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A quick Google search will show so many different online comparison charts for solicitors’ fees. There are headings such as: “Save on your conveyancing fees” – well, yes, buy a cheaper house and save money
There have been many interesting articles published this week about the property market, and there was one item I read which I wanted to mention. I started my Articles in September 1988, and I remember
What a week – again! A week in which we were called on to dig deep and act as Agony Uncles and Aunts to our clients. Much of this week was not about property law,
Well, what a week. We had a Bank Holiday – or was it a Public Holiday? This meant that we had a four-day working week instead of five, therefore us conveyancers had to be more
A week last Saturday, the King announced an additional Bank Holiday. My first thought was, “oh no – I have someone moving on that day”. However, the property my client was selling was his late
Once again, there is so much I could write about this week, and I even wondered whether or not to write out of respect to the late Queen. However, this afternoon, I went to the
The joy of being a conveyancing solicitor – but also the frustration of being a conveyancing solicitor – is that you never know what any day will bring. Take this as an example… On Friday,
Again, I have been spoilt for choice as to what to write about this week, but I would like you all to indulge in my chosen topic for this week’s diary. I started my Articles
It’s 10am – I’ve just finished my cup of coffee. Before I can even put the mug down, I hear my secretary trying to calm down a client on the phone; said client has just
Yet again this week, I was spoilt for choice as to what to write about. But then I read an article on Estate Agent Today under the heading Property Natter: a day in the life
There were a lot of things I could have written about this week – one is how the rise in the interest rates will affect the housing market. But, with no apologies, I feel I
Watching the amazing sports events at the Commonwealth Games, I thought about how long these athletes train for and their dedication to their chosen sport. I then thought about conveyancing, and I know that there
Following my diary entry last week, Today’s Conveyancer ran a poll in which they asked: “What has been the biggest source of delay in conveyancing transactions with which you’ve been involved of late?” I was
There has been more chatter on LinkedIn this week about additional enquiries. There were also postings about why it takes so long for a house sale to complete, and as we all know, additional enquiries
I have seen a lot on LinkedIn again this week about the volume of emails received by solicitors. This is something I have mentioned before. It was interesting to see that the author of the
There are times when conveyancing solicitors have to sit quietly and not say a word. It doesn’t happen very often but I wonder if others will recognise the scenario … Sitting at a sporting event
“After so much complexity, the simplicity is bewildering. Not that I’m complaining.” This was in an email I received from a client this week, who, after a difficult leasehold purchase could not believe how
I saw that enquiries were being discussed on forums again this week. I did read one article in which it said that the way to deal with this part of the back log is in
I have read articles this week, stating that the relationship between estate agents and solicitors have improved. Now, I am probably going to be very controversial but I, and colleagues in other firms, are still
Celebrating the Jubilee has made me think about house prices over the last seventy years. I always think it is difficult to comprehend the difference in prices over years as the value of money and
I know I promised the opening episode of my new drama series, The Move, but this week, I was side-tracked onto another television series about lawyers. The series in question ran between 1996 -1997, so
Alongside discussions regarding additional enquiries, there are also discussions about further digitisation of the conveyancing process. I think that digitisation is a good idea and we only have to think about how the Land Registry
I was thinking about the ongoing debate on LinkedIn about additional enquiries, and I think that there is something firms could do which would help with the need to raise what many would see as
It is interesting that, as we enter Mental Health Awareness Week, I have just had one of the worst weeks. I cannot say specifically what was so bad about the week; it was just a
Following on from last week and my thoughts about additional enquiries, I note that the discussion surrounding this rumbles on. Everyone seems to object to the raising of enquiries, so who is raising them? And
I was going to treat you to the opening scene of my new drama series The Move, but as I am mindful of always being topical, I am saving that pleasure for another time. Instead
I enjoyed watching the last two series of The Split on BBC1; so much so that I have binge watched the last two series and the latest series over the Easter weekend. Hooray for iPlayer!!
It’s funny when we hear on the news how different the property market is now as to how it was two years ago. We think back to the first lockdown and those in chains were
I was listening to the Today programme on Radio Four one morning this week; a journalist was being interviewed about taking up a role with BBC Newsround, the news programme for children, and he was
Being an old fashioned conveyancing solicitor, I have to admit that I am not a fan of simultaneous exchange and completion. In an ideal world, I would like at least a week between exchange and
No two house moves are the same; no two clients are the same. This is something we have to remember and this week, I was reminded that however well we think we are doing our
It is somewhat surprising when we hear on the news that it was exactly two years ago when England and Wales went into the first lockdown. It feels as if it were only yesterday but