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.
Cornwall and Devon based law firm Coodes have promoted four members of staff, bringing heir total number of partners to 32. One of the four promoted, Truro based Sarah Cowley will head up the firm’s
Shares in eConveyancer developer ULS technology have risen after they announced their full year trading results for the period until March 2016. The technology firm announced increased revenues by 28% and an increase in conveyancing
The Solicitors Regulation Authority have unveiled their fees calculator in an effort to help practitioners plan for next year. The proposed individual fee has fallen from £320 to £290 with the SRA’s net funding requirement
Here are the latest scam alerts as issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Emails from “Overholt Sales Limited” claiming SRA regulation and authorisation Emails have been sent claiming to be from a firm named “Overholt
Gross mortgage lending figures for May indicate a market holding back, according to the Council for Mortgage Lenders. According to the CML there was £18.2 billion worth of lending, up £600,000 on April and 14%
The value of the pound as well as shares in the UK’s major house builders are in freefall after the UK voted to leave the European Union. While Prime Minister David Cameron has stated Article
The vote on the UK’s membership of the EU is likely to slow the UK’s housing market as part of a wider slowdown according to experts. Housebuilders have been particularly hard hit with shares in
Accountancy firm KPMG have forecast a flat 2016 with a subsequent fall of 5% in 2017 for house prices outside London. Harpal Singh of Broker Conveyancing attempted to put a brave face on the situation.
A conveyancing firm have been cleared of negligence over allegations they failed to explain a Declaration of Trust covering a home to a woman who subsequently divorced her husband, as well as having a conflict
A man has received a suspended sentence for failing to tell his local council he had vacated the council property he had submitted an application for a right-to-buy purchase. Mr Osmin Aygin, 36, was sentenced
Conveyancing portal SortRefer have appointed Phil Goff as their new head of sales.Goff previously worked in sales management for Santander. Over the last 20 years he has also worked across the finance industry as regional
The Competition and Markets Authority has published a follow-up on their response to the Land Registry privatisation consultation. The CMA had previously expressed concerns over the government’s favoured option, stating they did not believe it
Land registry completed 1,491,651 applications in May. Of those, 365,745 were dealings, down from 404,747 in April. There were also 81,583 transactions for value. There were also 697,066 were applications to obtain an official copy
Ahead of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills call for evidence on the home buying process, the Conveyancing Association has announced a working group to deliver a response. The CA say the call for
Customers of Coventry Building Society have been amongst the first to use a new entirely digital conveyancing and mortgage system developed by enact and Land Registry. A small number of borrowers began using the system
