Shortlist for The British Conveyancing Awards 2025 to be published today
The much-anticipated shortlist for The British Conveyancing Awards 2025, sponsored by Groundsure, will be published today at 12pm. Launched in 2021 to recognise the role of the profession in the months after the re-opening of the property market during COVID-19, the British Conveyancing Awards has welcomed nearly 900 submissions and recognised 75 winners over the […]
Celebrating 200 years of the Law Society
As the Law Society of England and Wales marks two centuries since its inception in 1825, new research reveals public views on the legal profession, the justice system and the use of technology. Public confidence in solicitors remains the cornerstone of the legal sector’s continued success as almost eight in 10 adults in the UK […]
2025 – The year reviews take centre stage?
Firms who do not proactively engage with online reviews and associated platforms run the risk of falling behind their competitors who do and losing out on future work. The warning comes from online review platform ReviewSolicitors who have been tracking recent trends in online review management identifying the way search engines like Google respond to […]
Employee perk partnership offers low and no-cost holidays
A Lincolnshire-based conveyancing practice has introduced a new employee benefits scheme which enables staff to accumulate monthly travel credits which can be used to book holidays. In an effort to tackle the challenges of staff recruitment and retention, Fletcher Longstaff have offered employees no and low-cost holidays through a partnership with Offwork; an employee perk […]
Allison Bradbury appointed new Chair of CoPSO
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has announced Allison Bradbury will become their new Chair from 1st February 2025. Previous Chair James Sherwood-Rogers stepped down at the end of September 2024 having led the organisation for 10 years. Allison joins having held senior positions at HM Land Registry over the last 35 years in […]
PEXA hits £100m remortgage transactions
PEXA has surpassed £100m in remortgage transactions, a ‘significant milestone’ say the property settlement platform demonstrating ‘the increasing appetite among stakeholders to overhaul the technology and back-end infrastructure that supports the sector.’ PEXA say it follows a year of growth for the Australian business which launched its remortgage service in 2022 and can now deliver […]
Firms counting on cuts to Consumer Duty are set for disappointment, Morgan Ash warns ahead of the UK Government’s plans to boost growth
As the UK Government aims to boost growth, those in the legal sector have been warned to poise for ‘disappointment’. According to one firm, the promised regulatory reforms could mean cuts to Consumer Duty. MorganAsh, a company that calls itself a specialst in Consumer Duty and lunched it’s award winning MARS platform has spoken out […]
GMB Judicial Branch has called for the Secretary of State to remove Helen Pitcher after man wrongly convicted of rape
An open letter to the chancellor Shabana Mahmood has called for the removal of the current Judicial Appointments Commission chair on grounds of after a ‘miscarriage of justice’ saw an innocent man wrongly convicted of rape. The GMB Judicial Branch has called for the Secretary of State to remove Helen Pitcher, Chair of the Judicial […]
Strong start but bigger picture ‘uncertain’ – Rightmove
Record numbers of homes listed and buyer registrations point to a positive start to 2025 according to Rightmove; but, the portal warns, the speed at which the Bank of England reduces interest rates, the impact of the end of stamp duty incentives from April 2025 onwards, and unexpectedly high’ mortgage rates all point to bigger […]
Law Society update on TA6 consultation progress
The Law Society has written to members advising of progress on the TA6 property information form consultation conducted in the wake of the furore arising from the launch of the fifth edition. The timing of the update coincides with the deadline the Law Society initially set out on when the fifth edition would become mandatory […]
Survey: Influence the future of mental health in the legal sector
LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector, has launched its new “Life in the Law 2025” surveys and invites you to take part. There are two separate surveys: one for individuals in the legal sector, and another for organisations, such as law firms, chambers, and in-house legal departments. The surveys are anonymous and take approximately […]
Join in National Conveyancing Week 2025
National Conveyancing Week 2025 (NCW) will be hosted from Monday 17th March 2025 with firms invited to engage with the activities of the week and play their part in raising the profile of conveyancing and the role of conveyancers in the property transaction. Alongside a host of supporters for this year’s event NCW 2025 is […]
Latest Property Trends Report underlines new normal in 2025
The latest Property Trends Report from environmental and data business Landmark suggests the property market has settled into a “new normal” around one third below volumes seen in 2019; the benchmark for the report and the last time the property market is considered to have been “normal” before impact of COVID-19 and the turbulence since. […]
Property market off to a flying start – Zoopla
Property portal Zoopla says its performance since Christmas suggests buyer demand is tracking 14% ahead of January 2024 and the number of new sales agreed is up 2015 on the same time last year. As reported extensively on Today’s Conveyancer since the turn of the year, Zoopla adds its weight to positive market sentiment; adding […]
Property market swings from sellers to buyers market
The property market appears to be swinging away from being a seller’s market toward being a buyer’s market, buoyed by rising stock levels and greater choice for home movers; a trend reflected in the latest UK house Price Index for November 2924. Growth in the number of properties for sale has begun to drive average […]
Invasive plants impacted by wintry weather conditions
Invasive plants like Japanese Knotweed could be easy to conceal during the Winter as it dies back, and more widely spread because of extreme weather events like flooding say two specialists. Conveyancers and homebuyers are being warned to be vigilant as up to 1 in 20 properties could be affected by Japanese Knotweed say Environet, […]
‘It is my turn to pay it forward’: RICS President Justin Sullivan calls to attract next generation
On the evening of Thursday 16 January, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Fellow Justin Sullivan was inaugurated as the institution’s 143rd President in its 157-year history. The event, held at Church House in Westminster, saw the new president, joined by RICS representatives, family, friends, and the RICS team, presented with his chain of office […]
PLS Solicitors expands with new offices in North and South
Manchester-based PLS Solicitors has announced it has launched offices in the North East and South East of England to capitalise on its growing market share in the regions. The offices add to the firm’s existing footprint in Manchester, Liverpool and London and represents a significant milestone in the firm’s continued growth and commitment to delivering unparalleled […]
Foreign home-ownership up 2.6% year on year
Research has suggested foreign ownership of home in England and Wales is up 2.6% year on year, with Hong Kong, Singapore, United States, UAE and China making up the top five countries foreign owners reside. A freedom of information request to HM Land Registry by lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves has revealed 189,793 […]
Law firm marketing strategic collaboration announced
Two outsourced marketing agencies focusing specifically on legal and professional services have announced a strategic collaboration to support clients across country. Consortium – More than Marketing, based in Worthing, Sussex has joined forces with Mighty Moxie Consulting, based in Chester, Cheshire in a collaboration that will ‘help firms break out of traditional marketing moulds, attract […]
