Alexa Holgate, an experienced residential property conveyancer, joins Lichfield law firm, Ansons Solicitors, to head up the residential property team at their Cannock office.  Alexa, who started her career in 2003, joining Ansons from one

Would-be sellers who have become frustrated with the current market have decided that now is the time to rent out their home, moving themselves into rented accommodation in a bid to “move on”, says independent

Here at Today’s Conveyancer we are happy to publish balanced guest articles submitted by our members, such as the article below which has been submitted by Rob Hailstone of The Bold Group. I attended a

There is a broad spectrum of opinion between CML lenders in England & Wales as to the minimum length of an acceptable residential lease for a full term mortgage of 25 years according to a

Today’s Conveyancer has been having a look at the value of web domains and what they deliver for conveyancing firms. American domain expert, Aaron Visaggio of www.buydomains.com, has been talking with us because he is

Santander has taken a big step forward in managing the risk they face from conveyancers by seeking to put into place their own annual compliance checks for which they intend to charge a fee and

Following a careful appraisal of the Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) marketplace, and to build on their current position when it comes to conveyancing risk management, First Title have joined forces with INK Underwriting Agencies Ltd

We reported earlier today that Santander would be re-opening their conveyancing panel membership and introducing annual fees for compliance checks.  You can read the story here. A spokesperson for the Law Society comments on our

Following an extensive review of the market Grindeys LLP, who employ over 175 staff across their four offices, have chosen MatterCentre for their case and matter management, citing the ease of use, flexibility and workflow

Sesame Bankhall Legal Services has launched a legal panel comprising of Optima Legal, Shoosmiths, Breeze & Wyles and O’Neill Patient, which will offer the service of legal protection of their client’s wealth. Sesame will train

Homeowners in London who are considering renting out their homes during the 2012 Olympics have been warned by a city law firm that they could face fines of up to £20, 000.  It will be

Jet, which has been developed by technology firm Space01 together with the former Director of eConveyancer, Alan Dring, and several conveyancing practices, is designed to help firms meet the challenges that are currently facing the

Tesco law, will it affect you and if so how? In October the Alternative Business Structure will come into force. Commonly dubbed “Tesco Law” this is likely to change the face of the legal profession.

TM Group, the large conveyancing information business, has recently helped a large firm save time and money on an urgent piece of work on a property portfolio. A conveyancer who needed 600 OC1 searches urgently

Since their launch in October last year The Legal Ombudsman has been contacted by 38,155 consumers.  For every 10 contacts 1 becomes an accepted case with 3,768 cases having been opened in the first six

RSA, formerly Royal & Sun Alliance, have formed a strategic partnership with Litigation Protection and re-entered the legal indemnity market in a bid to increase choice for solicitors and licensed conveyancers. RSA will, working with

Land Registry has issued a press release this morning stating that from today the Land Registry will no longer be the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and Ken Clarke but will now form part

Property owners in the UK could face a clean up bill of more than £15,000 per affected property.  The research, which was carried out by property search company, SearchFlow, reports that as many as 3

The Conveyancing Association (CA) recently carried out a survey of its members, representing the majority of the UK’s leading conveyancing firms, both solicitors and licensed conveyancers, which highlights that whilst there are concerns over the

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According to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL Property Services Plc rents have hit a record high in June and have broken the £700.00 per month barrier for the first time.  The increase has seen

According to the broker and packager, Mortgages for Business, average buy to let yields have increased, quarter on quarter, with vanilla products now offering a yield of 5.8 per cent and complex deals offering up

According to a report on www.telegraph.co.uk almost one third of property purchases are falling through.  The telegraph reported that according to figures from 1st Property Lawyers, a large conveyancing firm in Leicestershire, 29 per cent

Despite a possible delay to their introduction brokers are being urged to continue with their plans to create alternative business structures. It is expected that many brokers will seize the opportunity, given by the Legal

With a number of remortgage tenders arising later this year and early next year LMS the conveyancing panel management business has taken a significant step forward through an agreement with Connells and LSL.  The management

June has proved to be a successful time for borrowers as mortgage lenders have significantly increased mortgage approvals to meet their half year targets.  It is reported that lending to the lower end of the

Usually at this time of year insurance companies are starting to gear up for the annual bun fight that the professional indemnity market for solicitors has become. Over recent years insurers have pulled out and

RICS has introduced a new product, the RICS Condition Report.  This is an alternative to their Home Buyer Report of the building survey for the residential property market.  It will offer a clear and concise

There are further signs of a stabilisation in the mortgage market during May, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).  However, on an historic basis lending volumes are still quite weak. May saw 41,500

RICS has released research warning that homebuyers across England and Wales who fail to order a home survey are risking losing thousands of pounds as a result.  This is because a home survey reveals any

In the current market you wouldn’t really expect to see more job adverts but just today we have posted three new adverts for a Residential & Commercial Property Solicitor, Remortgage Fee Earner and also a

Safe-Move, a trading arm of Yorkshire water, believe that the property market is ‘picking up momentum’ as they provide their millionth drainage and water search. The lucky customer, who was rewarded with tickets to Ladies