Fidler and Pepper Solicitors, who have offices in Sutton, Mansfield and Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, carry out conveyancing and recently had an old mill play havoc with a client’s purchase, leaving them having to source an Read More
Rob Hailstone of the Bold Group attended the launch of the Quality Solicitors/WH Smith sales concession on Saturday and has kindly allowed us to publish his thoughts on the whole event. Is Quality Solicitors Read More
Would-be sellers who have become frustrated with the current market have decided that now is the time to rent out their home, moving themselves into rented accommodation in a bid to “move on”, says independent Read More
Alexa Holgate, an experienced residential property conveyancer, joins Lichfield law firm, Ansons Solicitors, to head up the residential property team at their Cannock office. Alexa, who started her career in 2003, joining Ansons from one Read More
We reported earlier today that Santander would be re-opening their conveyancing panel membership and introducing annual fees for compliance checks. You can read the story here. A spokesperson for the Law Society comments on Read More
Following a careful appraisal of the Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) marketplace, and to build on their current position when it comes to conveyancing risk management, First Title have joined forces with INK Underwriting Agencies Ltd (Read More
Santander has taken a big step forward in managing the risk they face from conveyancers by seeking to put into place their own annual compliance checks for which they intend to charge a fee and Read More
Today’s Conveyancer has been having a look at the value of web domains and what they deliver for conveyancing firms. American domain expert, Aaron Visaggio of www.buydomains.com, has been talking with us Read More
There is a broad spectrum of opinion between CML lenders in England & Wales as to the minimum length of an acceptable residential lease for a full term mortgage of 25 years according to a survey Read More
Here at Today’s Conveyancer we are happy to publish balanced guest articles submitted by our members, such as the article below which has been submitted by Rob Hailstone of The Bold Group. I attended Read More
Sesame Bankhall Legal Services has launched a legal panel comprising of Optima Legal, Shoosmiths, Breeze & Wyles and O’Neill Patient, which will offer the service of legal protection of their client’s wealth. Sesame Read More
Following an extensive review of the market Grindeys LLP, who employ over 175 staff across their four offices, have chosen MatterCentre for their case and matter management, citing the ease of use, flexibility and workflow functionality Read More
Homeowners in London who are considering renting out their homes during the 2012 Olympics have been warned by a city law firm that they could face fines of up to £20, 000. It will be necessary Read More
Jet, which has been developed by technology firm Space01 together with the former Director of eConveyancer, Alan Dring, and several conveyancing practices, is designed to help firms meet the challenges that are currently facing the Read More
Tesco law, will it affect you and if so how? In October the Alternative Business Structure will come into force. Commonly dubbed “Tesco Law” this is likely to change the face of the legal profession. Read More
Since their launch in October last year The Legal Ombudsman has been contacted by 38,155 consumers. For every 10 contacts 1 becomes an accepted case with 3,768 cases having been opened in the first six months. The biggest Read More
TM Group, the large conveyancing information business, has recently helped a large firm save time and money on an urgent piece of work on a property portfolio. A conveyancer who needed 600 OC1 searches urgently was Read More
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The Conveyancing Association (CA) recently carried out a survey of its members, representing the majority of the UK’s leading conveyancing firms, both solicitors and licensed conveyancers, which highlights that whilst there are concerns over Read More
Property owners in the UK could face a clean up bill of more than £15,000 per affected property. The research, which was carried out by property search company, SearchFlow, reports that as many as 3 Read More