90% FTB tracker mortgage at 4.49% HSBC – 29th March 2010

HSBC has reduced by 0.5% the rates for first time buyers on its tracker mortgages for those with a 10% deposit. It wasn’t that long ago when first time buyers needed to put down considerably larger deposits in order to have any type of mortgage. The lifetime tracker is currently at 4.49% made up of […]

Choosing a conveyancer online growing – 29th March 2010

Marketing for conveyancers

How the public choose a lawyer is the subject of further research released this week.   The Gazette has reported that research commissioned by www.legallybetter.com has found that just over a fifth of clients would use the internet to find their conveyancer. As the internet has changed everything from buying books to purchasing tickets for […]

WARNING – Quinn goes into Administration – 1st April 2010

On Thursday 1st April what would otherwise have been a really bad April fools joke was confirmed as a reality.  The Financial Serivce Authority announced that  Quinn the Irish Insurance company had been placed into administration.  An application to the High Court and appointment of two joint adminstrators signalled risk for many solicitors firms. The […]