Winner Spotlight: Manish Patel

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Winner Spotlight: Tracey Fenner

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Winner Spotlight: Lindsey Frith

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Stamp Duty is on holiday, Money Laundering is not

This article has been written by Nikki Shorto a newly qualified CLC Licensed Conveyancer based in Bournemouth, Dorset. We are all experiencing the pull of the never-ending volume of work to do at the moment,

Highly Commended: Best New Training Initiative

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Highly Commended: Theresa Howarth

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Winner Spotlight: Innovation of the Year - Coadjute

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

HIPs not part of 14th programme of Law Reform

The Law Commission has revealed that as part of it’s 14th programme of law reform, it will look at the conveyancing process. However, it has ruled out the return of home information packs (HIPS). There

Firm wins trio of conveyancing awards!

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Highly Commended: Best Use of Marketing

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG80 & PG67

Here are the latest practice guide updates issued by HM Land Registry. Coronavirus (COVID-19): useful information for conveyancers (PG80) Page summary: Information about pre-existing and new practice of particular relevance in the current circumstances (practice

Law Society publish new guidelines in final countdown on stamp duty holiday

As the 30 June stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday deadline approaches, the Law Society has published new guidance for under-pressure conveyancing solicitors. The guidance covers managing clients’ expectations and offers practical suggestions for dealing

Highly Commended Spotlight: Elisha Birgul

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Winner Spotlight: Young Practitioner of the Year

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Highly Commended Spotlight: Fishers Solicitors

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Cyber Security spend on the rise as it becomes more important than ever

Since the pandemic and the rise of people working from home, cyber criminals have had to adapt to their new environment prior to launching a cyber attack. The UK Government estimates that the cost of

Annual Practising Certificate Fee consultation survey launched

The Law Society has launched its member survey on the Practising Certificate Fee (PC fee) for 2021/22. The survey continues the consultation on the PC fee and business plan which began on 10 May and

Winner Spotlight: Muve

On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual

Upfront property information one way to improve conveyancing process

There has been lots of noise over recent weeks regarding upfront property information. The introduction of the Buying and Selling Property Information (BASPI) dataset by the Home Buying and Selling group on 15th March began

Mental Health Survey - how are you feeling?

We’re re-running our mental health survey to establish how our conveyancing friends and readers are feeling as the impending Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday looms, and whether the gradual lifting of restrictions across the

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The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has commended the government for launching the Commonhold Council – an advisory panel of leasehold groups and industry experts who will inform the government on the future of this

RICS launches new global guidance for ‘Land Measurement’

New guidance on the measurement of land for development projects such as new housing and commercial development have been published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, which defines common measurements used across the built

Junior lawyers must be supported as the profession looks to a hybrid return to the office

New guidance on how to supervise and support junior staff and trainees via hybrid and flexible working models as firms and organisations look to return to the office has been unveiled by the Law Society

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has abandoned its plans to reduce the maximum grants made from the Compensation Fund. This u-turn has been welcomed by The Law Society for England and Wales. A spokesperson for

HM Land Registry supports the ‘call for kindness’

Following on from the inaugural British Conveyancing Awards, we thought it would be the right time to reaffirm the commitment we’ve all made as an industry to help each other navigate through these tough times,

Glitz and glamour as the Conveyancing sector celebrates at British Conveyancing Awards

This afternoon the conveyancing industry came together to celebrate and recognise the herculean efforts of all those involved in the property market over the last 14 months. The inaugural British Conveyancing Awards took to the

SRA Chair reappointed for three-year term

Anna Bradley has been reappointed as the Chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board for a second three-year term. Anna will be the SRA Chair until December 2024, having originally taken up the post

Updated Practice Guides: PG50, PG36, PG63 & PG13

There has been an update published in the following practice guides: Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50) Page summary: Advice on how to avoid requisitions on applications and our procedures where they do need to be

Would the Digital ID framework alter the way fraudsters behave?

The home buying and selling process will always be a lucrative prize for fraudsters because their pay out is huge. It seems to be a frequent occurrence in the news that a fraudster has made

New tool to help firms achieve Cyber Essentials accreditation

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way cyber criminals target those they want to exploit. With this in mind, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched the Cyber Essentials Readiness Tool which helps firms

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Terrafirma

In a series of Supporter in Focus pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies

Digital ID panel answer your questions

Embracing technology and the positive impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the legal sector in regards to adopting technology has been a hot topic of conversation. Here at Today’s Conveyancer we’ve been at the

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