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.
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
The largest local search data company in the UK, OneSearch Direct, keeps conveyancers abreast of Local Authority turnaround times. Following the opening of the property market back in May, the pent-up demand and Stamp Duty
Today’s Conveyancer wanted to mark and recognise World Mental Health Day today (10th October) to raise awareness of the importance of good mental health and well-being in the conveyancing sector and legal industry as a
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have issued eight separate email scam alerts impersonating law firms in a matter of days. All eight scams were reported on 5th, 6th and 7th October where emails had been
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced the publication of it’s latest 2020-21 Business Plan which outlines their primary deliverables and key areas of work for the next 12 months. Prior to the publication of
Legal mental health charity LawCare has announced a new ground-breaking research study ‘Life in the Law’ ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10th October. The charity has teamed up with leading academics in the
Nearly half of the country’s first-time buyers (FTBs) are being hugely impacted by the coronavirus. FTBs are bearing the brunt of the pandemic and putting their moving plans ‘on hold’ because of job/income stability and
Since the Stamp duty holiday was introduced back in early July this year, it has revived the property market considerably and increased interest from overseas buyers too – but there has been some extraordinary statistics,
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (the SLC) has announced that their conference this year will be delivered online between 13th, 14th, and 15th October enabling members to still obtain their CPD points. As a forward
Propertymark has created a new Chief Executive Officer role within the business, by appointing Tim Balcon into the position, who will lead the combined entities of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and Association
Conveyancing jobs has doubled since the end of July, according to the Indeed website. Over the last few months, Today’s Conveyancer has been observing and monitoring the number of recruitment adverts that included the term
The cream of the crop of the paralegal profession was celebrated at the annual National Paralegal Awards hosted live by the Professional Paralegal Register on last Friday 18th September. Now in its second year, the
Simplify, the UK’s largest conveyancing and property services group, has acquired the conveyancing business of Gordon Brown Law Firm (GBLF). Gordon Brown Law Firm, based in Gateshead, are one of the largest and most respected
