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 […]
NAVRO Compliance Selected for Geovation Accelerator Programme, Pioneering Proptech Innovation
NAVRO Compliance is thrilled to announce it’s coveted spot in the highly anticipated Accelerator Programme at Geovation, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey. Geovation’s prestigious platform promises to propel NAVRO’s innovative Proptech solutions to new heights, showcasing the company’s commitment to driving forward-thinking solutions in the property technology sector. Geovation, renowned for its […]
On the move – latest hires
South-west firm Watkins Solicitors has appointed Sophia Ramzan as Partner and Head of Residential Conveyancing. Ramzan has previously held roles as Conveyancing Training Director and Senior Property Lawyer at a large firm in Newport and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (FCILEx) and a Licensed Conveyancer. On Ramzan’s appointment Beverley Watkins, […]
New Group Sales Director for Convey Law
Newport-based conveyancing practice Convey Law have announced the appointment of Richard Pickles as its new Group Sales Director. The appointment follows the company’s success at last week’s British Conveyancing Awards, at which Convey Law were recognised as Highly Commended in the “Conveyancing Firm of the Year- National” category. Pickles joins having been National Sales Director at […]
Pre-contract enquiry management tool launched
A pre-contract enquiry management tool, designed to “reduce the amount of time spent on administration by identifying and extracting enquiries and structuring responses at the press of a button” has been formally launched. Enquiry Manager is a standalone enquiry management system which uses technology to identify enquiries in unstructured text, such as email, and formalise […]
London-based Cavendish Legal appoint new Relationship Director with ‘unrivalled’ industry experience
Cavendish Legal Group (CLG), a London-based conveyancing solicitors and part of Movera, have appointed Rob Djemil to the newly created role of Relationship Director. Djemil, described as an individual with ‘unrivalled’ experience, has over three decades of conveyancing knowledge under his belt. He joined CLG in 1997, and was with the company for 12 years […]
New service aims to stop payment fraud
A new service will aim to stop payment fraud by verifying the name of a bank account owner with the name of the intended payee. While confirmation of payee is largely default for consumer banking, Cashroom, who have implemented the service within their client portal, say it is a first in legal services. Confirmation of […]
Suffolk Building Society chooses LMS Secure Link to deliver streamlined, customer-centric conveyancing
LMS, the UK’s largest conveyancing services provider, today announces that Suffolk Building Society has launched with LMS Secure Link to enhance its conveyancing process with more efficient redemption statement and post offer query processes. Secure Link is an innovative service that enables law firms to request redemption statements from the lender in a streamlined, efficient, […]
OnTheMarket sale “a pledge to do something truly transformational in the sector”
A challenger property portal to Rightmove and Zoopla has been sold to American data and tech firm CoStar. OnTheMarket was launched in 2013 and from the outset it was owned and funded as a mutual with the ambition to challenge Rightmove and Zoopla and become nationally recognised online property portal for consumers. Talks had been […]
£1m investment in new office for Northern firm
A fast-growing Northern full service law firm is to invest £1m in relocating to new offices as it plans to create a “state-of-the-art environment” for its lawyers. Burnetts Solicitors LLP, which has offices in Newcastle, Carlisle and Cockermouth, is relocating the Newcastle office from its current location on Dean Street to 1 Citygate. The move […]
Armalytix Legal Year in Review 2023
Against a tide of regulation, Conveyancing remains very much the highest risk area and this was evidenced by the fact that a failure to carry out Source of Funds checks continued to remain the second most common reason for an AML report to be received by the SRA. According to the regulator in their most recent report, understanding the source […]
Senior hires at Steele Raymond
The appointment of a trio of senior hires has been hailed as a “milestone” for regional law firm Steele Raymond. The appointments of Tim Higham and Jane Lynch in their residential property and private client teams respectively has been complemented by Rachel Hadfield as Marketing Manager. Tim Higham joins the partnership from Trethowans and […]
Windsor-based firm expands with acquisition
Windsor-based Charles Coleman has acquired acquires local firm Seakens Solicitors and expanded it’s operations into Virginia Water. The combined business will operate under the Charles Coleman LLP Solicitors name with the Virginia Water office being re-branded. Commenting on the acquisition, Charles Coleman LLP Solicitor’s Managing Partner Nathan Kapoor, said “The development of our Windsor and […]
