Charity trek aims to raise £15,000 for Mindstep Foundation
CONVEY Law Managing Director Lloyd Davies has set out on an intrepid summer challenge along Britain’s longest ancient monument – Offa’s Dyke – to raise £15,000 for a cause very close to his heart – the Mindstep Foundation, set up in memory of his son Max. Lloyd and his wife Tracey set up the Foundation to fund mental health research, awareness and support after their eldest son Max […]
7 Quick Wins for Improving Wellbeing in Your Firm
Did you know? Poor wellbeing reaches far beyond an individual’s mental health. Where employees are struggling, businesses can also see an impact on everything from employee engagement and staff retention, through to absence levels and time to hire. Here, Caroline Brown, Human Resources Business Partner at tmgroup, shares some of the quick wins and initiatives […]
Technical Corner: Here Comes the Sun!
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Amy Bell, Director at Teal Compliance If you have any questions for our panel of experts, please submit them using the contact form below. We will publish the questions […]
Diary of a High Street Conveyancer; 26th July 2021
So how has everyone been in the last week? It is surprising that the market is still very buoyant – it is busy but at least there is not a deadline and everyone pushing to complete quickly. I am not sure if this will happen when we get into September but we would hope that […]
Conveyancing contract extension agreed between Yopa and Optimus
Yopa, the full service, fixed-fee estate agency business, has awarded a three-year contract extension to Optimus, part of the UK’s leading land and property data business Landmark Information Group, which will see the firm continue to operate as its conveyancing panel management partner. Via the Optimus service, Yopa’s customers are able to quickly obtain property […]
Enforcement of Known or Unknown Rights of Way insurance
A series of case study articles giving examples of the protection provided by specialist Legal Indemnity Insurance: peace of mind for the insured and risk management for property solicitors. In this article, we look at a case study example of where CLS provided very specific Enforcement of Known or Unknown Rights of Way Insurance. CLS […]
The Pace of Change in Residential Conveyancing
This month marks my second-year anniversary at SearchFlow and a majority of my time here has been spent operating within a Covid-19 world. The market that I have therefore witnessed has been anything but ‘typical’ and it’s not until you take time out to reflect on the last year that we can appreciate just what […]
July deadline for fully funded conveyancing courses
A leading Welsh training academy still has conveyancing training course places available free of charge for legal practices and property companies in Wales, as well as England, after being awarded £1 million of funding to provide them to conveyancing staff and businesses in Wales. The Conveyancing Academy can provide limited places to those who enrol […]
LegalTech provider reports phenomenal end of year results
Specialist mobile app company, Lavatech which secured a minority PE investment from Inflexion just over 12 months ago has reported a 130% growth in revenue to its year end in June 2021. The company, which was founded by solicitor and its CEO, Sucheet Amin pays testament to the resilience of his people during an unbelievable […]
Driving the value of content
Content marketing is one of the most valuable tools we have under our belts and content articles within the legal sector continue to be a great source of information and engagement when it comes to talking to prospects or existing clients. During the pandemic we have really seen a surge in thought leadership articles, in […]
“Wrong Trousers” day raises £1000 For Bristol Children’s Hospital
Specialist conveyancer Convey Law has donated £1000 to Bristol Children’s Hospital after its staff joined thousands nationwide dressing up in their wackiest legwear to support Wallace and Gromit’s Wrong Trousers Day. Sporting colourful and outlandish flares, trousers of all descriptions, shorts and even pyjama bottoms, staff including Managing Director Lloyd Davies, who was resplendent in […]
3 things you probably didn’t already know about ESG
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria is complex – with nuances, reliance on multiple data sources, and more! Yet it’s something law firms need to develop a greater understanding of, as investors are increasingly looking to improve sustainability measures across their property portfolios. Ahead of tmgroup’s next tm:tv session – in partnership with Landmark – […]
Winner Spotlight: Manish Patel
On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual stage, and were led by the fabulous award winning broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed. If you want a re-cap of the […]
inCase Legal App acquires digital quote-generating platform
inCase Legal App received £1.5m private investment in May 2020 and are pleased to announce their first acquisition of the award-winning digital quote generating tool, QuoteXpress. This acquisition is a growth-driven result of inCase improving the portfolio of products offered to their legal industry clients. Sucheet Amin, Founder & CEO of inCase speaks positively of […]
Winner Spotlight: Tracey Fenner
On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual stage, and were led by the fabulous award winning broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed. If you want a re-cap of the […]
Gazumping? Back? Really?
The hearts of those in the conveyancing industry must have sunk to the floor when reading the flurry of recent headlines about gazumping. For those who are too young to remember, gazumping is a situation where a buyer’s offer to purchase a property is accepted and the conveyancing process begins but before exchange of contracts, […]
Outrage over racist football tweet
An employee of estate agency Savills is alleged to have tweeted a racial slur in response to the penalty shootout heartbreak England suffered on Sunday evening in the European Championships Final. On Monday morning images appeared over social media of the tweet from the commercial building manager employed by Savills in Manchester. The storm swirled […]
Create great customer service in Conveyancing
Creating confidence in your clients is key – but how do we achieve this when busy and under pressure? The latest details for the next Minerva conversation has been released. This series of webinars has brought together some of the best influencers, regulators and experts within the legal industry. This time sees a bevy of […]
Holy risk profile, Batman!
Has there ever been a time more fraught with difficulty for your friendly neighbourhood lawyer? KAPOW! Connectivity and technology issues. As the pandemic struck, firms had to adapt speedily to have people working remotely from each other, and from their clients. Many were not prepared to do anything other than […]
Wellbeing is a priority for busy conveyancing teams
As conveyancing teams head to the finishing line for the extended stamp duty holiday, many will be feeling as though they signed up for a triathlon. The frenzy of the housing market, which first sent them chasing to meet the end March deadline, then unexpectedly onwards towards the extended 30 June deadline, is now into […]
