Roadmap out of Covid will help housing stock shortage

The housing market seems to be a hot topic of conversation at the moment. The amount of activity the market has enjoyed since it’s re-opening in May 2020 following the first lockdown, has possibly exceeded

Safe Harbour is a positive catalytic change to sector

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the projects which have seen technology adopted to help make processes more efficient. The legal sector, and specifically the area of conveyancing has been no different. It has been over

Industry supports Kindness Pledge

A week ago we launched our Kindness Pledge, as part of our Call for Kindness campaign, and it’s great to see people in the industry getting behind the pledge and making their mark. “No act

SDLT

Buyers who were aiming to capitalize on the 30th June stamp duty holiday deadline will have missed out if their property exceeds the £500,000, as there are now less than 70 days until the tapering

Movers and Shakers - 23rd April 2021

Here at Today’s Conveyancer, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week we’ve

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Thirdfort

In a series of Spotlight 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 who have

Cladding could cost 10times Government funding

A specialist contracting firm believes the true cost of the cladding crisis is going to reach as high as £50bn, 10 times more than the funding allocated by the Government. Currently, there has been £5bn

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: PCC

In a series of Spotlight 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 who have

Bumper March as transactions complete before original SDLT deadlines

The effect of the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land transaction tax (LTT) holidays, has helped produce a bumper March for housing transaction numbers, with data released by HMRC this morning (21st April 2021),

Apprenticeship’s offer a brighter future for the next generation of Conveyancers

Helping aspiring lawyers is something that firms like to get involved in. Some firms use academies whilst others use the apprentice route to grow and mentor new talent. Katharine Saunders from Aconveyancing explains how the

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: CTS

In a series of Spotlight 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 who have

Mental health and well-being survey - tell us your thoughts

Mental health and stress have been phrases that we’ve heard regularly over the course of this pandemic, and people have all been affected in different ways. With this in mind, we would like to see

Trading Standards want agents views on material information

National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. By

Equity Release Council launches Legal Forum to champion safeguards

The Equity Release Council (the Council) has launched a new Legal Forum to champion the unique role of legal advice in supporting customers in the later life lending sector. The Forum will evolve and add

Your views wanted on cyber loss insurance clause

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are calling for professionals in the legal sector to give their feedback on a clause which covers for cyber losses explicit in the minimum terms and conditions (MTC) of professional

SIF closure: Solicitors should prepare to protect themselves against future claims

The Law Society has issued a series of warnings ahead of the closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) on 30 September 2021 – a move that could leave former owners of law firms that

Knight Frank believes that the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday hasn’t been a huge motivating factor in people moving over the last 9 months. Using data supplied by OnTheMarket, the agency revealed that there

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: ntitle

In a series of Spotlight 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 who have

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Legal Bricks

In a series of Spotlight 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 who have

Launch of Kindness Pledge

The last 12 months has resulted in a roller coaster of emotions as people have faced many different battles both in their personal and professional lives. April is Stress Awareness month and here at Today’s

Fined firm claim sector struggle with AML rules

After accepting a fine from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for breaches of anti-money laundering rules, a firm has come out and said a “significant proportion” of law firms had “struggled to achieve compliance” with

March was busiest month for four years!

According to data released by reallymoving, the volume of conveyancing quotes was 101% higher than usual at the end of March 2021, compared to the same data over the last four years. Insight from the

Lockdown easing sparks welcome surge in new vendor and landlord enquiries

New vendors surged 39.88%, or 47.47 points, to end the week on 166.51, some 67% above the average, 242% higher than the same week last year at the beginning of the initial lockdown, and 56%

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: inCase

In a series of Spotlight 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 who have

Reassuring the insurers to keep indemnity costs down

Brian Rogers FCMI, Regulatory Director at Access Legal, explains why compliance can help reduce the rising cost of indemnity insurance and why, as an industry, we must all promote best practice. It’s no secret that

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Minerva

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

Training Academy to help lawyers of the future

The Academy, is a new training facility launched by Simply Conveyancing providing academic and theoretical training for aspiring lawyers. The six month comprehensive training programme and accelerated career pathway has been carefully designed to support

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Groundsure

In a series of Spotlight 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 who have

Spotlight on Lawyer Checker, headline sponsor at the British Conveyancing Awards

This year, we want to do something a little different and celebrate the herculean efforts made by the conveyancing sector who worked tirelessly to ensure the British public could still move during the most difficult

Why the time is right for Open Banking in Conveyancing

Money laundering is a problem that plagues the legal sector. Recent figures published by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed that they have reported suspicious activity equating to more than £200m to authorities in

Advisor fined for ‘deliberate’ SDLT avoidance

It has been reported in a national newspaper that, David Hannah, founder of Cornerstone tax has lost his appeal against a first tier tribunal verdict and now faces disciplinary action following the failure to pay

Surveyors group set to help to reduce fall through rate

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has launched a new ‘Home Review’ service which will help to identify structural problems which create an immediate obstacle to sales falling through. This “snapshot analysis of key structural

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