This week, the 2014 Law Firm Services (LFS) Awards saw great success for members of the Conveyancing Association (CA) — winning five out of the six prestigious awards. The CA, which was founded in 2010,
@handtomouthb That’s conveyancing solicitors for you. Seriously. – Francesca (@EffBeeee) September 23, 2014
This week we’ve seen yet another classic conveyancer comment – we just couldn’t choose between them! Just sent over £7k to my conveyancer, maybe he will wake up now #hurrythefuckup – Dan Taylor (@Danzidan81) September
Zoopla have released research figures, showing breakdown of the effects the proposed mansion tax could have on homeowners regionally. The data highlights an increased burden the tax reform could have on London and South East
The Government could be introducing new legislation into the private rented sector (PRS) which requires landlords and letting agents to ensure tenants have legal rights to reside within the UK. Many compliant landlords already carry
Lancashire law firm Napthens has been named the region’s best conveyancing firm. Last night the law firm’s Residential Property team won the coveted Regional Conveyancing Firm 2014. A panel of judges at the National Conveyancing
Mark Henderson, Chief Executive at the Home Group, will be addressing all political parties and will encourage them to put greater focus on recovering the housing industry and applying the “three Rs” to impending strategies.
This week, the HMRC have released their UK Property Transactions Statistics for August 2014. Data Summary Provisional, seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count was 99,930 residential and 9,090 non-residential. Residential Transactions Seasonally adjusted estimate of
The latest SRA decision regarding regulatory reform will ensure that they will remain informed of firms that have poor compliance to the Accounts Rules, says top-20 UK accountancy firm, Wilkins Kennedy LLP. Following last week’s
Over the weekend, the Conveyancing Association held a meeting with its members, where Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Director, Crispin Passmore addressed the key issues in conveyancing, detailing the steps they are making to relieve burdens
The Land Registry have published a Business Gateway developer pack, demonstrating how to implement their new business to business web services. The newly developed system offers CMS vendors and conveyancers the opportunity to streamline processes
Following last year’s severe flooding across the country, flood risk awareness and prevention has become a necessity for many homeowners. Those who are looking to buy, as well as current home owners, must be made
On the 21st July 2014, the maximum Right to Buy discount for tenants wishing to purchase their rented property was increased to £77,000.00 (from £75,000.00) across England (£102,700.00 from £100,000.00 in London). The changes have
It’s time to register for the 2014 Conveyancer of the Year Awards in association with The Sunday Times and The Times — all entrants need to register by September 26, with the award ceremony taking
Whether working for a solicitor’s office or as an independent conveyancer, one of the universal principles of the legal industry is the need to maintain confidentiality. Property transactions, by their very nature, necessitate the handling
The SLC Conference will be staged this year in association with the Bold Legal Group on 12th November at the Riverside in Derby. The event which will be sponsored once again by PSG, CLS, Groundsure
The House of Commons have approved an order from the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) which allows their members to conduct conveyancing work — without supervision of a regulated solicitor. A draft order was
The European Union have set forth plans to enforce new regulations for mortgage lenders that will restrict the lending process for new buy-to-let property owners. From 2016, lenders will be forced to apply tougher restrictions
The award-winning conveyancing portal, SortRefer has launched an update to their business offering, by providing the opportunity for its customers to review the conveyancing services they are utilising. From the beginning of the month, having
This month marks the launch of The Law Society’s latest advertising campaign, which is aimed at promoting the use of regulated law professionals, to the public. The slogan Use a Professional. Use a Solicitor will
The latest CPD event, exclusively for legal professionals, is being held on 8th October in Shropshire. The event follows from the county’s very successful seminar last year, which focussed on a range of industry topics
Conveyancer got me so mad I side kicked my door and now my foot’s buss 😑 – Bojack Horseman (@Julius_Caesar14) September 19, 2014 Last weeks When it comes to #conveyancing, some UK #solicitors are so
Only a year and a half after he was appointed, Chief Executive of the Land Registry, Ed Lester has announced he is planning on leaving the company in early 2015. Speculation suggests this could be
Finance experts are expressing their thoughts and predictions on the effects that Scottish independence could have to the housing market. Many of the large UK banks are predominantly against the Yes vote — which could
It is now 6 months after the Land Registry launched their seemingly successful Property Alert service. They’ve recently reported in excess of 12,000 sign ups to the service, which allows property owners and professionals to
Monthly house purchase approvals fall 4.6% from July to 63,485 in August. Higher LTV lending forming greatest proportion (18%) of house purchase approvals since 2008. Higher LTV lending growing 51% year-on-year with 11,300 higher LTV
It has been announced the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are improving efforts to effectively reduce money laundering activity within all regulated businesses, including law firms and property industry professionals. Conveyancing is a key sector of
The Bank of England’s Q2 2014 Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics were released today. The key factors that conveyancers are advised to observe are as follows: 70.1% – proportion of lending for house purchases, 3.7%
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has published a ‘manifesto’ targeting political parties in advance of the next General Election. The document, titled A housing market to be proud of details actions lenders believe politicians
The Equity Release Solicitors’ Alliance (ERSA) is issuing an alert to advisers to be fully aware of the new legal safeguards introduced earlier this year, the Mortgage Finance Gazette reports. The legal requirements introduced on
A TV campaign is launching urging customers to use licensed estate agents when buying a house. Titled #Lookforthelogo, the campaign is a joint effort by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and the Association
Previously CEO of BT Expedite, telecoms lawyer David Grossman has now been appointed chief executive of the Simplify Group — a leading conveyancing business with a turnover exceeding £60 million. The recent transition follows a