Council Housing New Builds Reached 29 Year High In 2017/18
The government are ramping up their commitment to solving the housing crisis as more local authorities now own building and development companies than ever before. According to a study conducted by the Royal Town Planning Institute, 78% of local authorities now own their own building company. This has led to the most council owned homes […]
LEAP scoops ‘Service Provider to the Legal Profession’ award at Irish Law Awards 2019
LEAP, the leading provider of legal practice management software, is proud to have won the award for ‘Service Provider to the Legal Profession’ at the Irish Law Awards held recently in Dublin. This award not only celebrates LEAP’s excellence as a service provider to the legal profession in Ireland but is also a testament to […]
More Investors Should Claim SDLT Rebates On Uninhabitable Additional Dwellings
Following a landmark tribunal case which found that additional property bought in terrible conditions could bypass the current excess stamp duty land tax surcharge (SDLT) of 3%, legal experts, Primus Law, are calling on landlords and additional property experts to seek advice about potential stamp duty rebates. The 3% surcharge on additional dwellings has been […]
Millennials Over Reliant On Bank Of Mum And Dad
Older relatives are now lending out over £6 billion per year and have become the 11th largest lender in the UK. Whilst it is fantastic that many parents are in a position to offer their financial support, a raft of recent publications are suggesting that millennials are increasingly forced to rely on this help to […]
LFS Conveyancing Awards’ Shortlist For Best Website, Marketing & Social Media 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 […]
Terrafirma Bolster Team with Young Professionals
Terrafirma are delighted to announce the appointment of several young professionals, as well as the recent addition of renowned mining engineer, Chris Milne as Technical Director, reflecting Terrafirma’s continued commitment to technical excellence and education. As a market disruptor, Terrafirma have undergone rapid expansion over the past four years; our team of expert geologists, engineers […]
Conveyancer Struck Off Following 2008 Property Sale
A sole practitioner from Preston has agreed to be stripped of his profession regarding a conveyancing transaction which took place 11 years ago. The long-serving solicitor, Clive Leslie Billington of Dowson Billington firm agreed with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and approved by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) in April 2019, to be struck off. […]
Cardiff-Based GlobalX Unveils Fresh Rebrand And Host of New Recruits
The future is bright for global information provider GlobalX, formerly, LegalinX-7side, following strong growth after a major rebrand and a host of new recruits. The company, which operates out of Cardiff, London, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, has seen demand for its services soar since the business was acquired by GlobalX in 2011. Now to be […]
LFS Conveyancing Awards’ Shortlist For Best Training Firm 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 brings together the conveyancing industry to celebrate its achievements in the last 12 months, will take place on 18th September 2019 […]
Broker Conveyancing Announce New Appointment
As part of their recruitment drive, Broker Conveyancing have added an account manager to their expanding team. Phil Roberts has been named as the conveyancing distributor’s area director for the Midlands region, charged with developing new and advisor relationships. Phil has a lot of experience in the sector and joins Broker Conveyancing from Stonebridge Group. He […]
Industry Experts To Reveal The Future Of Conveyancing
Geodesys – part of Anglian Water and a leading provider of conveyancing searches for residential and commercial properties throughout England and Wales – has teamed up with a series of industry experts for its new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminar. The event will explore what the conveyancing industry will look like in 2025 and how […]
BRM Solicitors Appoint New Director
James Alger has been appointed the new Director at BRM Solicitors in their growing Real Estate Department. James, an experienced commercial property lawyers joins the Sheffield office from his previous position with the regional law firm Keebles. James Alger, said: “I am delighted to join BRM during an exciting perdio of growth. Along with the […]
New Partners announced at Blick Rotherberg
Over the past month, Blick Rotherberg have announced a number of high profile recruits joining their firm as partners. The Property Team have two new members with Sean Randall and Heather Powell joining James Pilbeam. Sean has over 20 years’ experience and is highly regarded in the Stamp Duty arena. He will advise clients and […]
Tracy Gee joins Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move
Tracy Gee has been appointed as the new Business Development Manager (BDM) for the Kent and Sussex region as part of Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move’s expansion. Tracy, who has over 20 years’ experience in the property industry will be responsible for building relationships with new build developers and colleagues in the local estate […]
CLC Diversity Report 2019
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has today published the findings from its latest diversity monitoring survey of the community it regulates. The findings show a diverse workforce, founded on a profession that can be entered via a range of non-graduate routes. In January, the CLC launched a project to support its regulated community in […]