Toni is the Media Officer for Today’s Conveyancer, Today’s Wills & Probate and Today’s Family Lawyer.
I worked for a law firm for 16 years, during my time at the firm I worked as a company commercial legal secretary for 7 years but changed careers and moved into marketing for the remaining 9 years – where I covered all aspects of marketing.
While in the marketing role, I achieved a CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing and CAM Diploma in Digital Marketing.
As tax changes for buy-to-let investors start to bite, landlords are reducing their portfolios, meaning bumper Capital Gains Tax (CGT) payments for the taxman. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has released figures showing record CGT
Banking and financial trade association UK Finance has released data showing that 24,880 mortgages were taken out for first homes in February 2019. This is 4.1 percent more than for the same month last year
The Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance’s UK managing partner and solicitor, Michael Bates, has been impersonated by scammers in a bid to con unsuspecting members of the public. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have
Soaring Easter temperatures signal start of super growth of invasive plant Japanese knotweed Met Office predicts Easter weekend temperatures soaring past 20°C Easter marks start of warmer climate with hottest Spring on record predicted and
A new way consumers could buy a home means that conveyancers will have to endure twice as long transaction process. The new modern eBay-style online property auction, which is meant to cost buyers thousands of
The Law Commission believes that there is scope for current leasehold properties to convert into Commonhold and may become the viable solution to help resolve the leasehold crisis that is developing in the UK. At
Fraudsters deceived Woodfords Solicitors by using a phony email to trick them into sending more than £600,000 from the proceeds of a client’s house sale to their bank account. Nicola McConnell, 70, who is a
Proptech leaders across the globe have completed a trial which claims to cut the property transaction process to 3 weeks rather than 3 months using blockchain technology. A successful pilot finalised by Instant Property Network
Homeowners across the UK will be able to ask their virtual assistant, Alexa, what their property is worth in the current market conditions. A largely franchised group, Hunters, announced the launch of an Amazon Alexa
Nigel Allen, Director of Total Claims Solutions & UNU Group, is a former CEO of claims management giants Slater Gordon Solutions Motor and has extensive experience growing and managing businesses within the insurance sector. Working
The Government has drawn up a draft “Reservation Agreement” for use in conveyancing transactions which it hopes will prevent gazumping. Law firm Hart Brown has had the opportunity to analyse the draft and finds that
Homeowners in a large Thames-side development are planning legal action against developer Galliard Homes after being left in flats with dangerous aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. Shortly after the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017,
A businessman has been fined almost £40,000 for illegally lopping back a mature oak to the rear of his luxury property. Samuel Wilson, aged 40, added a Juliet balcony to the master bedroom at his
Mortgage approval rates are sluggish as Brexit uncertainty slows the housing market. Lobby Group UK Finance released figures for February showing 39,083 mortgage approvals for house purchases for the month. This is down on the
Leaseholders and campaign groups have slammed a building industry pledge to stop leasehold exploitation. The government recently made a public declaration that it would be legally possible to introduce legislation to remove onerous and unfair
A report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has revealed that the use of derelict land could provide much needed new homes in England. By using land previously been developed but not in
Top 500 conveyancers will be holding their breath as the HM Land Registry will begin the process of publishing a league table of conveyancing firms who submit the most applications that require correction or further
Workers in the North could find themselves unemployed in the coming decades due to the influx of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robots, while their counterparts in the South will profit from rising demand and increased
The unseasonably warm start to the year could have an impact on the growing season for Japanese knotweed, according to a national trade body. Japanese knotweed lives through winter in the soil and starts to
On face value, one may question what company mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers have to do with cyber security. But for law firms charged with overseeing the safe completion of such transactions, cyber security should be
