Property Sector Worst Hit Since Referendum Claims Economic Report
The number of UK businesses in significant financial distress has risen by 22,000 to 489,000 in the past year with businesses in the property sector and construction industry hit worst of all. According to the red flag research, conducted by Begbies Traynor, the real estate and property sector has faced the largest decline into financial […]
Nominations Now Open For Modern Law Awards
Nominations are now open for The Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards 2020. The Modern Law Awards recognise and celebrates sparkling talent and success in entrepreneurship, market development, business management and best practice in the modern legal services sector. The Modern Law Awards are the perfect opportunity for the sector to showcase and set the benchmarks […]
Terrafirma Is Delighted To Announce The Appointment Of Lucy Oxer As Chief Data Officer
Terrafirma is well-renowned in the UK Legal and Property sectors as ground experts, becoming the second largest provider of coal mining reports in England and Wales. We make it our mission to push the boundaries of what can be achieved with existing ground data and new emerging data, identifying a critical need for a better […]
poweredbypie Becomes CILEx Industry Partner
Search and software provider poweredbypie has today announced it has become a Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) industry partner. Lynne Squires, Head of Business Development at CILEx comments: “I am delighted that poweredbypie has become a CILEx industry partner. This formal partnership enables us to confirm poweredbypie as a recognised service provider that has […]
Gazeal backs first Bold Legal LIVE! and ESTAS Awards
The Bold Legal LIVE! conference is being hosted in association with the ESTAS Group who will be holding their annual ESTAS Conveyancer Awards on 18th October. The one-day conference is open to all property lawyers, law firms and key decision makers in the conveyancing sector. Both events will be held in the stunning ballroom at […]
Conveyancing Team Grows At Lawrence Stephens Solicitors
Lawrence Stephens Solicitors, based in Farringdon, have welcomed two new Partners to their conveyancing team. David Freedman joins the Commercial Real Estate and Secured Lending Team and Glen Bayliss joins the Residential Conveyancing and Succession Planning Team. David and Glen join the firm’s nine existing Partners with over 50 years combined legal experience. David Freedman […]
Searches, AML And Legal Tech Discussed at LawBizTech 2019
The LawBizTech Conference and Exhibition took place on 1st October, kicking off it’s tour at the NEC in Birmingham, with the final leg scheduled for 22nd-23rd October in London. SearchFlow took part in the event and focused on the topics of efficiency and risk management relating to the property search process. The LawBizTech event is […]
Grantham Law Firm Enhances Conveyancing Team
Grantham-based JMP Solicitors has strengthened its conveyancing team by employing a new head of their residential conveyancing department. Conveyancing executive, Jacqui Harley is hired to oversee the conveyancing team, providing legal services for new build and second-hand properties as well as leasehold and freehold conveyancing. In her remit, she will also be dealing with issues […]
UKLTA Announces Legaltech Roundtable Series
The Legal Technology Association for the UK (UKLTA) are delighted to announce a series of informative legaltech roundtables taking place across the UK during the Autumn. The aim of the roundtables is to build a greater understanding of the issues around engagement with legal technology and determine how best the UKLTA can help. The output […]
Nicole Chrisham Awarded Top Accolade
Nicole Chrisham, a Solicitor at Napthens has been names the North West’s Best Young Conveyancer at the 8th annual LFS Conveyancing Awards. Nicole, who works in the Residential Property team at the firm, was awarded the accolade last week. The wider Residential Property team at Napthens was highly commended in the North West Firm of […]
Index Announces The Launch Of Integration With Lexsure’s Electronic Report On Title
Index is delighted to announce the launch of our integration with Lexsure’s Electronic Report on Title (eROT). This report is designed to dramatically reduce time spent drafting reports, a report on title traditionally takes approximately one hour per transaction, this is now done in seconds! Richard Norman, Director at Index Property Information, says: “We are delighted to have integrated our […]
Key Dates For Your Diary This Autumn
Now that the summer has drawn to a close, and the autumn is slowly drawing in, it’s time to take a look at what Bold Legal have in store over the next few months. First up, is Bold Legal LIVE!, the group’s first annual conference which is then followed by the prestigious ESTAS Conveyancer Awards […]
Lenders Line Up To Take Your Questions At The LFS Conveyancing Conference
On Wednesday 18th September the LFS Conveyancing Conference and Awards will take place at The Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham. This year’s event is aimed at any firm with a significant conveyancing department. These three groups of people will benefit the most: Business Owners and Managers – if you are a partner or directord of […]
Debra Allen Joins The SSB Team
Debra Allen has joined the Board Of Directors at SSB Group. Chief Executive Jeremy Brooke said: “I have known Debra for nearly 30 years, we have worked together in the past and I was delighted to have her join our firm in March 2019. “Before joining us, Debra spent 7 years at Minster Law initially […]
The Real Cost Of Risk Management – Booking Now Available For Upcoming Legal Eye Conference
Booking is now open for the Legal Eye Conference ‘The real cost of Risk Management’ which is taking place on Thursday 14th November. Legal Eye are running the conference alongside The Cashroom focusing on the practical implications for the bottom line of law forms as they seek to interpret and implement a raft of regulatory […]
Lawyer Checker Further Strengthens Senior Management Team
The Practical Vision Network, home of the award-winning Lawyer Checker suite of risk management tools, has announced a further appointment to its senior management team to further strengthen the business. Financial Controller Ceri Hart joins from regional accountancy specialists Bennett Brooks having been a key part of the Solicitors Accounts auditing team. Coming hot on […]
Bank Of Mum And Dad 11th Largest UK Mortgage Lender
The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) are now the 11th largest mortgage lender in the UK, eclipsing the Help to Buy schemes in helping younger buyers gain a foothold on the property ladder. In total, the BoMaD will lend almost £7 billion to potential homeowners this year, a 10% increase on 2018 despite the […]
Searches UK Announced As Gold Sponsor Of LFS Annual Awards
Searches UK is delighted to be a Gold Sponsor of the 2019 Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference, which takes place in September. Now in its eighth year, the LFS Conference is the largest, most respected and most prestigious event in the conveyancing calendar, featuring innovative ideas, exhibitors and speakers from business and media who will […]
Persimmon Settle Cardiff Development Mis-Selling Accusations
A major UK house builder was put under the microscope this weekend, accused of mis-selling leasehold property to their customers. Persimmon reached an out of court settlement with their customers in a Cardiff development after it emerged the company failed to adequately inform the buyers they were purchasing a leasehold property. Homeowners in the St […]
Thirdfort And Lawyer Checker Join Forces
Industry leading risk tool Lawyer Checker is delighted to announce a tie up with ID and source of funds provider Thirdfort. From this week Lawyer Checker customers will be able to access Thirdfort’s next generation client verification app directly from their account. Launched in April 2019, Thirdfort’s first product has made waves in the industry, […]