“Christmas in June” for conveyancers
Property completions are up 85% in June 2021 versus 2019, as the industry races to beat Stamp Duty holiday deadline. Meanwhile, conveyancers experienced ‘Christmas in June’, as ‘completion to instruction ratio’ matches pre-Christmas rush seen in 2019 Data from the latest edition of Landmark Information Group’s quarterly Property Trends Report has shown that residential property […]
Thames Water Property Searches help London leavers make sensible choices
Over the course of the last year the Covid pandemic has prompted an exodus from cities with many people looking to take full advantage of the working from home opportunity and move out to more rural areas. According to recent research from Hamptons Estate Agents, 2020 saw the biggest London exodus in four years with […]
LegalTech provider reports phenomenal end of year results
Specialist mobile app company, Lavatech which secured a minority PE investment from Inflexion just over 12 months ago has reported a 130% growth in revenue to its year end in June 2021. The company, which was founded by solicitor and its CEO, Sucheet Amin pays testament to the resilience of his people during an unbelievable […]
“Wrong Trousers” day raises £1000 For Bristol Children’s Hospital
Specialist conveyancer Convey Law has donated £1000 to Bristol Children’s Hospital after its staff joined thousands nationwide dressing up in their wackiest legwear to support Wallace and Gromit’s Wrong Trousers Day. Sporting colourful and outlandish flares, trousers of all descriptions, shorts and even pyjama bottoms, staff including Managing Director Lloyd Davies, who was resplendent in […]
Seven lenders to cover the cost of making cladding forms public
UK Finance today announces that seven mortgage lenders will cover the cost of making existing EWS1 forms publicly available through the Fire Industry Association (FIA) Building Safety Information Portal. EWS1 forms are used for mortgage valuation purposes for flats and determine if a property needs cladding remediation work. The seven lenders are: Barclays, HSBC UK, […]
North West Ambitions for Growing Law Firm
Warrington firm FDR Law, has been acquired by the South-East’s Taylor Rose MW Group in a bid to strengthen significant expansion plans in the North-West. The acquisition is the first stage in a strategy that the Taylor Rose MW Group hopes will expand the firm’s parallel consultant solicitor presence and develop a stronghold in the […]
Winner Spotlight: Manish Patel
On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual stage, and were led by the fabulous award winning broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed. If you want a re-cap of the […]
inCase Legal App acquires digital quote-generating platform
inCase Legal App received £1.5m private investment in May 2020 and are pleased to announce their first acquisition of the award-winning digital quote generating tool, QuoteXpress. This acquisition is a growth-driven result of inCase improving the portfolio of products offered to their legal industry clients. Sucheet Amin, Founder & CEO of inCase speaks positively of […]
Winner Spotlight: Tracey Fenner
On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual stage, and were led by the fabulous award winning broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed. If you want a re-cap of the […]
Blockchain aims to cut transaction times in half
Blockchain technology specialist Coadjute has formally launched in the UK with the aim to provide a real-time network to speed up property transactions. Launching with the first live property deal on the network, a 3-bedroom house, Kent, Coadjute has ambitions to reduce the 5-month average process for buying and selling property by half. Seven of […]
Clio launches “game changing” legal client software in the UK
Clio, a leading provider of cloud-based legal technology, has today announced the much-anticipated UK release of Clio Grow, its legal client intake and client relationship management solution already used by thousands of legal professionals in North America. Since 2015, lawyers in the UK have relied on Clio Manage—the world’s leading legal practice management software—to manage […]
“No longer necessary to work from home” says PM
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today outlined Step 4 of England’s continued efforts to lift Covid-19 restrictions. The 5 point plan outlined the steps the government would take from the 19th July should the data enable the next phase of lockdown-lifting to take place. Mr Johnson described the steps as our “plan for living with […]
Laura Devine Immigration identify Linetime to scale international operations
Laura Devine Immigration (LDI) has selected Linetime as a replacement Practice Management System to further strengthen their client services offered from their London and New York offices. Linetime’s client service, collaboration and product adaptability were key influences on their decision. Linetime, recently acquired by PracticeEvolve Group, offers rich enterprise level software featuring Practice Management, Document […]
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IQ Legal Training, a fast growing UK-based training provider for residential and commercial lawyers, has announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Today’s Media, the pre-eminent supplier of private clients news for practitioners, designed to facilitate continuing professional development throughout the legal community. IQ Legal Training has been working closely with Today’s Media […]
Groundsure Avista – the best just got even better
Groundsure Avista has already changed the face of conveyancing searches, offering a premium, all-in-one experience and delivering a quality of content and design never before seen. It has become the de facto standard of a premium conveyancing search. Product evolution is a given with Groundsure and we are never resting on our laurels… but even […]
Conveyancing team exchange miles for donations with charity fundraiser
A team of residential property conveyancing lawyers and support staff from Yorkshire have raised £2,888 for a charity that supports anyone affected by the death of a baby. Six people from LCF Residential, which is part of LCF Law, each ran or walked 50 miles during the month of March raising £1,444 in sponsorship from […]
Land Data Chief Executive Jan Boothroyd steps down
Land Data’s Board of Directors announced today that after 20 commendable years at the company, including the last 12 years as CEO, Jan Boothroyd will step down as CEO and from its Board of Directors, with immediate effect. Jan will take up a special projects and advisor role to work on specific matters including Local […]
LSB pushes legal regulators to put consumers first following BSB governance review
Today, the Legal Services Board (LSB) published the findings of its review of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) under the ‘Well-led’ standard of the LSB regulatory performance assessment framework. The oversight regulator found concerns about leadership and governance at the BSB and little evidence of a focus on the needs of consumers and the public interest. In response, […]
Five Reasons to Outsource Your Switchboard
A busy switchboard is the heart of any thriving legal business. It is the eyes and ears of an operation that keeps communication flowing and carries brand image firmly in its hands. When the pandemic hit and face-to face interaction became off limits, phone lines became even more crucial – they were the backbone of […]
tm:tv to give property professionals the lowdown on ESG
ESG, more formally known as Environmental, Social and Governance criteria, is undoubtedly complex – with nuances, reliance on multiple data sources, and more! Yet it’s something law firms need to develop a greater understanding of, as investors are increasingly looking to improve sustainability measures across their portfolios. To give property professionals a head start on […]