Dudley Building Society named UK’s Best Workplaces for Women
The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women has officially recognised Dudley Building Society within the medium category among the 330 ranked organisations. The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ List is made up of employers whose people have told Great Place To Work® UK they work for a place that is inclusive and equitable for all. The 330 companies on […]
PE-backing for family, corporate and conveyancing firm
A private equity (PE) firm has invested an undisclosed sum into Manchester-based Beyond Law Group as part of a ‘strategic partnership… delivering a long term vision to become the UK’s leading law firm for corporate and consumer legal services.’ Waterland Private Equity was founded in 1999 and says it currently manages over 14 billion Euros […]
Equity promotion for conveyancing partner
Cheshire based Bell Lamb & Joynson have announced the promotions of two new equity partners who have ‘made significant contributions to the firm’s success and will now play pivotal roles in shaping its future.’ Private Client partner Jessica Flaherty and Partner in the Residential Property team Rachael McClean have both been appointed to their new […]
Law firm announces host of new senior appointments amid ‘rapid growth’
A Law firm has announced a series of new senior appointments and promotions to add to their ‘fast growing’ ranks, all new positions and promotions are across central functions and legal departments to help spearhead its continued strategy for expansion. London firm Taylor Rose MW have unveiled a host of key promotions within its central […]
Join the Aconveyancing 2024 Crystal Maze Challenge
With just four weeks to go until Aconveyancing’s Crystal Maze Challenge, tickets are still available for the event on Wednesday 26th June. In partnership with the Conveyancing Foundation, the event will bring together industry partners, friends and firms to meet, network and raise vital funds for Action on Addiction, a campaign backed by Aconveyancing’s 2024 charity partner, the Forward […]
Movera set to grow its conveyancing teams by over 100
Home moving group Movera is set to grow its conveyancing teams by over 100 this year as part of its overall business strategy. The plans follow Movera’s rebranding last autumn which brought together seven home moving brands from across the sector, including ONP Solicitors, CLG and Grindeys. Movera currently employs 600 people across the country […]
PEXA and NatWest Group move closer to delivering 48-hour re-mortgaging solution for UK home owners
PEXA Group Limited has announced it is progressing a strategic partnership with NatWest that will see the UK lender utilise PEXA’s world-leading digital property exchange technology to deliver 48-hour remortgage transactions to its customers – before extending its use of the PEXA platform to speed up the handling of sale and purchase transactions. Miguel Sard, […]
Top 100 firms reveals plans to double in size
The newly appointed Managing Partner of Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has boldly announced plans for the firm to double in size over the next ten years. The Newcastle headquartered firm recently announced Steven Petrie as its new Managing Partner following in the footsteps of Martin Hulls who had led the firm for six […]
Conveyancers Need to Work Less and Earn More!
We keep telling ourselves as Conveyancers and business leaders that our Conveyancers need to do less – with additional work through conveyancing creep a significant issue – and our Conveyancers need to be paid more for their invaluable work. So, what’s the problem – how do we pay more and do less – provide a […]
Outsourced services provider welcomes new Head of Business Development for Property Services
Legal and conveyancing outsourced services provider Auxilio has announced the appointment of its new Head of Business Development for Property Services. Kelly Leworthy joins with over two decades of experience in the financial and legal services sector, and a proven track record in leading sales and marketing teams in both corporate and legal settings. Prior […]
London-based Cavendish Legal appoint new Relationship Director with ‘unrivalled’ industry experience
Cavendish Legal Group (CLG), a London-based conveyancing solicitors and part of Movera, have appointed Rob Djemil to the newly created role of Relationship Director. Djemil, described as an individual with ‘unrivalled’ experience, has over three decades of conveyancing knowledge under his belt. He joined CLG in 1997, and was with the company for 12 years […]
Lucas & Wyllys solicitors expands into Norwich
Lucas & Wyllys Solicitors has announced the opening of a new branch in Norwich, complementing its existing Gorleston and Great Yarmouth presence. The firm, which has been in existence for 190 years, specialises in conveyancing, family and private client law says the expansion shows a “commitment to growth and serving clients across Norfolk.” The new […]
9 month suspended sentence for tipping off
In a first for the legal profession, a solicitor has been handed a 9 month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, for “tipping off” a client about a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into the funding of a property purchase. William Osmond, co-founder of Osmond and Osmond Solicitors Ltd, is the first solicitor to be […]
Windsor-based firm expands with acquisition
Windsor-based Charles Coleman has acquired acquires local firm Seakens Solicitors and expanded it’s operations into Virginia Water. The combined business will operate under the Charles Coleman LLP Solicitors name with the Virginia Water office being re-branded. Commenting on the acquisition, Charles Coleman LLP Solicitor’s Managing Partner Nathan Kapoor, said “The development of our Windsor and […]
Conference returns to discuss the changing climate of law
Manchester -based law firm referral and fee-share scheme Lawshare is hosting it’s annual Management Conference in Manchester on Thursday 5th October. The conference will again be hosted at The Lowry Hotel and sees key decision makers come together to explore key challenges and opportunities. Titled “Law: The Climate is Changing” this year the Lawshare Conference […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer: 10th April 2023
It has been a very pleasant Easter/long weekend and it prompted me to think back on the last few Easter breaks. Go back to 2020 and we were in lockdown. 2021, we were in the midst of the SDLT exemption where the deadline had just been extended from the end of March to the end […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer: 23rd January 2023
I have been thinking this week about how specialised conveyancing has become and how we need to know so much about such a large area of practice. It reminded me of a transaction I had some time ago which was in fact like an exam question: A young couple were buying a property together. We […]
Diary of a high street conveyancer: 3rd October 2022
What a week – again! A week in which we were called on to dig deep and act as Agony Uncles and Aunts to our clients. Much of this week was not about property law, but a matter of reassuring clients as best we could. Some of the questions I have been asked this week […]
20 years of high standards of consumer protection and product quality
The CON29DW Residential was developed in 2002 and 20 years on still provides vital drainage and water information for homebuyers. In September 2021, DWSN and the Law Society launched an updated CON29DW Commercial which standardised the commercial questions and also made provision for questions regarding wayleaves and easements. DWSN sets out clear Standards that ensure […]
Half of small businesses forced to increase prices as they battle rising costs
Almost half (49%) of all small business owners in the UK are set to increase their prices as they look to battle rising costs, a new report reveals. The SME Insights Report, released by Simply Business, one of the UK’s biggest small business insurance providers, saw over 1,000 small business owners from across the UK surveyed. It lays […]
