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.
The Legal Services Board has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to their Practising Certificate Fee (PCF) rules. The proposed changes are to Rule 10 of the PCF Rules which sets out the criteria against
HMRC have agreed to delay adding VAT to Local Authority CON 29 searches until 4th July. Today’s Conveyancer understands the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) have made a submission to HMRC with
Here are the most recent scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Emails misusing the name of Michael Hinchcliffe of Addleshaw Goddard LLP A member of the public has informed the SRA of
Here are the most recent scam alerts issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Emails misusing the name of Michael Hinchcliffe of Addleshaw Goddard LLP A member of the public has informed the SRA of
The Conveyancing Association (CA) have announced a course for paralegals available from today. The online course is being delivered online through CA’s “The Conveyancing Academy”. The association say its course has been designed to provide
The average firm increased its income by 5.4% in 2015 compared with the previous year according to the Law Society’s Law Management Section (LMS) Financial Benchmarking Survey. The rise is the sixth consecutive increase, despite
First time buyers may already be finding themselves at an advantage when it comes to getting on the property ladder thanks to the forthcoming stamp duty reforms, according the Home Owners Alliance. The most recent
Leeds and Bradford-based firm, Schofield Sweeney, are aiming to grow their customer base yet further after merging with Huddersfield-based, Armitage Sykes. According to the firms, this now creates a legal firm of 150 people with
The number of sales in so-called prime central London (PCL) locations have continued to fall, with the number of sales falling for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to the LonRes Residential Review for winter 2015/16,
The Labour party have launched what they say will be the first major review into home ownership for a decade. The independent review, chaired by Taylor Wimpey CEO Pete Redfern and a panel of expert
The Conveyancing Foundation aims to raise £150,000 for charities in 2016 – triple what it raised last year. In 2015 the Foundation raised £50,000 for the south Wales children’s hospice Tŷ Hafan through the Matterhorn
House prices across the UK have risen by 1.7% in January, according to Halifax’s House Prices Index. According to the index the average UK house price is now £212,430. The index also says house prices
A quarter of a million first time buyers, more than half of whom are aged 30 and under, have opened a Help to Buy: ISA since the Government’s landmark scheme launched on 1st December 2015,
82% of adults in England Wales say solicitors should be regulated independently, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The survey of 1,810 conducted by ComRes found 86% of adults in England and Wales believe
My Home Move say their new eWay service will “revolutionise” the customer experience of conveyancing. eWay originally launched in 2011 offering movers the ability to read, review and complete their legal documents online for the
