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.
A leading global provider of information and analytics has revealed that from 2016 – 2019 solicitors leaving larger practices to work in smaller firms has increased from 53% in 2016 to 64% in 2019. The
Association of British Insurers (ABI) warns the Government that millions of pensioners face selling their homes because they have not planned for future social care costs. According to a new report conducted by ABI, nine
A sole practitioner from Preston has agreed to be stripped of his profession regarding a conveyancing transaction which took place 11 years ago. The long-serving solicitor, Clive Leslie Billington of Dowson Billington firm agreed with
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have issued four separate email scam alerts impersonating law firms on the same day. All four scams were reported on 6th June where emails had been falsely claiming to be
In March, 40 house builders and developers signed up to a voluntary 14-point pledge designed to end the practice of unfair and onerous leaseholds, with many house builders committing themselves to the pledge, including the
Proptech firm, One and Only Pro, which helps property investors identify properties with high yield and/or high capital growth potential, has launched a new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered property investment portal. One and Only Pro’s history
Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers have become the first UK property law firm in legal history to integrate with virtual personal assistant, Alexa, into their system. Launched last week, Simply Conveyancing customers can now ask Alexa,
A new sales progression and communication tool has been launched which claims to significantly cut house fall-throughs and speed up property transactions. The new tool called ‘Mio’, which has been successfully piloted in Cardiff for
Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers have officially become the first property law firm in the UK to integrate with virtual personal assistant, Alexa, into their system. Last week, for the first time in legal history, customers
The Government has revealed that one of the largest housebuilders in the world, Sekisui House, will significantly boost the UK housing market following a multi-million pound deal. Japan’s biggest housebuilder, Sekisui House will be transforming
The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD), who represent students through to solicitors with five years Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), have expressed concern for up and coming solicitors being at risk of exploitation if they are not
A Midlands’ law firm, Sydney Mitchell, which was founded over 250 years ago, has appointed its first female senior partner. Karen Moores, who has been a partner at the city centre firm since 1998, has
A specialist Midland’s based conveyancing firm has expanded its empire by moving into new premises and recruiting more talent to its organisation. Tamworth based, Aconveyancing has opened a meeting space in Shirley, Solihull which allows
Nearly a third (32%) of Brits who are aware of Japanese knotweed are still prepared to buy an affected property, according to new YouGov research commissioned by Environet UK. However, those buyers who would be
Law firms have reported receiving an email inviting them to pitch to represent a property development company in conveyancing transactions. In fact, the email is a scam, probably generated to gain information on individual law
Two thirds (66%) of solicitors are currently experiencing high levels of stress, according to the latest findings from the Bellwether Report 2019 titled ‘Stress in the Legal Profession: Problematic or Inevitable’, published by LexisNexis UK.
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