The Secret Diary of A High Street Conveyancer: Dear Sirs
I have been following some discourse about how we write emails. It is an interesting discussion. I was taught that all letters to other firms should always start with ‘Dear Sirs’ and end ‘Yours faithfully’. Letters to clients and others who were known to me would be written ‘ Dear Jane/John (insert favourite client’s name)’ […]
Property Market Trends Q3 2024
The Today’s Conveyancer Podcast once again brings you the results of the latest Property Trends Report, published by Landmark. Host David Opie is joined by regular guest Ben Robinson, Managing Director of Landmark Estate Agency Services. This time Landmark Divisional Director Mike Holden joins to lend his expertise to the discussion which looks at the […]
Enhancing identity verification: How conveyancers can navigate the future UK housing boom
It’s been a sluggish few years for the UK housing market. Data from Nationwide shows market activity has remained broadly flat over the past 12 months, and is 15% lower than pre-Covid levels in 2019. This has naturally led to less work for conveyancers, with data from Search Acumen’s Conveyancing Market Tracker showing that the […]
Bank delays could put paid to simultaneous exchange and completion
Clearly one of the big stories over the last couple of weeks – presuming you are not a civil servant paid more than the Prime Minister stepping down to avoid being the centre of attention – has been the new powers that are going to be afforded to banks to allow them to pause payments […]
The Secret Diary of A High Street Conveyancer: Isn’t our work is hard enough without getting bashed on social media?
This week’s diary entry talks getting trashed on LinkedIn – and how much of the hard work in conveyancing is learned in day-to-day difficulties – not education settings…. Conveyancers are getting a hard time on LinkedIn at the moment. It is upsetting to see. I came into this profession to try and make some sort […]
149 ways to be more Google friendly
Firms and businesses who want to be found locally online for their products and services need to consider 149 different factors in order to ensure their online presence is search engine friendly. This is according to Ben Marley, formerly of Rightmove, feefo and ESTAS, who joins the latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast to discuss the launch […]
Work – Life balance needs to be our Mission
As we acknowledge World Mental Health Day on October 10th the importance of good mental health and wellbeing comes into the spotlight once again. It is truly inspiring to see so many business leaders taking action to create positive working environments, where the infrastructure of the organisation supports a genuinely caring culture, with wellbeing and […]
Turning a blind eye to leadership disputes
I recently spoke at a prestigious legal sector event with over 300 attendees. Most of these were partners from midsize law firms, and they were among their firm’s 20 to 40 partners. I spent time with many of these interesting partners late into the evening, comparing notes, speaking about their firms’ growth challenges they’d overcome, […]
The State of the UK Conveyancing Market
Ryan Sparrow, a digital content specialist in the legal division of The Access Group joins podcast host David Opie to discuss a newly published report on the current state of conveyancing. “The State of the UK Conveyancing Market“, now in its third year, draws on data and expertise from a range of sources including HM […]
The Secret Diary of a High Street Conveyancer | Raising enquiries too late
I am going to return to one of my favourite topics this morning – enquiries. I apologise in advance if this turns into a bit of a rant but it is fuelled by a discussion I have seen on LinkedIn. I have written before about ‘unnecessary’ enquiries; confirming the filed plan is correct; confirming identity […]
How to resolve the complexities of slowing down conveyancing
Blog By Tina Khanna, Conveyancing Director of RG Law The UK now holds the rather embarrassing title of being the slowest country for selling residential property, according to new research by Home Sale Pack. An analysis of how long it takes to move from offer to completion in 10 of the world’s busiest housing markets […]
The Secret Diary of a High Street Conveyancer | Could charging for extra work earn us respect?
In this week’s diary entry the Secret High Street Conveyancer talks about a subject close to their heart. As they dealt with a client over email, the question of fees arose…. In the middle of this last week, I received an email: “Hi You have been recommended to me by my good friends, X and […]
The Labour Party Conference – A Measure Twice (the Gains) and Cut Once Manoeuvre
While the Chancellor and the Housing Minister delivered impassioned speeches at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, we remain light on details or perhaps we are missing the key messages? The construction industry continues to face significant challenges. The recent collapse of construction giant ISG, which held more than £1bn worth of government contracts, resulted […]
From medicine to moving home
Sayinthen Vivekanantham is the latest guest on the Today’s Conveyancer Podcast to discuss his second career as founder of prop-tech solution Homey. In his first career Say was a medical doctor until a few years ago when his side-hustle in developing a small property portfolio turned into a passion for helping estate agents and conveyancers […]
Conveyancers brace for changes as Government pushes to end leasehold and reinvigorate commonhold
There was certainly plenty within the King’s Speech to keep conveyancers busy and which may well have raised an eyebrow or two in terms of how the legislation announced might be delivered in practice, and what potential foreseen and unforeseen consequences we might get as a result. Without doubt, there will be many waiting to […]
Electoral Dysfunction?
The Prime Minister may finally have called a General Election, but is the uncertainty of who will be in Downing Street six weeks from now likely to help or hinder the UK property market? It’s been a rollercoaster few years for the UK electorate. Since 2015, the country has witnessed three General Election Campaigns and […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer: 23rd September
Child number two has just started second year of six form – and all of you with children that age know what that means? Looking around universities. So, having made a shortlist of destinations and subject, off we trek to a well renowned university on Saturday. I find such visits fascinating. I wish I […]
Celebrating 25 years in the family business
Celebrating 25 years in business, X-Press Legal Services co-founder Dave Lister joins the latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast to discuss the changes he has seen in his time in the industry. X-Press Legal Services, a search and ancillary services provider, is run by Dave and his wife Lynne, and their 3 adult children. The origins go […]
Conveyancing Essentials – Join Our Special Four-Part Webinar Series from Stewart Title
Stewart Title UK has teamed up with property expert Ian Quayle to offer a new, free CPD webinar series. Starting Monday 23rd September, the four-week series Conveyancing Essentials — From Instruction to Registration will cover the entire conveyancing process, complete with practical tips and expert commentary on each stage of a residential property transaction. Stephen […]
The Commercial CON29DW – everything you need to know
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Drainage and Water Searches Network (DWSN) has developed a series of webinars delving into the questions contained within a CON29DW search. Our second webinar, held on 27th June 2024, CON29DW Commercial: Everything you need to know, explored the complexities of the CON29DW Commercial. The recording from the webinar is […]