This week, the nation’s largest building society has called for the government to reform stamp duty in order to make the home buying system fairer, as well as encourage residential property transactions within the UK.
A system aimed at facilitating property conveyancing across the European Union (EU) has been successfully developed by the CROBECO (Cross Border e-Conveyancing) project to: increase consumer confidence in European conveyancing aid economic recovery across the
Our fantastic monthly topics are still going strong and the focus for news articles throughout December is going to be surrounding Process Management within conveyancing. This is a huge subject in the world of conveyancing,
With transaction levels in recent months reportedly reaching the highest levels in seven years, there is certainly scope for conveyancing departments throughout the nation to be looking to develop their service offering and expand their
myhomemove, the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services, has been awarded ‘Best Legal Services Provider’ at the Your Mortgage Awards 2014. The event, which was held on Wednesday 26th November in London, celebrated and
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) and the Bold Legal Group (BLG) express serious concerns over Land Registry shortcomings which include long delays in registrations that continue to cause problems for Conveyancers and the public.
October sees 26,500 first-time buyer completions — up 1% compared to 26,300 a year ago Average first-time buyer purchase price climbs 4.1% year-on-year to £152,684 in October Lack of understanding over new regulation: Four in
Hello, I’m a conveyancer. I’m going to take 25 days to somehow not do what took you five minutes to sort out on the phone. #easymoney – M Wüstefeld-Gray (@ACheerfulFairy) November 24, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are warning firms to be wary of scammers tricking them into disclosing bank security information over the telephone. Four firms have been targeted this way recently, and collectively have had
Conveyancing lawyers should note that the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have made some important amendments to their Handbook, which come into force on 1st December 2014. From that date, conveyancers should give their certificate
Introduction We welcome again Anis Waiz, solicitor and head of commercial litigation at Curtis Law Solicitors, as he continues his critical review of current case law. Readers may recall this case and will note the
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has set out plans to support small firms in a paper released at today’s SRA national conference for compliance officers in Birmingham. Chief Executive Paul Philip used his opening address
This month’s figures from Broker Conveyancing show continued growth within the business, despite the apparent slowdown in the property market. Reflecting what has also been reported by LSL of recent, this demonstrates a positive outlook
Value of remortgage loans also drops by a fifth to £3.5bn, the lowest amount since June 2013 and the worst October since 2010 Average remortgage loan amount dropped to £149,715, the lowest amount in a
Conveyancers at a solicitors firm based in Shropshire and Herefordshire have had their busiest year for some time, with completions steadily on the rise. Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors say the property market in their area is
West Midlands law firm, QualitySolicitors Talbots (QST) has an annual turnover of £7.5 million and around one third of this is attributed to residential property. With 95% of their instruction coming from across the region,
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have announced they are reviewing the Separate Business Rule (SBR) to make it easier for solicitors to own businesses providing other professional services to clients. A consultation has been launched
Why are conveyancing solicitors so rubbish? – C J San Andreas (@sportsnutta) November 19, 2014
Launched today, the new Corporate Strategy sets out the direction the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will take over the next three years. The strategy is supported by the authority’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, and
On publishing their Autumn Update to the Risk Outlook the industry regulator states that they ‘remain concerned’ about the number of bogus law firms and risks that this poses. Identity theft has been at the
Major South West based Law Firms join forces with Lawyer Checker in war against Bogus Firms. Two of the largest legal providers in the South West, Awdry Bailey and Douglas and Star Legal Solicitors, both
A record number of delegates at the joint Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) and Bold Legal Group (BLG) Conference in Derby heard about yet more complications for conveyancers to be introduced in coming months. As
myhomemove, the UK’s leading provider of mover conveyancing services, received the award for ‘Best use of Technology (Non Lenders)’ at the Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards 2014. The event, which was held on Wednesday 12th November
Searches don’t figure in Conveyancing delays according to MoveWithUs The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted with great interest the findings of research by MoveWithUs that searches do not figure amongst the top
Richard Hinton of Pitsford Consulting Limited has just launched the Conveyancing Map — a new business intelligence tool displaying on an interactive map all residential property transactions in England and Wales with the name of
I’m on my last nerve, so sick to death of conveyancing, if I only had the luxury of dragging my feet in my job and then charging a fortune! – Adele Russell (@adele505_adele) November 14,
The new Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) today set out how it proposes to regulate the £75 trillion payments industry when it becomes fully operational on 1 April 2015. The proposals will further the PSR’s three
myhomemove, the UK’s largest provider of mover conveyancing services, has selected Lexis£® Visualfilesâ„¢ 2014 as the firm’s next generation workflow and case management system from LexisNexis£® Enterprise Solutions, a leading provider of technology solutions for
SME legal sector sees average turnover growth rise for the third successive year — up 4% Property sector work bounces back, accounting for more than a quarter of all work 27% of firms feel positive
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal made by AIB Group (UK) for further equitable compensation following breach of trust in remortgage transaction. Mr and Mrs Sondhi, (the Borrowers) were looking to expand their business
Conveyancers will continue to see an increase in the volume of Buy-to-Let clients, as the private rental sector (PRS) within Great Britain is reportedly estimated to reach £1 trillion next year. The Buy to let
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have released new guidance surrounding the continuing concern of money laundering within the legal industry. This is designed to be a reminder for all conveyancers to take note and keep