With the New Year almost upon us here are predictions for the conveyancing market from the President of the Law Society Jonathan Smithers, Michael Day, Managing Director at Integra Property Services and traceWise, and Land
Solicitors and conveyancers up and down the UK have been getting in the festive spirit for charity today. “Christmas Jumper Day” is an annual fundraising campaign organisd by Save The Children, which encourages people to
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have appointed five new members to its board. The new members are Sharon Darcy, Barry Matthews, Geoff Nicholas, Dame Denise Platt and Deep Sagar. SRA Chair, Enid Rowlands, said: “I’m
Karen Pay has joined My Home Move, the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services, as Director of Human Resources. Karen who has previously worked for Xylem Water Solutions, GRG Executive Search and Germanischer Lloyd
You DO NOT understand busy unless you work in conveyancing over Christmas!! — shaylie (@shaylie_marie) December 17, 2015
Online estate agents Purplebricks have launched on London’s alternative investment market (AIM) with shares initially valued at £240.3 million up for sale. Shares had fallen slightly from 100p to 94p after their first two hours of
Rob Hailstone of the Bold Legal group has published an open letter calling for the Law Society to explain itself in detail over the Veyo fiasco. As part of the 15 points put to Law
Gross monthly mortgage lending for November was up 23% to £19.9 billion compared with November 2015 according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The CML also report that gross mortgage lending has dipped 9%
Renting population to increase by 9%, while home ownership will fall by 7% by 2025 Drastic and immediate policy overhaul is necessary to fix Britain’s broken housing market ARLA and NAEA launch Housing 2025 report,
A third of remortgagors increase the size of their home loan to release cash, of which two in three increased their loan size by more than £10,000 More than three-fifths refinance to also take advantage
The total stock of property for sale, which was already at unprecedented low levels, has diminished by a further 16% since December last year. Asking prices remain unchanged overall since last month. The average annual
The Matterhorn Challenge reached its final conclusion at the Conveyancing Association (CA) Conference and Dinner held at Stamford Bridge, London on the 3rd December 2015. Conveyancing Association sponsors, members and delegates collectively raised the last
More than 4,000 people have already had their say in a national campaign looking at what should happen when solicitors fall short of expected standards. ‘A Question of Trust’, launched two months ago by the
Autumn Statement accompanied by house purchase lending rise as November 2015 sees 70,511 house purchase approvals, up 1.3% from 69,630 in October On an annual basis, house purchase lending is up 19% from 59,262 in
The conveyancing protocol and CQS is supposed to make things easier. Yet every solicitor does everything their own way. So annoying. — Bethy (@KulaBeth) December 11, 2015
Conference brings together all the leading figures in conveyancing world Last Thursday over 250 of the most senior property industry professionals gathered in London for the Conveyancing Association (CA)’s inaugural Conveyancing Conference. The event was
It’s been a record breaking year for Howells Solicitors. The law firm is celebrating winning the Gold Award in The Best Large Conveyancing company category of the prestigious Sunday Times/The Times Estate Agency of the
Knotweed is losing the UK “hundreds of millions of pounds” each year and far outstripping Government estimates of £166 million according to experts. Will Sillar is part of the team who founded the National Knotweed
House prices have risen 9% for the three months to November compared to the same three months last year, according to the latest figures from Halifax. Prices have also risen 1.4% in the last three
The size of the Build-to-Rent market is predicted to treble in size in the next five years, according to research by Knight Frank. Currently Build-to-Rent makes up 2% of all private rented housing stock by
US-based legal services firm are to acquire Yorkshire-based Beaumont Legal, subject to regulatory approval. Wakefield’s Beaumont Legal are one of the UK’s leading conveyancing firms. Managing Partner at Beaumont, Nick Masheder has stated they hope
Goldsmith Williams Solicitors v E. Surv Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 1147 This was an appeal by Goldsmith Williams from a High Court decision reported as E.Surv Ltd v Goldsmith Williams Solicitors [2014] EWHC 1104. It
The announcement that the joint Law Society and Mastek conveyancing portal Veyo was ceasing development is not an occasions for “I told you so” according to Rob Hailstone of the Bold Legal Group. Rob Hailstone
61% of homeowners buy the first house they fall in love with A quarter (25%) only need to see one property One in five (18%) made this decision within 30 seconds of entering Two in
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a statement welcoming the Government’s intention to make regulatory bodies independent from representative bodies. The Government intend to consult on separating the roles within the legal profession to
The long-running Veyo saga has seemingly come to an end, with the Law Society announcing it will make no further investment in the online case management system. At the time of writing both the Veyo
More affordable houses were built in the year ending March 2015 than any year since 1993, according to figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government. There were also more affordable home ownership
Home buyers have collectively saved £1.9 billion since stamp duty reforms in December 2014 according to conveyancers, My Home Move. On average the typical mover has saved £1,500 since the old “slab” system of stamp
An online poll of 1,314 people conducted by YouGov on behalf of Landmark Information Group has reported that 42% of consumers think the conveyancing process is “too complicated and slow” with only 4% believing it
A conveyancer has been sanctioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after signing Land Registry transfer deeds, saying she had witnessed their signature when she had not. Elise Daley currently works at DWF LLP according
LMS, one of the UK’s leading conveyancing panel management specialists, has announced a new partnership with The Right Mortgage and Protection Network. The network, which launched in February this year, selected LMS to join its
Poole Alcock has selected document bundling technology, Adobe eSignature integration and HM Land Registry integration from legal systems innovator Zylpha. As part of the practice’s digital innovation strategy, the development is aimed at both boosting