SRA contacts 500 firms for price transparency compliance declaration
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has launched its latest crackdown on price transparency compliance. The regulator has this week contacted nearly 500 law firms to request completion of a questionnaire and signed declaration the firm is compliant with the SRA Transparency Rules. It has requested the completion of the declaration by 14th August. The SRA has also […]
ULS technology recruits Director of Conveyancing Transformation
ULS technology has reaffirmed its commitment to revolutionise home buying and selling, with the recruitment of Angela Hesketh as Director of Conveyancing Transformation. Angela has worked within legal practices specialising in Conveyancing for more than 30 years, during which time she has built teams and processes to improve the experience delivered to customers. In recent […]
LEAP announces partnership with The Law Society
LEAP, the leading practice management software provider, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with the Law Society. After a rigorous process of due diligence, the Law Society has appointed LEAP as a Strategic Partner for case management, accounting and other legal software. This agreement will see the two organisations work in tandem for the benefit […]
How can firms achieve commercial success in the post-pandemic world?
Commercial success is the driving force for ambitious law firms and, speaking to our clients, it’s no surprise many have a renewed determination to re-evaluate current business practices and strategies in the wake of Covid-19. There has never been a better time to build on lessons of the past year, using technology to support agile […]
LB-Connect – The final piece in the property puzzle
Legal Bricks has launched LB-Connect – “The final piece in the property puzzle”. Our solution offers law firms an intuitive white labelled platform, which specifically deals with client on-boarding and aims to reduce transaction times, increase efficiencies and reduce errors. What’s the aim of LB-Connect? In the digital age of immediacy where there’s an expectation […]
LawTech must comply with highest ethical standards
The Law Society of England and Wales has published the outcomes from its LawTech, Ethics and the Rule of Law discussion paper, unveiling a set of principles and guidance that would be beneficial for the solicitors’ profession. In the face of Covid-19, the justice system moved online, pushing the profession to modernise quicker than expected. […]
Search Acumen launches new digital onboarding solution eCOS following its acquisition by InfoTrack
Search Acumen, the property data insight and technology provider, has added electronic client onboarding solution (eCOS) to its suite of digital conveyancing tools, equipping legal firms with a fast, digital process to communicate with their clients. The launch represents the first technology-sharing arrangement between the business and its new owners, InfoTrack, one of the world’s […]
Why does Planning matter?
Why does Planning matter? Change is inevitable. We don’t always like it, and some may oppose it. It’s not really being told about the change that should concern us but how we understand it within the bigger picture and whether that change will have an impact, be that good or bad. Ignoring the future to […]
Time-saving tips to speed up your applications from HMLR
HM Land Registry have released their latest blog outlining how conveyancers can speed up the time to process applications and reduce delays, In a list of “top tips” Darren Standring, from the Customer Policy Team, provides some helpful pointers designed to ease frustrations around delays for everyone. To save time when submitting applications and reduce […]
The Digital Transformation of Conveyancing
The pandemic brought a revolutionary shift in the adoption of new practices to support working from home. While the conveyancing industry, like others, rapidly embraced digital technology solutions to enable remote work, many of those solutions also helped the industry cope with increased transaction volumes due to the Stamp Duty Holiday. Ben Carroll, Managing Director […]
68% of homes find buyers over past 12 months
New data revealed today from the UK’s biggest property website Rightmove shows that the likelihood of sellers successfully securing a buyer in the current market is at its highest point at any time over the past ten years. The analysis of over 13 million listings tracked the journey of a property going up for sale […]
NEW Freehold Estate Rentcharge (Lender Only) Policy
The problems caused by Estate Rentcharges has been a hot topic for property lawyers for the last few years and despite much talk about reform, they continue to be a significant issue for homeowners and their lenders. Many freehold titles (predominately on housing developments) protect amounts due for repairs and maintenance to Management Companies/a third […]
Experienced additions to Coadjute Advisory Board
Following its successful launch this month, leading PropTech Coadjute today announces the appointment of three new Advisory Board Members, further strengthening their expertise and avenues for collaboration with all sectors of the property market. Coadjute (which means ‘to co-operate’) is a digital network that connects the existing software that property businesses use; enabling them to […]
The Digital Solicitor podcast: Making hybrid working for law firms a reality
The pandemic has pushed the dialogue around working from home forward by about 30 years. It has raised the whole topic of how we work and where we work, so how can law firms continue to motivate, support, promote wellbeing and improve collaboration amongst their teams with working from home becoming increasingly popular? And what […]
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 […]
Landmark Information Group appoints Group Software Engineering Director to spearhead technology transformation agenda
Landmark Information Group, the UK’s largest property and land data business, has announced the appointment of Rob Young, who joins the business as Group Software Engineering Director. Bringing significant experience of directing large software teams to deliver cloud-based propositions for global enterprises, Rob is leading Landmark’s engineering and development teams to drive a transformation agenda […]
Right first time; new form for restrictions in the register
In-form-ed Consent: Use new form RXC to comply with restrictions in the register The story: You’ve been working for months on a deal that required the cooperation of the seller’s ex-husband, the management company or a risk-averse mortgagee. It’s been fraught with difficulty, you’ve finally completed it and submitted the disposition for registration, only to […]
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 […]
Developers sit on “Beautiful” land
Following on from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick’s speech on a new national planning policy and his vision for Building Beautiful Places, Birmingham and Newcastle-based property developer, StripeHomes, reveals which of the UK’s biggest developers currently own the highest number of land bank plots, land which can, but isn’t being built on. Despite overseeing nearly 250,000 […]
Building Beautiful in Britain, says Jenrick
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has this morning previewed his view of the future of British house building in an article in The Times. “Building Beautiful Places” sets out a vision of “a planning system that puts beautiful, environmentally sustainable, and life-enhancing places at its heart.” Having overseen the largest number of new build properties in a […]