both personally and professionally. Whether it’s deciding they can’t live in a […]
Law Firms and Estate Agent alliance champion ‘Up front information’ in conveyancing
Seven law firms and an estate agency, with offices across the North West and Yorkshire, have proved that working together, they can make up front information gathering, client onboarding and engagement, safe, simple and quick. Professional body now pushing for collation of up-front information Earlier this month the Law Society joined the ‘up front information’ […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Minerva
In a series of Supporter in Focus 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 ever […]
Training Academy to help lawyers of the future
The Academy, is a new training facility launched by Simply Conveyancing providing academic and theoretical training for aspiring lawyers. The six month comprehensive training programme and accelerated career pathway has been carefully designed to support Simply colleagues in their journey to become qualified Conveyancers. Through a mix of class-room and on the job training, Academy […]
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Groundsure
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 […]
Law Society Group publishes gender pay gap report
The Law Society Group (the Group) has published its gender pay gap report for 2020. The report details the combined results of the Law Society of England and Wales and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which are one legal entity but operate independently. Our 2020 median pay gap between women and men is 11.8%, which is […]
Spotlight on Lawyer Checker, headline sponsor at the British Conveyancing Awards
This year, we want to do something a little different and celebrate the herculean efforts made by the conveyancing sector who worked tirelessly to ensure the British public could still move during the most difficult year. The event is set to run on Tuesday 25th May 2021 and will be hosted by the multi-award winning broadcaster and […]
The latest on property information up front
A leading protagonist in the Conveyancing Association campaigns to create a positive home moving process says vendors need to collate upfront property information to help improve house buying transactions and a smoother sale. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 Beth Rudolf, director of delivery at the Conveyancing Association said: “Unless the seller has been really ‘on […]
ESTAS unveils new Headline Partner for 2021 and beyond
ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform for the property industry, has unveiled a new headline partner for 2021. Coadjute will become the Headline Partner of ESTAS with immediate effect and will be the title sponsor at the 2021 forum & awards taking place in October. Coadjute is an intelligent open peer-to-peer network that connects […]
Latest SRA report reveals conveyancing fraud rife
The latest Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board report reveals vendor fraud as the ‘key money laundering’ activity in 2020. The SRA report, which was issued for its most recent board meeting, revealed conveyancing fraud as the main suspicious activity worth £200m. The staggering figure, which was reported to the NCA last year, highlights an increase […]
Why the time is right for Open Banking in Conveyancing
Money laundering is a problem that plagues the legal sector. Recent figures published by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed that they have reported suspicious activity equating to more than £200m to authorities in the last 12 months. Tom Lyes, Director of Engagement at Today’s Conveyancer has been speaking to Mike Ward, Executive Chairman […]
Economic Climate
Jo Hodges, Sales and Marketing Director at Redbrick Solutions shares her thoughts with Today’s Conveyancer about the current economic climate and the impact on the conveyancing sector. The continued roll out of the COVID-19 vaccines means the UK is now getting some control back over the pandemic. A plan for exiting lockdown is in place […]
Housing market still receptive to stimulus measures
• House prices jump 1.1% over the last month to reach record high1 Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, says: “This latest data shows that the housing market is still receptive to government stimulus measures. “The rise in house prices over the last month can be partly attributed to improved consumer confidence in the housing […]
Innovation, integration and incremental gains key to speeding up property transactions
The latest tm:tv session on ‘Property Transactions and Data’ brought together a panel of experts from across the industry to discuss how data could be better utilised across the chain to make a real difference to the home buying and selling process, both now and in the future. The panel, led by Paul Albone, Chief […]
Spotlight: Judging Panel for the British Conveyancing Awards
In a series of Supporter in Focus pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our Judges 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 […]
£200m suspicion on money laundering passed to NCA
A report released by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA)has revealed that the agency has reported suspicious activity equating to more than £200m to authorities in the last 12 months. 26 suspicious activity reports were sent to the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the year to the end of October 2020. 266 matters were escalated to […]
Six months till the arrival of SQE
The six-month countdown has begun until the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) introduces a new route to qualifying as a solicitor – the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). There will be a gradual transition to the new system, but solicitors need to get up to speed on the changes that are coming. From September 2021, aspiring solicitors […]