The Conveyancing Foundation Announces InfoTrack as its newest Charity Partner
The Conveyancing Foundation has announced InfoTrack as its latest Charity Partner and supporter, representing ‘another significant step forward in (its) ongoing mission to enhance industry wellbeing standards and support charitable initiatives.’ “We’re incredibly excited to welcome InfoTrack as a Charity Partner to the Conveyancing Foundation. Their commitment to wellbeing through activities like rooftop workouts, scenic […]
Loughborough Building Society Joins LMS Panel Link
Today, LMS announces its most recent partnership with Loughborough Building Society, a well-established lender that’s supported homeowners since 1867. For over 150 years, Loughborough Building Society’s priority has remained with its customers, and now, by utilising LMS’s products, the business can continue to evolve with its borrowers’ buying and remortgaging needs, ensuring it provides them […]
For Sale – Rightmove subject to REA Group takeover interest
Property portal Rightmove has confirmed listed Australian company REA Group is considering a ‘possible cash and share offer’ for the business – the value of which could be as much as £4.4bn according to reports. In a statement published today (2nd September) REA has said there are ‘clear similarities between REA and Rightmove in […]
Coup for consultant style firm as it brings in respected headhunter
Alternative Legal Services Provider (ALSP) Bamboo has announced the appointment of respected headhunter Liz Smith to develop the group’s approach to recruitment.Liz brings over 25 years’ experience in talent acquisition and development within the legal sector to her new role at Bamboo. ALSP’s, also know as consultant-style firms, have grown significantly in popularity in recent […]
‘Pure’ protection market under review by FCA
Practices around protections designed to offer peace of mind and financial security to those most vulnerable are being probed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after it said it concerns had been raised that competition is ‘not working well’ in the market. Pure protection, a long term insurance which pays out in the event of […]
Record-breaking month for mobile app that ‘transforms’ lawyer-client communication as firms’ focus on the client experience
The pioneering mobile app that was one of the first to pave the way for clear communication between legal professionals and clients on a mobile device, inCase, saw a record breaking month for client sessions last month, as law firms prioritise investment in client-facing technology to improve the client experience. inCase recorded a new high for […]
Get to know Lindsay!
Lindsay Petzer, Senior Solutions Engineer at Checkboard, explains what drew her to Checkboard, what a typical day looks like in her role, the innovative risk mitigation technology behind Checkboard’s client onboarding solution and shares key challenges within the industry. Lindsay, can you please introduce yourself? Hi, my name is Lindsay Petzer and I’m Senior Solutions […]
Postcode lottery of local searches highlighted in latest research
The speed of turnaround of local authority searches is a postcode lottery with some councils turning search requests round in 24 hours, while the worst offenders are taking nearly 2 months. The average turnaround time for a local authority search in England and Wales is 11.5 days according to recent research by quick-buy firm Spring. […]
CoPSO Chair to step down
Long-time Chair of property search standards association The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO), James Sherwood-Rogers has announced he will step down at the end of September 2024 Launched in 2003, CoPSO has ‘enabled the creation of the modern search industry’ say Sherwood-Rogers, who has chaired the organisation for over 10 years. It has played […]
Search tie up for home moving platform to “do more in one place”
Home moving and sales progression platform adoor has announced it will be able to provide conveyancing searches directly from its portal through a partnership with search provider Elan. Local Authority, Drainage and Water and Environment reports will be accessible without having to leave the adoor system, updating the relevant field within the workflow automatically. It […]
New podcast takes a light-hearted look at conveyancing
A new podcast from two well-known conveyancing professionals aims to shed a light on the daily trials, tribulations and enjoyment of running two separate property departments. “Bricks and Banter” has been launched by Tom Parkinson and Laura Cartwright and is described as taking a light-hearted look at the challenges they face as Directors of their […]
Client Satisfaction Guaranteed. You can Quote us on it.
Our new quoting service designed to allow clients to check their potential Stamp Duty Liability quickly and easily has already been a great success for us and our clients. In June 2024, we were able to help buyers save over £500,000 in potential Stamp Duty Overpayments. That’s Half a million pounds in the pockets of […]
PE-backing for family, corporate and conveyancing firm
A private equity (PE) firm has invested an undisclosed sum into Manchester-based Beyond Law Group as part of a ‘strategic partnership… delivering a long term vision to become the UK’s leading law firm for corporate and consumer legal services.’ Waterland Private Equity was founded in 1999 and says it currently manages over 14 billion Euros […]
Auxilio announced as latest Conveyancing Foundation charity partner
Outsourced support service provider Auxilio has been announced as the latest Conveyancing Foundation Charity Partner as the charity continues its effort to ‘improve industry wellbeing standards and support charitable initiatives.’ The Conveyancing Foundation works with firms like Auxilio to raise awareness of its work across the property sector in positively impacting wellbeing through ‘defining and […]
Latest Osprey podcast shares secrets to being a successful law firm leader
Osprey Approach announces that the latest episode in its interview series, Empowering Law Firm Leaders, is now available to watch and listen for free on YouTube, Spotify, and Amazon Music. In this latest conversation, Simon Tupman – global legal consultant and author of The Heart of Practice: Leadership Principles for Legal Professionals – shares his […]
Reservation agreement tested in court as buyer told to pay £35,000
A buyer has been told to pay £35,000 in a case relating to the enforcement of a reservation agreement after a judgement found they were considered to have pulled out of the transaction unreasonably. The case was brought by reservation agreement guarantee service Gazeal, who secured the compensation laid out in their reservation agreement after […]
Top 100 firms reveals plans to double in size
The newly appointed Managing Partner of Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway has boldly announced plans for the firm to double in size over the next ten years. The Newcastle headquartered firm recently announced Steven Petrie as its new Managing Partner following in the footsteps of Martin Hulls who had led the firm for six […]
A Q&A with LMS’ Senior Relationship Manager: Discover Key Conveyancing Trends and Predictions for 2024
Emily Haskey, Senior Relationship Manager, explains what drew her to LMS, delving into her role and the innovative technology behind the company’s conveyancing solutions Emily shares key trends of the conveyancing industry and what she expects to emerge in the property sector this year. Q: What led to you joining LMS? EH: I am drawn […]
Leeds Building Society Chooses LMS Secure Link to Streamline and Simplify Conveyancing Communications
LMS, the UK’s largest conveyancing services provider, today announces that Leeds Building Society has launched with Secure Link to enhance its conveyancing process for both purchase and remortgage transactions. Through this strategic adoption, Leeds Building Society will drive efficiency in its communications with law firms for each transaction and improve its own processing of cases. […]
Osprey Approach invests in team and training services to elevate customer experience -and make running a law firm easier
Osprey Approach, which provides an all-in-one legal accounting, practice, and case management software solution to high-street and multi-branch law firms, is underlining its commitment to the delivery of excellent customer service through investment in its client success team, as well as through the development of the customer experience for its law firm clients. With […]