Josh is the Journalist for the Today’s Group and writes many of the articles for Today’s Conveyancer. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Cardiff University in 2009 before training as a journalist.
He has previously written for The Times, The Mirror and The Daily Express.
Leeds based law firm Black Connect have appointed Ian Errington as their new commercial property partner. The firm who are part of Blacks Solicitors say Ian specialises in new builds and has 25 years of
The number of houses in the UK has increased by 171,000 in 2015 according to the Department for Communities and Local Government. The change represents an increase of 0.73% between March 2014 and March 2015.
The number of new build homes approved for development in the first three months this year is nearly two thirds fewer than for the same period last year. Nearly 40% of applications are currently being
Two solicitors whose firm was closed down by the SRA in 2012 have been suspended from for three years. Richard Chan and Rajob Alli ran Abode Solicitors fro Harrogate which until it was closed down
The Conveyancing Association has announced updates for it’s Conveyancing Progression Training Course to include changes to SDLT and the Mortgage Credit Directive. According to CA there has been “considerable” feedback from those who have already
The Director of Client Services at Cripps LLP has been elected deputy vice president of the Law Society. Christina Blacklaws will take up the post in July when the Robert Bourns becomes president and Joe
Remortgaging in March 2016 was up 10% on March last year according to research by LMS, with a predicted 30,282 remortgages being processed. The number of remortgages is also up on February, with 7% more
A couple has lost their future home and more than £200,000 to fraudsters after receiving an email claiming to offer new bank account details for their conveyancer. The Telegraph state that Andrew Doyle and Susan
The Solicitors Regulation Authority have announced a consultation on making it easier for firms to switch regulators. The announcement comes after the Society for Licensed Conveyancers wrote to the SRA asking them to review the
First time buyers are first in line to benefit when it comes to the increase in stamp duty on second homes according to the National Association of Estate Agents with the number of FTBs up
The total value of equity release lending has grown another 21% in the first quarter of 2016 to £393.9 million – the highest quarter on record. As a whole the market was worth a huge
Here are the latest scam alerts issued by the SRA Letters from “Allan Rodriguez” of “Berwin Leighton Paisner Law Partners” A member of the public has reported receiving a letter claiming to be from an
The Home Secretary has unveiled a new action plan to deal with money laundering and corruption. The plan includes reform to the fundamental reform of the suspicious activity reports regime and the creation of new
The owner of comparison site eConveyancer ULS Technology has announced pre-tax profits of £3.8 million, up 31% on the last tax year. ULS who also own a multitude of other comparison sites and legal services
The Council for Mortgage Lenders say they expect to see 10,000 fewer mortgage transactions per months in the first quarter of the new tax year, following the pre-stamp duty increase rush on second homes. Analysis
