Conveyancers need to show clients their fees are “Worth It”
Are you tired of feeling compelled to lower your fees to try and keep up with your competitors? Join us in Portsmouth on Thursday 6th October to find out how you can keep your fees and maybe even consider raising them – without losing your competitive edge! Click here to register tmgroup’s 2016 “Because Your […]
Millions of pounds’ worth of business opportunities missed
New survey reveals millions of pounds’ worth of business opportunities missed from residential conveyancing telephone quotes
Gordon Brown achieves prestigious quality standard
Gordon Brown Solicitors, who already hold a number of accreditations including Lexcel and CQS, have achieved another in the form of the Legal Eye Quality Standard. The Legal Eye Quality Standard, accredited by Legal Eye a subsidiary of ULS Technology is recognised to be the only assessment scheme to address the rules and regulations which […]
SearchFlow appoints Head of Customer Services as demand grows for outsourced legal services
SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, has appointed Sarah Slate as Head of Customer Services to lead the organisation’s customer and outsourced legal services. Sarah has over 15 years’ experience working within the professional services environment. She was previously Head of Customer and Employee Relations at Portal Financial Services Ltd and Senior Operations Manager at Express Finance. […]
Property Searches Scotland achieve record highs
Property Searches Scotland (PSS) have continued to grow their market share and have established new records for activity levels and customers’ numbers throughout the summer. The company’s reputation for providing exceptional customer service has been at the heart of this impressive growth The company has developed an enviable reputation for exceptional customer service, and this […]
Himalayan Balsam: explosive stuff!
At Groundsure all employees are given the opportunity to take a day out of their normal work to volunteer in the local community. We chose to get involved in a river clean-up day with Arun and Rother Connections (ARC) Project in Horsham. The Project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and is a partnership […]
Conveyancing Data Services – September Reflections
CDS Sales Director, Richard Pickles shares his thoughts on UK investment and predictions for 2017.
Redbrick Solutions assists firms in securing affordable indemnity insurance
Despite up to a third of firms moving their renewal date since the liberalisation of the PII market three years ago, brokers are still expecting 90% of firms to need to renew on the traditional 1 October deadline. Most firms are currently benefitting from a strong buyers’ market, with many insurers quoting 5% – 7% […]
Final day of the SRA consultation
Today (21 September 2016) is the deadline for submission of responses to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) open consultation.
Sole practitioners are leaving themselves more exposed to risk of identity theft
With another case of a solicitor being suspended for failing to carry out money laundering checks, SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, reveals that sole practitioners are much more exposed to the risk of identity theft, as they fail to carry out electronic money laundering checks. SearchFlow’s latest research on ordering of electronic AMLs reveals that only […]
We are pleased to announce…
What a great month – a massive congratulations to our team for the great score we received on our first customer service survey. 71% of our customers scored us top – very satisfied. 21% scored us the next level down, which is amazing so just under perfect! Subtracting the lowest scores from the highest gives […]
LFS winners – Using Lawyer Checker proves to be a winning formula!
Wednesday 14th September last week saw the annual prestigious Law Firm Services (LFS) Conference at the brand new VOX Conference Centre in Resorts World – the neighbour to the well-known NEC. A now well-established event for the conveyancing community, the LFS Conference & Awards was well attended with more sponsors and attendees than ever before. […]
Win a trip to Australia with InfoTrack
If your holidays aren’t yet planned for 2017, then it’s worth checking out InfoTrack. InfoTrack have announced their latest incentive – a prize draw to win a two-week holiday for 2 to Australia. Having recently added electronic contract packs to their platform, InfoTrack are a service provider that bring together all the key conveyancing tasks […]
Hillyer McKeown recruits following prestigious panel win
A leading North West law firm has launched a fresh recruitment drive after being appointed to a prestigious conveyancing panel. Property Butler has chosen Hillyer McKeown to provide its estate agent clients with residential property legal services. Tim Price, a Director of Property Butler, which operates across the UK, said: “Conveyancing is one of the […]
SLC/BLG Conference spaces filling fast
We are pleased to announce that this year’s Society of Licensed Conveyancers/Bold Legal Group Conference and Dinner, will be held on Wednesday 23rd November once again at the Riverside Centre in Derby. We are delighted that the following speakers have already confirmed that they will present at the event: Neil Buckley – CEO of the […]
Another success at the LFS Conference & Awards 2016
On Wednesday 14th September, the LFS Conference and Awards hosted another successful event, drawing some of the country’s leading conveyancing and legal firms to celebrate the very best within the industry. With its increasing success, this year’s awards took place at The Vox Centre in Birmingham. The event began with the main conference, where attendees […]
Trade body reaches century milestone with Japanese knotweed qualification
A national trade body has reached a significant milestone after awarding a key professional qualification for the 100th time.
£7,500 raised at this year’s LFS Awards
Delegates showed their generosity at this year’s LFS Awards during fundraising for the two worthy causes.
Tiuta vs DeVilliers
Tiuta International Ltd v De Villiers Surveyors Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 661 (01 July 2016)
Howells achieve award hat-trick for the second year
Howells Solicitors became standout high achievers at last night’s LFS Awards, with a clean sweep of award wins.
