The Society for Licensed Conveyancers is the representative body for licensed conveyancers. Speaking to Today’s Conveyance a spokesperson for the SLC has aligned itself with the concerns of the Law Society saying: “We have been
Which? carried out a mystery shopping investigation of 22 qualified equity release advisers and found that the advice given to pensioners fell short of the benchmark with 20 per cent failing the tests and only
Nationwide Building Society has started a review of its conveyancing panel, removing those firms that have lain dormant for the last 12 months. Given that Nationwide is one of the largest lenders in the country
Rightmove are reporting a listings drought with just 36,433 properties coming on to the site per week. These are the lowest levels recorded over the last ten years, since the site started measuring the market.
The implementation of the new HSBC super panel by Countrywide has raised lots of practical questions from conveyancing practitioners, some of which the Law Society has been able to seek clarity on this week. In
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In a recent news item published by Rowlinsons the Cheshire based solicitors practice they are using their CQS accreditation to market higher fees. Whilst a lot of firms are sceptical about the value of CQS
Barratts trading statement issued last week presents positive news for conveyancers with an increase in the number of plots completed and net private reservations per active site per week increased by 23.1% to 0.48 (H1
The start date of the Government’s proposed Mortgage Indemnity Guarantee Scheme could be unrealistic, according to property services group, Countrywide. The scheme, which hopes to provide a guarantee for around 100,000 new mortgages for first
Grand Designs probably has a lot to answer for but I’m quite sure that most of our prospective clients have dreamt of designing and building their own home at some point in their lives. Grant
The latest First Time Buyer Review from Halifax, released in December, has reported that First-time buyer affordability is at an 8 year high. The First Time Buyer Review tracks housing affordability in over 240 local
Attwaters Solicitors, a leading multi-discipline law firm based in both London and Essex, has swapped out the IRIS Aim practice management system in favour of the Peppermint Platform following an involvement with the Peppermint Partner
The Governments Housing Strategy has highlighted the range of steps being taken to increase the supply of new homes, and it has been announced by the Housing Minster that there will be a review of
The Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPRR) has issued a new report warning that the UK is at risk of a “lost decade” of house building unless the development industry is reformed. The report
You are invited to the Derby Property Lawyers Association AGM on Monday 6th February 2012. Joanne Jones of the Association emailed us saying "The Derby Property Lawyers Association is just a small group we have.
Conveyancers will long ago have formed an opinion as to whether they are going to only use official local authority searches for their conveyancing due diligence or whether some or all personal local authority searches
Landmark has put up its prices from the 4th January so we are sorry we are a bit lapse in reporting this as quickly as we would have liked but hopefully better late than never.
In the last few weeks a number of senior and well known individuals have left search companies to pursue new ventures. The latest of these is James Sherwood Rogers who has since October 2003 headed
According to The Bold Group, a national network that represents high street law firms across the UK, the recent launch by HSBC of its new conveyancing panel has resulted in an unprecedented number of calls
Devonshires the London based legal practice that is particularly known for its work in social housing has become one of the first firms to publically announce its membership on the HSBC super conveyancing panel. Their
Quill Pinpoint has formed a unique alliance with risk and compliance software provider, Riliance Software Limited, to offer their 600-strong client base an affordable and easy-to-use solution for managing the professional obligations defined within the
Napthens solicitors who have offices in Blackpool, Preston, Blackburn and Chorley has promoted solicitor Sarah Barnes to head its Residential Property department Sarah will take over the post from Simon Ainsworth, who is also the
In a recent news item published by Rowlinsons the Cheshire based solicitors practice they are using their CQS accreditation to market higher fees. Whilst a lot of firms are sceptical about the value of CQS
Barratts trading statement issued last week presents positive new for conveyancers with an increase in the number of plots completed and net private reservations per active site per week increased by 23.1% to 0.48 (H1
The Law Society has released a new Practice Note to give advice on the use of social media websites. Social media is beneficial for everything from access to legal information and resources, to professional networking
First let me wish you all a very happy and peaceful new year. Introduction Continuing with my blogs on current case law this case from December is an important and a stark warning for lawyers
You won’t have failed to notice the approval to proceed with the HS2 link. Whilst it might take over a decade to complete many are already talking about property blight and risk of conveyancer negligence.
The High Court ruling in the case of Paratus AMC Ltd & RMAC 2005 NS1 Plc v Countrywide Surveyors Ltd could result in fewer lenders making negligence claims against professionals after the issue of contributory
Manchester firm Rowlands Field Cunningham were bought out of administration by Linder Myers just before Christmas, marking the latest stage of the firms “ambitious expansion strategy”. Linder Myers has already acquired practices in Lytham and
Last week the Bank of England released the figures for the number of mortgage approvals in November 2011. In broad terms between August and November there was only a month on month marginal change for
Adam Sampson last week wrote in his blog about the challenges about publishing complaints data. The Legal Ombudsman wants to publish the number of complaints that he deals with for each firm but points out
Following the market changing news that HSBC will now require its borrowers to use its own limited panel or have separate representation HSBC has decided to subscribe to the CML Handbook. On Friday morning last