First UK Amazon Alexa Property Valuation Tool Is Launched
Homeowners across the UK will be able to ask their virtual assistant, Alexa, what their property is worth in the current market conditions. A largely franchised group, Hunters, announced the launch of an Amazon Alexa property valuation tool claiming it is to be the first of its kind in the UK. The voice-activated assistant, Alexa, […]
Making Tax Digital
InTouch Conveyancing Software is ready for Making Tax Digital, are you? Making Tax Digital is HMRC’s compulsory initiative aimed at making filing tax simpler for businesses. The scheme requires online tax filing and payment, as well as digital record keeping. All business taxes will be part of the scheme, but so far, only Making Tax […]
SearchFlow Launches Residential Abortive Transaction Insurance
With a recent study showing that almost half of all house sales in England and Wales ‘fell through’ prior to completion in the last quarter of 2018, SearchFlow – the UK’s leading conveyancing search solutions provider – has launched a Residential Abortive Transaction Insurance to provide assurances to legal services firms’ home buying and selling […]
The Rise Of AI And Robots Divides The UK
Workers in the North could find themselves unemployed in the coming decades due to the influx of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robots, while their counterparts in the South will profit from rising demand and increased employment. According to information presented to MPs on the likely effects of automation, mature workers in northern cities are particularly […]
AI Portal Claims Its Better Than Rightmove And Zoopla For Investors
A new artificial intelligence (AI) powered property website believes it is offering a more desirable portal for investors and landlords than online real estate platform and property websites, Rightmove and Zoopla. One & Only Pro’s sole goal is to help investors and landlords find the ‘very best deals’ which they feel differentiates itself from websites […]
E-signatures: A Sign Of The Times
These days, using the internet or a smartphone app to book a taxi, check-in for a flight or manage your personal finances has become second nature to most of us and handling legal transactions digitally should be no different. In fact, the emergence of eSignatures is making this an ever-growing reality. In an increasingly competitive […]
Geovation Programme Returns For 2019 To Help Start-Ups Break Through
GeoTech and PropTech start-ups get the chance to advance their businesses after Geovation announced the return of its Accelerator Programme for 2019. The application process has opened for the Programme, which is based at Geovation’s Hub in Clerkenwell, London. The Accelerator Programme offers numerous advantages for GeoTech and PropTech start-ups. It puts people in touch […]
Benefits Of Implementing Technology In The Legal Sector
Part of The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) report published last month on technology and legal services, outlined the benefits of legal technology in their latest research. Technological innovations are reshaping the legal sector with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming increasingly common. SRA’s report seeks to educate their regulated law firms on the opportunities […]
Artificial Intelligence Within The Legal Sector
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last month published a report which gives an interesting overview of how technology can help modernise and drive innovation in legal services. The report seeks to educate law firms on opportunities and risks from technological possibilities such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). In 2019, the legal industry faces challenges such as […]
SRA Digital Badge Considered Sign Of Excellence
At the start of November the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced that they would introduce their deadline for price and service transparency so that it would marry up with the Council of Licensed Conveyancers’ (CLC) proposed date of December 6th. Further to this announcement, regulated firms were told that from Spring 2019, they would need […]
Lawyer Checker To Embrace The Digital Future At The Conveyancing Association Conference 2018
Lawyer Checker are excited to be attending the 2018 annual conference and dinner hosted by the Conveyancing Association (CA) next month. Located at Manchester City Football Club, the conference itself which is sponsored by InfoTrack, is all about embracing change and the future of digital conveyancing. You will hear presentations from an array of industry […]
Interview With Lawyer Checker’s Business Development Executive Tom Lyes
Lawyer Checker’s Business Development Executive, Tom Lyes, has a track record of recognising opportunities which go beyond customer expectation and has significant experience in client account management. Having worked for a leading law firm for over six years, Tom has accumulated a wealth of specialist knowledge and awareness of the conveyancing market and transactional processes. […]
Property Expert Discusses The Growing Industry Of Proptech
Proptech is a growing industry that is forcing legal service providers to consider how they interact and use technology to improve the property moving process. The most well-known examples are real estate websites like Rightmove and Zoopla. Furthermore, The HM Land Registry have been transferring all local authority data onto a digital system and the […]
Shieldpay Power The World’s First Fully Digital Property Chain Transaction
The world’s first fully digital property chain transaction took place last week, powered by Shieldpay’s instant digital escrow facility Shieldpay’s digital payments is transforming moving day across the UK by making simultaneous morning key releases possible across a whole chain of transactions This meant real-time digital authorisations of payments were made by conveyancers at four […]
Consumers Pushing For Technology In Conveyancing To Bring Transparency
Consumers are pressing the conveyancing sector for new technology that will give them better access to information, but according to a survey of conveyancers, only a small fraction of conveyancing firms are dedicated to innovation. Meanwhile, a leading property services business claimed conveyancers were “very close” to implementing technology which would bring transparency to the […]
AI Auctioneer Conducts World’s First House Sale
The property market took another step into modernity this week with the first property sale conducted by Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence auctioneering company clicktopurchase® simulates the traditional property auction but uses an online medium to facilitate the sale. It is thought the AI auctioneer, named gAbl, will eliminate the problematic element of a human error; […]
Landmark Hosts Emerging Technologies Hackathon To Inspire AI And Machine Learning Innovation
Landmark Information Group, the property, land and environmental data specialist, is hosting its second Emerging Technologies Hackathon of 2018 at multiple locations around the UK this week. With three primary offices connected and collaborating via Surface Hubs, over 50 software engineers, data experts and product specialists are collaborating on a number of projects that will […]
National Roadshow To Prepare Your Firm For 2019 And Beyond
Lawyer Checker have collaborated with Bold Legal Group, InfoTrack, LEAP, Perfect Portal and Riliance to present a series of complimentary seminars, highlighting key issues including GDPR, fraud, risk management, price transparency, best practice, improving the home buying and selling process and many more. Delegates are free to attend this event where you can hear talks […]
SearchFlow Showcases Latest Developments At LawBizTech 2018
SearchFlow, the UK’s leading conveyancing search solutions provider, is providing demonstrations of its new online ordering platform at this year’s LawBizTech Conference & Exhibitions. There are two events in total; the first takes place at the Birmingham NEC today – 4 October – and the second at London Olympia on 23-24 October. LawBizTech is considered […]
Minimise Cyber Security Threat and Rank Client Protection Top
Data security in law firms is more important than ever but more often than not cyber safety is only seen as top priority once a firm has been attacked and by then the damage has already be done. Preventing data breaches from happening and mitigating the damage, should the worst happen, is crucial. To minimise the potential risk to your law firm, it […]