Convey Law has appointed two new Directors, making it one of the few UK companies and Legal Practices to have a female-majority Board of Directors. Kathryn Jones and Sophia Ramzan have been appointed Directors of

Owen Davies, Searches Business Development Manager at Severn Trent Services and a Director of DWSN, has been appointed to Chair of DWSN as of 1st April 2021. Owen replaces Kevin Brown, former DWSN Chair and

OneDome’s new homebuying platform is to cut average transaction time of 20 weeks in half once it is launched. The homebuying platform set up by a challenger portal, OneDome, expects transaction times to be cut

HM Land Registry are calling on conveyancers and other stakeholders involved in property transactions to join together to help shape the future of Business Gateway. The Land Registry has launched a new Business Gateway community

The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) has announced that four notable property and land data-led businesses have become Industry Partners of the trade body organisation: Ambiental; Barbour ABI; Glenigan; and JBA Risk Management. • Ambiental is

Mortgage lending has skyrocketed to the point of being the strongest since Bank of England records began. With the Government’s 95% mortgage scheme coupled with stamp duty land tax holiday, mortgage lending is soaring and

The Government has launched a Commonhold Council of leading industry figures who will inform the government on the future of this type of homeownership. The Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, has revealed that many industry expert

Small and medium sized law firms saw a strong first quarter in 2021, with around half seeing an increase in the number of new matters, chargeable hours recorded and fees billed, the Law Society of

Law firms that generate high numbers of complaints compared to their size should bear a greater burden of paying the costs of the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has proposed. In

Money is to be paid to councils across the UK to motivate them to transfer their land charge data to the central Digital Local Land Charges (LLC) Register quicker. It has been revealed by the

Here at Today’s Conveyancer, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week we’ve

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today (13th May 2021) welcomed the inclusion of a new Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill as announced in the Queen’s Speech to

HM Land Registry’s digital Local Land Charges Register continues to grow, enabling the digital transformation of homebuying with Kent Council now joining Land Registry’s Local Land Charges Register. Anyone requiring local land charges (LLC) searches

There was outcry over the Fire Safety Bill being passed in Parliament last week as critics believe the reforms will leave leaseholders footing the bill associated with the removal of dangerous cladding. The survivors and

HM Land Registry will be asking conveyancers for written evidence to show they have taken steps to resolve a request for information (requisition) before granting an extension from next month. This change comes after the