LDC, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, is backing the expansion of eConveyancer, a provider of software for online conveyancing and home buyer search services, with an injection of development capital. The online conveyancing firm, Read More
Six solicitors who committed possibly one of the largest mortgage frauds ever carried out in the UK have now gone on trial at Southwark Crown Court. The jury have heard how the fraud was Read More
The latest NHBC figures for the final quarter of the year have shown that registrations are up 3% on the figures for the same period in 2009, despite the heavy snowfall in December. There is a return Read More
As consumers should we be entitled to information pertaining to complaints about service? Take the time to have a look at the following article from Legal Futures regarding the Legal Ombudsman’s discussion paper on Read More
Agent Tracker is the first independent verified review site for estate agents and they say that standards in the industry need to be revolutionised to ensure agents deliver the best possible customer service. An Read More
GroundSure has been providing leading environmental intelligence solutions to the UK legal, financial and property markets for 10 years, informing their clients on issues associated with contaminated land, flood risk and planning. GroundSure takes a look Read More
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury has recently announced a package of measures intended to enhance consumer protection in the mortgage market. The new measures will: – Transfer the regulation of new and existing second charge Read More
The new Conveyancing Quality Scheme, according to the Law Society, can play a role in mortgage fraud in England and Wales. The publication of the Nation Fraud Authority’s annual fraud indicator shows the cost Read More
As a result of a challenging market Countrywide are forecasting the demise of independent estate agencies in 2011. Nigel Stockton, Financial Services Director for Countrywide, recently spoke exclusively to The Negotiator and attributes the decline to Read More
Paul Murden provides locum conveyancing but don’t worry he won’t just “walk away” at the end of an assignment: “People often remark to me that being a locum means that when you finish Read More
In the last couple of weeks I have been working with a firm of conveyancers where some things weren’t going as well as they might be. The firm is very proud of its Read More
Having identified the need for a comprehensive environmental search that would also include a full coal mining report, The Coal Authority, together with GroundSure delivers the Enviro All-in-One. Dr Joe Dearden, Head of Property Search Read More
Arguably one of the UK’s largest independent providers of conveyancing, myhomemove, have recently launched what they call a revolutionary new online conveyancing service, e-Way. Myhomemove say that with e-Way they intend to build on Read More
ETSOS are today launching a free quotation and referral system which will help conveyancers combat the threats they face. The free new service gives all conveyancers an easy to use tool to enable estate agents Read More
Following the comprehensive independent review of client financial protection arrangements the SRA are proposing significant changes not least the removal of the single renewal date for professional indemnity insurance for firms from October 2011. There are Read More
Referral fee payments have been a contentious area for many years that has divided the profession. For some conveyancers the very mention of paying conveyancing referral fees makes the blood boil but for most Read More
Every conveyancer faces potential risks every day they do business. Having your business name and identity stolen or passing money innocently to a fraudster that has held himself out as another firm can wreck your Read More
Mattthew Joy Director at Conveyancing Data Services has drawn attention to falling standards in land charge departments. In a recent newsletter Joy said “Until recently I would not have thought that the Government’s cuts Read More
The Law Society has issued a big call to action to conveyancing solicitors. If your application for the CQS is not received by the 28 February 2011 you’ll miss out on your chance to benefit Read More
Since it became compulsory to register changes in ownership of land and property some time ago you would think that there would be very few First Registration applications being submitted today. However, new figures received Read More