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.
Chief Exec of QualitySolicitors Eddie Ross is set to leave his post, with Ben Greco drafted in as his replacement. Ben Greco is currently the managing director of QS conveyancing panel partner Move With Us,
The number of transactions in March was up 30% on February, more than 7% ahead of the typical spring increase.The total number of transactions for the month could top 80,000, the highest March since 2007,
A Canadian electronic conveyance firm has bought a 51% stake in Guildford based legal software firm Easy Convey. Vancouver based One Move Technologies claim to offer the largest conveyancing platform in Western Canada in econveyance.com.
Shakespeare Martineau, Taylor Fawcett Kingsley Drake and Lockings have all joined SortRefer’s online conveyancing panel as the service seeks to cope with an increase in business. The conveyancing portal says it has seen a rise
The number of loans for house purchase was up 12% in February , with 48,000 taken out according to the Council for Mortgage Lenders. The number of loans was also up 4% on January. However
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (13th April 2016) announced a new partnership with DUAL Asset Underwriting, the world’s largest underwriting agency, launching an online service providing
The Help to Buy ISA which gives savers a bonus of 25% on savings towards house purchase has seen it’s first first time buyers cash in. One estimate says first time buyers have been able
Here are the most recent scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Website for false legal firm “owenandharvey.com” A website has been set up claiming to be “Owen & Harvey Solicitors” at owenandharvey.com.
A Northern Irish property lawyer has managed to raise £1,000 for Cancer Research by taking part in an Ultra White Collar Boxing competition at Elland Road, Leeds. Sarah McCann who works at LCF in Bradford
Sam Woods has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Prudential Regulatory Authority The Oxford graduate will replace Andrew Bailey on 1st July, when Bailey moves to the Financial Conduct Authority. Mr Woods
Members of the Council of Mortgage Lenders have approved plans to merge the body with other financial services bodies. 75% of CML members voted in favour of the plans which would see a new trade
Just 17% of firms display their prices online, with three quarters (76%) of firms avoiding doing so. When it comes to conveyancing this may not be surprising, as other research undertaken by tmgroup revealed consumers
My Home Move say they completed a record 1,210 property transactions on the last day of March, thanks to the government’s decision to increase stamp duty on second homes by 3% from April. The total
Cheshire based law firm Rowlinsons have achieved the Legal Eye Quality Standard. The multi-disciplinary firm who provide conveyancing as well as will and probate services are the latest to achieve the standard which Legal Eye,
Insurance company QBE says hackers have successfully hit 150 law firms in the past 18 months with ten times that number targeted. The insurance firm say criminals have made off with a total of £85
