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. The key issue before the Court of Appeal was whether

The Bank of England has released their quarterly Inflation Report revealing that interest rates are unlikely to rise in the remainder of 2014, however will increase gradually over the next few years. Eddie Goldsmith, Chairman

The Land Registry will soon be moving its website content over to GOV.UK. On the 20th of August we can expect the existing Land Registry website to be switched off. From this date, GOV.UK will

House sales have recovered to their highest level since the financial crisis, a new report suggests.   An annual average price increase of 9.9 per cent, or 4.6 per cent when London and the South

The Ipswich Building Society has partnered with LMS, the conveyancing panel management specialist. This further strengthens LMS’ commitment and connection to the building society sector. Ipswich Building Society offers lending across the Eastern Region for

The Law Society has advised firms not to delay preparations for renewal while uncertainties over the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans on the minimum level of PII cover remain. At the beginning of July, the

Members of the legal profession could face fines of up to £500,000 if they do not keep personal information secure, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned. The ICO has received increased reports of data

The latest Move with Us Market Review tells homeowners to put their property on the market by the 28th of September at the latest for a chance of selling by Christmas. This spines from the

The Legal Services Boards (LSB) has decided to issue an extension of the initial period for considering the application put forward by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to alter the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules by

Having been at the company for over a decade, Sean King CEO has seen the growth of Move with Us first hand; as it expanded from just 3 members of staff, to 320.   During

Today’s Conveyancer was the first news source dedicated to delivering news to residential property lawyers and we are delighted to report that it continues to be the leading online publication for the conveyancing industry. Drawing

Following consultations held by the SRA arising from its publication of a major regulatory reform programme in May, the Authority is calling for evidence on client protection issues. The consultations, which closed on 18 June, included

From this autumn HSBC has agreed that all Licensed Conveyancers will automatically be able to act for the Bank. As long as the conveyancer is currently licensed by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), the

Conveyancing Services have continued to grow for the first half of this year, according to a new report by the UK’s leading property services group. Both income and EBITDA results were 11 per cent higher

The Land Registry is replacing its 08 phone numbers with a new 0300 number. Its customer support line has already changed to the new prefix as of August 1, which means phone calls are now

ULS Technology Plc shares ended the week (1/8/2014) at 41.25 pence. The shares which were admitted to AIM on 28th July 2014 were priced at 40 pence valuing the Group at £25.9 million. With a

Lender Exchange has emailed solicitors inviting them to sign up for the first stage of their conveyancing panel management launch. Lender Exchange from Decision First has been devised with the idea of resolving any frustration

Back in May this year, on the same day as one Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) consultation was concluded without action, another four consultations were announced. Whilst the withdrawn (for now) proposal to ban unrated insurers

Palamon Capital Partners, the owner of QualitySolicitors, have attained a controlling stake in the company of probate specialists – Simplify legal. The Simplify Group is currently comprised of probate specialists Chorus Law and leaders in

United Legal Services also known as eConveyancer, listed on to the stock exchange on Monday.  ULS, established in 2003, launched the eConveyancer platform in 2004 to provide a web based comparison service for its customers

SearchFlow has announced that this year’s Property Forum Dinner will include a Question Time-style panel debate with industry luminaries. Panellists include Paul Smee, Director General of the Council of Mortgage Lenders; Viv Williams, Chairman of

Risk management products developed by legal software house Lexsure are figuring in on numerous professional indemnity renewal forms for 2014/2015, according to the technology company. With a number of insurers and their preferred brokers, the

This year has seen the largest amount ever recorded for an average remortgage loan, with the figure standing at £163,161, according to new figures. Rising house prices have pushed remortgaging loans up and the increases

Conveyancers are being warned about a new scam that intercepts emails and uses the information in them to steal money. The scam, reported to have hit firms in South Africa, works by sending an email

Tim Higham is a Partner at Trethowans, specialising in all aspects of residential conveyancing. He tells Today’s Conveyancer how he always pushes for quality in the industry — and wishes other firms would do the

The government is holding a consultation to discuss making changes to the stamp duty and land tax rules. The consultation seeks views on changing certain collective investment schemes: the seeding of property authorised investment funds;

A new Private Members’ Bill to ‘end the liability of lay rectors for the repair of chancels’ has been introduced into Parliament. Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Avebury put the new legislation forward on July 16

Planning can sometimes seem to be a subjective topic, but changes to your local environment could positively or negatively impact your quality of life and value of your property. The planning system in this country

Mortgage approvals in the UK continued to fall for three months to May, according to new figures. The latest research by the Bank of England (BoE) showed that while mortgage approvals dipped, gross secured lending

The first new building society to enter the market in three decades has dubbed itself ‘The Family Building Society that will help a family across the generations’. The mutual opened its doors on July 14

Remortgaging activity is boosting the UK housing market, according to new research. After a sharp correction in March and April that saw May make a slow recovery of three per cent, property valuations in June

A plan to provide half a million new and affordable homes for families has been put forward by a group of by over 370 local councils. The Local Government Association is representing the councils in