Health Secretary Matt Hancock sets out tougher rules for England’s new coronavirus tier system. As we come out of the second lockdown in a bid to protect vital services in the fight against the virus,

There has been a significant increase in the number of property searches being submitted ‘out of hours’ by conveyancers. The extreme challenges and difficulties of coronavirus has impacted greatly on the conveyancing industry causing the

A large website-based price comparison business has revealed that as many as a quarter may pull out of their property transaction if they miss the stamp duty holiday deadline. Last month MoneySupermarket surveyed 2,000 people

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

Hackney Council is the very first local authority to confirm that searches will now miss the stamp duty holiday deadline. The reason behind the announcement was due to an advanced criminal cyber attack which has

Key property industry bodies have come together and sent another strong open letter to Chancellor requesting an extension to the current stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday due to the profession being under immense pressure

With less than 20 weeks to go until the end of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday, and with the run up to Christmas holiday season slowing transactions down, conveyancers are faced with disruptions

NHBC, the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes, has launched the 2021 edition of its technical Standards. The new Standards will be effective for every new home covered by an NHBC warranty,

Conveyancing organisations have disagreed with claims made by Tory MP Bob Neill in parliament that the lockdown will play havoc with house buying and selling transactions during this period. In his claim, he used conveyancers

During the second lockdown, the Government has confirmed that law firms can open up their doors to the public. The Law Society recently met with officials from the government to lock in an agreement and

This morning the Bank of England monetary policy committee has held the base rate at a record low of 0.1%. Industry experts comment on the Bank of England base rate decision and quantitative easing. David

UK businesses have lost more than £6.2 million to cyber scams in the past 12 months with nearly a third increase in cases during the peak of the pandemic, new research shows. From May to

Following a surge in property transactions in the region, Cheshire law firm SAS Daniels LLP announces a raft of new appointments to its conveyancing team. At the Macclesfield office, Danni Bedford has been appointed conveyancer

My Home Move Conveyancing saw organic traffic increase by 300% from 1st July 2020 to 1st October 2020. Furthermore, the firm increased team size by 25% this year, to facilitate the increase in sales since

Law firms and individual practitioners across all sectors of the legal profession have been bombarded with scams while attempting to recover from the pandemic. The legal industry has been under attack over the last few

Edward Donne, Divisional Director within Howden’s Professional Indemnity division, affiliate members of the Conveyancing Association, who specialises in Licensed Conveyancer firms shares his experience of the current PII season along with his observations on how

Today’s Conveyancer approached one of the largest specialist legal conveyancing companies in the UK to ask about their experiences of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday and their view on the approach the government

As the residential property sector continues to be pushed to the limit, leaving conveyancers and consumers stressed and fatigued, will there be lessons learnt from the last Stamp Duty Land Tax Holiday (SDLT) over a

Chambers and Partners’ annual rankings show legal profession hits gender parity for up-and-coming lawyers for first time in rankings history. Chambers’ 2021 solicitor rankings show that newly ranked up-and-coming lawyers – those attaining partner level

Industry leaders comment on the Home Buying and Selling Group’s (HBSG) pledge for all those involved in house buying and selling process. Since lockdown, the HBSG has been working with the home moving industry to

Gaddes Noble have strengthened their growing team with the appointment of Paulette St Hilaire as Director and Head of Residential Conveyancing. With over 20 years of experience in residential conveyancing, Paulette joins Gaddes Noble from

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has stipulated that changes are required to the legal regulatory system due to increasing development of Lawtech solutions and remote access to legal services. Their response says that

A quarter of home-owners are worried about renewing their mortgage during the pandemic according to a poll. A third said their income was less secure now than before the pandemic according to the poll commissioned

• New national record for average price of property coming to market, with a 1.1% (+£3,534) monthly rise • Prices now 5.5% (+£16,818) higher than a year ago, the biggest rate of increase for over

Conveyancers have been warned by the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders that continually sending needless correspondence will interrupt the home buying and selling process for their clients. They advised conveyancers that it could have been avoided

A one-year review of Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) transparency reforms indicates encouraging trends as research found most consumers now believe that solicitors are not as expensive as they originally thought. The regulator surveyed 3,539 recent

Overheated property market causing delays in the homebuying process. The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC), the Bold Legal Group (BLG) and the Conveyancing Association (CA) have come together in a concerted effort to manage the

The Office for Legal Complaints is pleased to announce the appointments of Paul McFadden as Chief Ombudsman and Sandra Strinati as Chief Operating Officer of the Legal Ombudsman. Elisabeth Davies, Chair of OLC, said: “Paul

The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices, has been described as a “market barrier” by The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). CILEx have told the Competition

The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) is pleased to announce that PinPoint Information has become an Associate Member of the trade body organisation. PinPoint Information is an established market-leading supplier of due diligence reports to property

Plans to hit the legal profession with a levy, when they are already devoting resources to preventing the system from being abused by money launderers, have prompted solicitors’ leaders to warn of an unjustified negative

A new group aimed at tackling Digital Identity has been formed to address the need for an industry wide approach to the question of an assured digital identity verification. The Digital Identity Group, met for