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 […]
Brabners Announce New Appointments
The independent legal practice Brabners, has announced some new senior appointments to its teams across the organisation’s Manchester, Liverpool and Preston offices. Their newest addition has been Liz Braude who has joined the firm’s Private Client team. Liz has 20 year’s experience covering all aspects of the private client field, actin for high net-worth families […]
Legal Software Suppliers Association Appoint New Chair
The organisation responsible for maintaining professional standards within the legal software industry has recently appointed a new chair person. Craig Matthews, CEO of Pracctice Ltd has been appointed as the new chair of the Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA). The appointment was made official at the association’s recent Annual General Meeting for 2019. Craig Matthews […]
Investors In People Award SortRefer With Silver Accreditation
Investors in People (IIP) have awarded SortRefer Silver Accreditation to commend the hard work and dedication of employees at the firm. The award was given to Sort Group Ltd, the parent company of SortRefer. However, it wasn’t given easily. Part of the criteria for the award saw employees at SortRefer from across the company being […]
Conference: Legal Eye Conference To Be Held On 14th November
Save The Date: Please block out 14th November in your calendars and join us at the annual Legal Eye conference! This year we’ll be focusing on ‘The Real Cost of Risk Management’. With law firms facing unprecedented regulatory change we explore how much it’s likely to cost firms to ensure they have a robust risk […]
The Health And Well-Being Of People Working In Legal Services
Two thirds of solicitors (66%) feel high levels of stress in their jobs according to a myriad of research into the legal sector and mental health issues. Every year in the UK, 70 million workdays are lost to mental illness. When mental illness is now the leading cause of sickness and absence from work, it […]
Double Shortlisting Honour For SearchFlow At The 2019 Modern Law Conveyancing Awards
SearchFlow – the UK’s leading provider of search solutions and legal reports – has been announced as finalist in this year’s Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Conveyancing Awards, in two categories. It has been shortlisted in the ‘Search Provider of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding Commitment to Training’ categories. The award nominations both celebrate SearchFlow’s commitment to […]
LFS Conveyancing Awards’ Shortlist For Best Innovation in Conveyancing Shortlist Category
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 […]