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 Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have submitted proposals for lowering mandatory practising fees to the Legal Services Board (LSB). The current fee for an individual is £320, however for the 2016/17 practising year the fee
A third of couples who buy houses together with unequal contributions to the deposit will avoid getting any legal protection for their proportion of the asset as a whole, for fear of damaging the trust
Yorkshire-based Ison Harrison have expanded their specialist New Build Conveyancing team, bringing the total in the department to ten. The firm say they’re expanding the department in response to an increase in instructions from property
Firms covered by the Gibraltar-based Enterprise Insurance Company Plc have until 22nd August to rearrange PII cover, after the firm was declared insolvent this week. A liquidator has now been appointed after the Gibraltar Financial
The vote to leave the European Union has hit the number of transactions by 8%, according to comparison site reallymoving.com However in some areas the number of transactions could be hit even harder, with London
The Chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel says publishing average prices could be “the catalyst needed for consumers to make detailed enquiries about cost.” Writing on the Panel’s website the chair says the publication
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) have applied to become a regulator of five further restricted legal activities, on top of existing probate work. The ICAEW say they expect the Legal
Here is the latest scam alert issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Emails falsely claiming to be from Portner Law Limited An email has been sent to a client of Portner Law Limited claiming to
The Law Society have released a practice note on e-signatures for contracts. The society say solicitors will be able to make greater and more confident use of technology in their day-to-day work following the release
Bogus law firms are sprouting up at an alarming rate with 700 a year springing up. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority the number of reports they receive has more than doubled since 2012 with
The midnight deadline for the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional properties was supposed to minimise any distortion in the marketplace according to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke MP. Speaking at a
Home ownership rates are stable across England for the first time since 2003 according to the English Housing Survey for 2014/15. According to the report there were 14 million owner-occupiers in 2014/15, with 80% of
The number of transactions worth more than £40,000 was 11% lower this June compared with June 2015, according to statistics released by HMRC. In total there were 102,010 house purchases, down from 114,770 in June
Gorvins Solicitors have been named “Law Firm of the Year” at the City of Manchester Business Awards. With judges citing their commitment to staff training and their working relationship with clients, the firm say they’re
An apparent lack of suitable housing is putting off half a million over 55s who would otherwise be moving according to a survey by YouGov – around 4% of the total population at that age.
