Half a century next year. 50 years of being heavily involved with conveyancing, conveyancers, and estate agents. As the saying goes, I would have got less time for murder! Those 50 years included moving from
In June next year, I will have been working in and around conveyancing for 50 years – half a century! I really enjoyed the first 20 or so years of my 30 years at the
Conveyancer and the conveyancing process bashing is de rigueur at the moment and has been for some while. However, maybe the first step in improving matters could (should?) come from those who have the first
Are replacement Home Information Packs (HIPs) on the way? Not quite – but more upfront information is coming I am currently creating a directory of law firms (Bold Legal Move) that will take instructions from
The above statistic comes from readers of The Times newspaper in response to a recent home buying and selling survey. Confirming that providing information up front appears to be all the rage once again. There
I live in Torquay and am lucky enough to live very close to the sea, the town centre and the railway station. Until the first lockdown I was happy working from home and sharing an
On the 1st August I received two emails from Bold Group members, the first one informing me that they had received what purported to be a new email instruction with an attachment which affected their
On the 1st August I received two emails from Bold Group members. The first one informing me that they had received what purported to be a new email instruction with an attachment which affected their
This a guest blog and the views expressed in it are those of the author not those of Today’s Conveyancer. Over the course of the last week I have received emails from conveyancing firms who
Has the Legal Ombudsman opened a can of worms with his recent report ‘Losing the plot: Residential conveyancing complaints and their causes’? Part of the problem is that conveyancers have no idea how difficult or
If you receive an email purporting to come from Today’s Conveyancer or a Firm member, or if you are directed to a website which purports to be Today’s Conveyancer’s website, and you have doubts or concerns about the provenance of the email or website, before taking any action please either contact the Firm member you normally deal with or email David Opie on david.opie@todaysmedia.co.uk and they will tell you whether the email came from us or whether it is our website.
