Experts Claim Housing Crisis Is Damaging UK Business
Almost half of British businesses believe that the widening housing crisis is having a profound and negative impact on business productivity. According to research carried out by thinktank, The Centre for Social Justice, 43% of British companies with more than 1,000 employees believe the housing crisis is adversely effecting their business. In particular, as privately […]
OneSearch Direct Release Quick Quote Calculator For Stewart Title Indemnity Policies
Today OneSearch Direct announced that it has integrated Stewart Title’s indemnity policies within OneSearch Direct’s online portal, enabling users to obtain Quick Quotes and order policies through a streamlined workflow. To celebrate the launch, OneSearch are hosting a prize draw, giving all Quick Quote users the chance to win a £250 Amazon card AND £250 […]
Time For Consistency? 3 Housing Secretaries in 2 Years And 9 Housing Ministers In 9 Years
The housing sector welcomed its third Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government in two years and ninth Minister of Housing in nine years earlier this week following Boris Johnson’s immediate cabinet reshuffle. Robert Jenrick MP, who succeeds James Brokenshire as the housing secretary, may be an unknown to many since he burst […]
Perfect Portal Acclaimed At The 2019 Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Conveyancing Awards
Perfect Portal, a legal software business from Southport proudly went home with two awards after the 2019 Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Conveyancing Awards in Liverpool. Founder and CEO Yvonne Hirons has been hand-selected by a panel of expert judges to receive one of the most prestigious awards of the night: The Outstanding Achievement Award. Recognised for her preeminent influence […]
Landmark Strengthens Business With Conveyancing Acquisition
Landmark Information Group, the leading provider of information to the property market and part of Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), has today strengthened its business with the acquisition of the conveyancing panel management business of Aventria. Landmark will rename the business, which serves mortgage brokers and other introducers across the UK, as Optimus. […]
IMLA Warn Government To Avoid Rasing Hopes Of Mortgage Prisoners
In March, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released information on the ways it can help ease the burden for mortgage prisoners that are unable to switch because they are with defunct lenders or in negative equity. However, the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, who represent 19 of the 20 largest UK mortgage lenders, believe that the […]
SearchFlow wins Search Provider of the Year at Modern Law Conveyancing Awards
At this year’s Modern Law Conveyancing Awards, SearchFlow were crowned Search Provider of the Year 2019. The award is in recognition of a programme of transformation to ensure exceptional levels of customer service. The judges recognised that the transformation has been underpinned by the launch of a new online ordering platform, process re-engineering for improved […]
Estate Agency Fined For Exposing Sensitive Customer Information
A London estate agency has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for inadvertently exposing over 18,000 pieces of sensitive customer data for almost two years. Between March 2015 and February 2017, London agents, Life at Parliament View Ltd (LPVL), failed to protect 18,610 pieces of personal data whilst making a transfer of […]
UK Public Has Little Trust In Local Council And Private Developers
Only 7% of the UK population trust local councils to make decisions in the best interests of the local area they are entrusted to protect and grow. Following a survey of over 2,100 nationally represented members of the UK public, collated by property managing and development specialists Grosvenor, also found fewer than 2% trust private […]
LFS Shortlisted Firms for Customer Service Award 2019
The Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference and gala dinner with awards ceremony have become a leading conveyancing event in the UK, with its array of innovative ideas, exhibitors and speakers. The 2019 event, which is sponsored by Groundsure, brings together the conveyancing industry to celebrate its achievements in the last 12 months, will take place […]
Professional Choice Consultancy Can Help With Your Recruitment Needs
Professional Choice Consultancy has widened its portfolio to offer a tailored recruitment services to conveyancing firms and their specialist suppliers. The service has been launched after extensive consultation within the legal sector and is purposely designed to meet the niche recruitment needs of this discrete professional grouping. Bill Kirby, Principle of Professional Choice Consultancy, said: […]
LFS Shortlisted Firms for Young Conveyancer of the Year 2019
The Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference and gala dinner with awards ceremony have become a leading conveyancing event in the UK, with its array of innovative ideas, exhibitors and speakers. The 2019 event, which is sponsored by Groundsure, brings together the conveyancing industry to celebrate its achievements in the last 12 months, will take place […]
Stakeholders Discuss Collaborative Improvements To New Build Sector
The new build sector responded to the call from tmgroup who wish to find a collaborative new dawn in the new build sector. It was refreshing to witness the sector’s stakeholders committed to discussing how vital cogs in the new build process could be oiled in order to transform the sector in the future. The […]
Expert Warns Passive Conveyancers Reluctant To Embrace Technological Changes
Technology plays a huge role in the modern home buying and selling process. The majority of home buyers now utilise online property portals in order to peruse available property and assess their options. From this initial starting point, the consumer is looking for similar new technologies to help make the process safe, efficient and quick. […]
Student Spotlight – Agency Letting Fees: Banned
The story so far Over the past year the problems with letting fees have featured in the news one way or another and it’s only recently that the government has acted. It costs the average person over £200 in tenant fees to move house and that doesn’t even include the deposit they have to pay […]
LFS Shortlisted Firms for Regional Conveyancing Firm of the Year 2019
The Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference and gala dinner with awards ceremony have become a leading conveyancing event in the UK, with its array of innovative ideas, exhibitors and speakers. The 2019 event, which is sponsored by Groundsure, brings together the conveyancing industry to celebrate its achievements in the last 12 months, will take place […]
LFS Shortlisted Firms for Regional Conveyancing Firm of the Year 2019
The Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference and gala dinner with awards ceremony have become a leading conveyancing event in the UK, with its array of innovative ideas, exhibitors and speakers. The 2019 event, which is sponsored by Groundsure, brings together the conveyancing industry to celebrate its achievements in the last 12 months, will take place […]
LFS Shortlisted Firms for Regional Conveyancing Firm of the Year 2019
The Law Firm Services Conveyancing Conference and gala dinner with awards ceremony have become a leading conveyancing event in the UK, with its array of innovative ideas, exhibitors and speakers. The 2019 event, which is sponsored by Groundsure, brings together the conveyancing industry to celebrate its achievements in the last 12 months, will take place […]
Is Working For Small Law Firms The Future?
A leading global provider of information and analytics has revealed that from 2016 – 2019 solicitors leaving larger practices to work in smaller firms has increased from 53% in 2016 to 64% in 2019. The latest Bellwether report titled, ‘Is the Future Small?’, published today by LexisNexis UK, highlights that the small law firm sector […]
Future Climate Info Announces Senior Management Changes
Future Climate Info, the innovative environmental reports provider for property transactions, has today announced some key changes in the senior management team. Geoff Offen, Tom Plews and the CLS Group founded the company exactly 5 years ago to offer simpler, more accurate and better value environmental reports to residential and commercial conveyancers. In this time […]