Conveyancers have “a central role” in realizing a digital home buying and selling process but innovation needs to happen at a greater pace, the Housing Minister told last week’s Council for Licensed Conveyancers’ (CLC) Read More
Ten short videos show how to avoid more than 20 of the most common requisitions HM Land Registry (HMLR) has launched Caseworkers’ Top 10 tips for tip-top applications – quick checks or changes conveyancing staff can make that Read More
The Conveyancing Foundation has announced the reopening of applications for its Charity Grant Scheme. Having successfully launched last year, the Scheme attracted numerous applications each quarter, leading to four deserving fundraisers receiving Grants of up Read More
Thirdfort has launched its updated Secure share product to help estate agents boost referrals through the secure sharing of ID and AML reports. By using Secure share, estate agents will be able to boost referrals, Read More
The UK government has ambitious missions to address inflation and grow the economy and the legal services sector stands ready to play its part, solicitors’ leaders have said. The Law Society of England and Wales Read More
Law firms and conveyancing practices are investing more in training their staff as new statistics show that there has been an 50% increase in firms paying for staff to go through conveyancing and probate qualifications. six Read More
Propertymark has welcomed the UK Government’s intention to carry forward many of the key aims the membership body highlighted, as part of its consultation response on the proposed Building Safety Levy. The Building Safety Read More
The Conveyancing Foundation has made a significant number of appointments to strengthen its operational team this year. Having reached the £1million charity fundraising milestone in 2023 and launched the Charity Grant Scheme, the Foundation has ambitious Read More
55% of professionals think employers should be doing more to help with employee wellbeing – whilst over two-fifths of senior leaders feel their increased spending on wellness benefits is going by largely unnoticed. A new poll from Read More
New registrations for home move services, including conveyancing, surveying and removals, were 73% higher in the first week of January 2024 than the same period last year, according to data from reallymoving. After a quieter 2023, in which Read More
British Conveyancing Awards: Industry Champion and Tickets Launched
The British Conveyancing Awards, sponsored by Groundsure, have announced the formal launch of nominations for the 2024 Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion alongside the opening of ticket bookings for the glitzy ceremony hosted at 8 Northumberland Avenue Read More
The Conveyancing Foundation has launched its ‘Wellbeing at Work Survey’ for the second year running with a £500 voucher on offer for taking part. The “Wellbeing at Work” survey, first launched in February 2023, is designed to Read More
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has updated its guidance document for conveyancing firms which addresses The Building Safety Act and Building Safety (Leaseholder Protection) (England) Regulations 2022. Leaseholder protections outline the need for a Leaseholder Deed of Read More
The Today’s Conveyancer podcast delivers regular insight into goings on across the property industry through interviews and discussions with those who are actively engaged in it. Since launching in 2021 it has now delivered 71 episodes Read More
New research has revealed that fall throughs are estimated to have cost UK buyers and sellers £270m during Q3 of last year, marking a second consecutive quarterly increase as market conditions continue to prove problematic Read More
The number of mortgage searches recorded by broker platform Twenty7tec provides a mixed view of the property market as we head into 2024. Despite the usual December slow down, the number of searches recorded were Read More
Following the launch of National Conveyancing Week 2024, organisers are now calling on the conveyancing, and wider property profession to lend their support and make plans to take part from 11th-15th March 2024. Law firms and Read More
A cautiously positive outlook on the future of the property market is tempered by the current shortfall in sales as we head in to 2024 according to the latest Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Residential Survey. Read More
The government has bullishly outlined its approach to leasehold reform through 3 hours of discussion and debate as the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill passed through its second reading in Parliament. As a succession of MPs Read More
CEO of The Guild of Property Professionals, Iain McKenzie delivers his thoughts what we learnt from the property market in 2023, and what the year ahead might look like for property professionals. Describing the market as “Read More
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