Compliance is a significant and continually evolving challenge faced by legal professionals. The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) aims to minimise a firm’s risk of claims by putting compliance at the forefront and helping them to protect their reputation. In February this year, The Law Society released an update to the CQS Core Practice […]Read More
poweredbypie, a Dye & Durham company has put together an on demand training course which is now free to download here. The course, delivered by Ian Quayle, CEO, IQ Legal Training, in association with Navro, is designed to help legal professionals navigate the recent changes to the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). Ian Quayle explained: “The […]Read More
New build search service set to be a game-changer for housebuilders and conveyancers Search and software provider poweredbypie, a Dye & Durham company, has introduced the award-winning new build search service BuildX service into its ordering platform. BuildX is designed to support new build conveyancing teams, reducing the average Local Authority Search time for plots […]Read More
Poweredbypie, a Dye & Durham company, has completed a survey of 500 homebuyers to find out how conveyancers can enhance their proposition with the use of technology. James Morris, Head of Product, Dye & Durham confirms: “With less face-to-face interaction since the start of the pandemic, we explored how new technology could help improve the […]Read More
Imagine buying a property and 6 months down the line your idyllic countryside views turn into a development site. Knowledge and understanding of local planning information should be a key consideration in any transaction, allowing you to provide your client with the full picture and enabling them to make an informed decision. We spoke to […]Read More
Search and software provider poweredbypie, a Dye & Durham company is now offering a lender compliance tool through its online ordering platform. Lender Handbook Tracker enables conveyancers to keep up to date with specific mortgage lenders’ Part 2 instructions and check for any changes that have occurred during the conveyance that could delay the submission […]Read More
DevAssist offers in-depth development risk reports for property purchases. With nearly one-third of DevAssist’s reports identifying properties as having a high risk of development, is it time for more conveyancers to be offering information that identifies and analyses the risk to protect clients’ investments? We spoke to Paul Addison, Managing Director of DevAssist to find […]Read More
poweredbypie has confirmed a free development risk webinar to be run by Paul Addison, Managing Director of DevAssist for 11am on 3 November 2021. Paul Addison, Managing Director of DevAssist confirms: “With nearly one-third of our reports identifying properties as having a high risk of development within 75m, conveyancers need to be able to offer […]Read More
Search and software provider poweredbypie, a Dye & Durham company, has revealed the extent of mental health decline in the industry. A research survey of 338 conveyancers conducted last month by poweredbypie, showed that 80% respondents had experienced a decline in their own mental health or that of a colleague due to work pressure during […]Read More
Carole Ankers, chief product & technology officer, poweredbypie Research published by Zoopla at the end of August states that the number of new sales agreed per estate agent in August was 76% above the 5-year average. Life in lockdown has resulted in many making the decision to move, and this has been further fuelled by […]Read More
Written by Carole Ankers, Chief Product and Technology Officer, poweredbypie Online sales have seen a huge rise since the Lockdown. The Office of National Statistics has recently reported that £3 in every £10 is now spent online. Fashion brands have adapted; one innovative retailer now enables customers to upload photos of themselves so they can […]Read More
Search and software provider poweredbypie, has seen a significant rise in interest in its online communication tool Document Portal, which enables simple and secure electronic exchange of all documentation within the conveyancing process. Carole Ankers, chief product & technology officer, poweredbypie confirms: “Document Portal is part of our Brighter Law toolkit which enables conveyancers to calculate and generate automatic, […]Read More
Written by Carole Ankers, Chief Product and Technology Officer. Consumer confidence in visiting the high street has dropped. According to research by data company Springboard, retail footfall has fallen by 65 per cent when compared with figures from June last year. With vendors and buyers more reluctant to meet face-to-face, how can conveyancers capture new […]Read More
By Carole Marsden, Chief Commercial Officer, poweredbypie What is a Black Swan? Finance professor, writer and former Wall Street trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb, wrote about black swan events before the financial crash of 2008. He suggested such incidents have catastrophic consequences as they are so rare. Later, he went on to argue that failures can serve […]Read More
With many law firms now working from home, search and software provider poweredbypie, has announced an accelerated introduction of its new online communication tool Document Portal. Document Portal enables simple and secure electronic exchange of all documentation within the conveyancing process, particularly helpful when email is not secure and meeting clients in person is not […]Read More
25 March 2020: Search and software provider poweredbypie has added two new free webinars to its CPD programme specially designed for law firms. The new session on ‘working from home’ covers home IT security, data security, best practice, safety in the workplace and training opportunities. A further webinar has also been added to the regular […]Read More
Q&A with Sarah Fancourt, Director of Customer Success, Poweredbypie 1) Tell Us About Your background I’ve worked in the search production industry since 2006. At poweredbypie I was a channel manager before becoming director of customer success at the end of last year. I now have overall responsibility for the 64 strong team at poweredbypie’s […]Read More
By Carole Ankers, Chief Product & Technology Officer, poweredbypie We work on the premise that conveyancers should convert around 70% of their estimates. Less than this, then there is a problem. Do you know who converts the most enquiries or who the top fee earner is in your firm? From experience of ‘crunching the numbers’ […]Read More
Search and software provider poweredbypie’s free webinar on AntiMoney Laundering has proved popular following the introduction of The Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) which came into force on 10th January 2020. David Payne, Training & Compliance at poweredbypie explains: “We run around six free webinars each month for legal professionals, covering a variety of essential […]Read More
Search and software provider poweredbypie has announced the promotion of former channel manager, Sarah Fancourt, to the newly created role of Director of Customer Success, with overall responsibility for the 64 strong team at poweredbypie’s operations and contact centre in Barnsley, Yorkshire. Sarah Fancourt comments: “With poweredbypie, Property Search Group (PSG), ACS Conveyancing Searches and […]Read More