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.
A little plea from me this week that will save time for everyone. We all have busy working lives. We all deal with a never-ending barrage of emails. We all know there aren’t enough hours
I’m going to be a little controversial this week, so apologies in advance as I don’t intend to offend anyone. I had a hospital appointment this week with a consultant. Google tells me that a
After the comments I spotted on my diary submission last week, the issue of additional and unnecessary enquiries has continued to go round my head. It was interesting to read comments about AI generated enquiries,
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
I lost two possible new clients this week. I always follow up with clients after sending a quote and in both of these cases I was told that I was too expensive. What was interesting
And yet again, conveyancing life throws a curve ball but I am determined to write about what I intended to write about last week, or the momentum will disappear and it won’t be as relevant.
And yet again, conveyancing world throws more unexpected news at us all this week – and it is not good. Imagine that you come to the end of a usual Friday and the end of
As is often the case, I started the week thinking I was going to write about a particular matter and then something else comes across my desk which takes me in another direction. But, as
Enquiries are the thing that really irritate me – despite courses and articles on which enquiries should not be asked, we continue to get questions about plans and identity. And one thing that infuriates me
There was quite a lot I wanted to write about today – the world of conveyancing is forever changing and no two days are the same. But then something came across my desk late on
This week, I was going to write about moving house and the weather. As I always say to my clients, the only thing completely out of my control on the day of completion (and the
Happy new year! I thought I would log on today and see what has been happening while I have been eating too much cheese – and wow! There were a lot of emails… So to
It was a cold and bitter Christmas Eve; the lamps along Chancery Lane glimmered like stars, and snow glistened on the pavement. Mr Deeds, solicitor and administer of oaths, was hunched over his ledgers and
Like many of you reading this, it is always heartening when clients come back to us (even though there are those occasions when the estate agents will try to send them to the ‘pet’ firm!).
Every year I forget how busy it is in the run up to Christmas. Because we are busy all year around, the rush somewhat takes me by surprise – but this year has been particularly
As I have often said, conveyancing is hard work. It is mainly project management of a client and their move, being a shoulder for them to lean on (and cry on as and when) and
I was thinking about whether we should have a playlist just for conveyancing. The idea was sparked by a recollection of calling one of the larger managing agents some years ago and the hold music
I feel for clients moving house; they hand over their lives to us to help them move. They don’t really have any appreciation of what is going to happen, they don’t know the other parties