An anonymous high street conveyancer reveals the truth behind the joy, frustrations, and the unexpected humour in being a high street conveyancer. Read their Diary in Today’s Conveyancer every week.
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Enquiries continue to irritate me. I was acting in a sale and the buyer’s solicitor raised three pages of enquiries, most of which were not relevant. My client was struggling with the sale as it
After reading that some of you believe I may be a fan of The Smiths and laughing about that (has anyone ever seen me with a bunch of gladioli in the back pocket of my
This week I found myself in a stressful position… but for a change it was not conveyancing related. I wanted to buy some tickets for a concert by my favourite band. In order to avoid
I have a lovely client. She loves the area where she lives in a rented property. She loves the house she rents. So when a house a few doors up came on the market, she
This week I had a one of the matters; it wasn’t tricky, rather I was hampered by a chicken and egg situation and whichever way I turned, I could not get the buyer’s conveyancer to
I read this week that the cost of practising certificates is set to increase. It seems to me that it is costing more and more to be a solicitor, especially within a conveyancing firm. And
It is always interesting /frustrating/irritating (add further words as needed!} to come back into work after a Bank Holiday and open the inbox to be met with a deluge of emails. Not only that, a
I’m not sure if it’s the current economic climate, with increased costs of living and wider world events, but I had a number of chains fall through this week. It set me thinking about the
As I have often said, the life of a conveyancer is hard. It’s not a particularly well paid role, it’s not glamorous and we don’t hang around at court looking cool, heading off to the
I am proud to be a solicitor. I am regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and I have never thought about moving over to regulation by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers. However, from what I
So today is the day… and I really hope you all know what I am referring to! History will show the 30th March 2026 to be a truly historic day. But before writing more about
I was having a discussion with some colleagues, one of whom was about to go on holiday, and he mentioned to me how dreary out of office messages can be. It strikes me that as
Awards are a funny thing – all industries have them and I am sure that there are even awards for the best awards ceremonies. But when it comes to conveyancing, I am conflicted. I see
I read a quote this week that really resonated with me: The cheapest conveyancer is often the most expensive decision. So apologies, as I often talk about fees and costs and how we all need
What is conveyancing coming to? I received a memorandum of sale from an estate agent this week and saw something I had never seen before. I then had a second memorandum of sale from another
