An Insight Into Life At AVRillo In The Aftermath Of Covid-19
Adapting to the new normal has been difficult for many people. The social distancing, working from home, furlough scheme and redundancy has made 2020 one of the hardest years to survive from a professional viewpoint. That doesn’t take into account the personal tribulations many people have had to face. Nine months into the year, and […]
Today’s Conveyancer Summer News Round-Up
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. But now there seems to be a semblance of ‘normality’ as more people return to work, children and students are back at school and universities, we wanted to take the opportunity to take a look back at five of the most top […]
Advice Regarding Mergers & Acquisitions In A Covid World
The coronavirus understandably changed life as we know it, putting many things on hold. Whilst many people were able to work from home during the pandemic, helping their firm run ‘business as usual’, the strategic direction of the firm, especially those considering merging or acquiring another firm, had to understandably go on ice. I spent […]
Don’t Be Shy
Many lawyers are humble people. They don’t like to shout about success. They downplay their innovations. Nowadays, that’s a weakness they need to rectify. I had the pleasure of speaking at a Calico Legal Services webinar recently, supporting our friends at Locktons as they spoke about the PII market. My input mainly related to ways […]
Taking Advantage Of Technology
Written by Carole Ankers, Chief Product and Technology Officer, poweredbypie Online sales have seen a huge rise since the Lockdown. The Office of National Statistics has recently reported that £3 in every £10 is now spent online. Fashion brands have adapted; one innovative retailer now enables customers to upload photos of themselves so they can […]
Furlough Fraud – What Firms Need To Know
Written by Amy Bell, Director at Teal Compliance Limited The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), more commonly known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the government as a means of helping both businesses and employees to survive lockdown. Essentially it allows employers to keep employees on the payroll but to place them on leave, […]
Have Your Say In Our Short Law Firm Survey
Today’s Conveyancer has partnered with employee engagement and performance management solution provider Weekly10 to investigate the present and future impacts of COVID-19 on the legal sector. We’re keen to understand more about your experiences over the past few months and how they are impacting your work today. By completing our short survey, you not only […]
The Law Society’s Virtual National Property Law Conference
The Law Society’s National Property Law Conference will be hosted virtually as a webinar series on 6 – 8 October 2020. Over three days we will be joined by industry experts including Nationwide, Moore NI and thirdfort for an interactive programme tailored to support you and your firm for the upcoming changes across property law. […]
SDLT Holiday Sees Homes Selling In A Week At 10 Year High
Recent analysis conducted by Rightmove has shows that the number of homes selling within a week of coming to the market is 125% up compared to the same period last year, and is the highest number recorded over the last 10 years. The previous high was recorded back in February 2016 and was up 97%, […]
Futureproofing Your Business During A Pandemic
Ride the wave of the boom, but prepare for the bust: how Natalie Moore, company Director at Aconveyancing is futureproofing her business I consider our industry to be incredibly lucky right now. Compared to many other sectors, struggling with the final months of furlough and faced with mass redundancies, in stark contrast we are riding […]
Be Ready: PII Renewal Issues
With the next Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) renewal date looming on the 1 October, here at Today’s Conveyancer, we wanted to look at the current market conditions and renewal issues, so solicitors are fully informed and prepared. With a global pandemic, which resulted in the UK being put into lockdown, speculation of a looming recession, and […]
Is Conveyancing Finally Going Digital? – Thirdfort Want Your Views
Covid-19 has had an enormous impact on all walks of life. Industries across the board have been forced to re-evaluate and innovate. The conveyancing sector has seemingly began to embrace the digital era, as eSignatures are now being used by HMLR, and the steps forward made by the industry are welcomed by many. Thirdfort have […]
Reminder: Places Available For A Comprehensive Guide To Unregistered Conveyancing Training
There are still places available for the Today’s Training: A Comprehensive Guide To Unregistered Conveyancing. The four sessions will be hosted over four consecutive weeks, with the first starting on 8 September at 10am. The course is also suitable for newly qualified staff who are unfamiliar with the process. The course counts towards your continuing […]
Is Remote Working Here To Stay For Law Firms?
Throughout 2020 businesses of all kinds have been forced to adapt, and the legal sector is no exception. It’s one of many sectors that have had to implement remote work largely across the board, and it’s hard to imagine that going away after all of this is over for most, as shown in a recent […]
Conveyancing Firms Urged To Embrace “Smarter Working”
Management consultancy Journey4, has released guidance on how businesses can implement ‘Smarter Working’, following lessons learned by businesses in the wake of coronavirus. Director, Stuart Pearce, outlines some key research findings and what this could mean for conveyancers. There is no doubt that the pandemic and lockdown restrictions caused companies and staff to work under […]
Second Lockdown Pips Brexit As Number One Concern
It’s safe to say that the UK wide lockdown which was introduced on the 23 March 2020, and was slowly eased from the middle of May to present day, has had a huge impact on people and the economy. Brexit used to be the word of the day, with the people across a variety of […]
Mini Housing Boom Continues
The latest Yomdel Sentiment Tracker suggests that the mini boom that the housing market has experienced since it re-opened following lockdown is continuing. The data released by Yomdel shows that there is a huge amount of sustained activity on estate agent websites for the fourth consecutive month. It found that website user numbers are 36% […]
Simply Conveyancing MD Shares His Views On Conveyancing Market
Ben Davidson, Managing Director of Simply Conveyancing, spoke to Tom Lyes at Today’s Conveyancer about some of the problems that have arisen over the past few months as a result of the pandemic and opportunities that have been created. What has the impact been on the workload your firm has seen? Ben explains that his […]
Stamp Duty Holiday: A True Test For Conveyancers
In recent weeks, the volume of enquiries has been unprecedented. The residential property team are prioritising our existing clients and recommendations and trying to keep a sense of realism on how much work we can do. Clients are struggling to secure properties to buy and gazumping is rife. This raises a series of questions: firstly, […]
Don’t Lose Sight Of The Values That Matter
As we look at the lessons learned during the ongoing pandemic and the change in the way we live and do business, one message that comes back is the simple truth – you cannot replace the personal touch. At Adkirk Law, we pride ourselves on ensuring that clients receive a personal and caring service throughout […]
