Shoosmiths, a top 50 law firm, has recently become the largest law firm in England and Wales to achieve the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). The CQS is considered the “mark of excellence Read More
Statistics released by HMRC (http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/survey_of_prop/menu.htm) provide further insight into the effect of the recession on the housing market. Peter Watkin of law—workshop.co.uk Read More
Recent research carried out by EMR, a marketing recruiter, has shown that the demand for Business Development Managers (BDM) has intensified. The increase in demand has led to one in two BDMs who tender Read More
According to recent news reports Tesco Bank are facing long delays in respect of their launch into mortgage lending services. According to a spokesperson for the supermarket giant, “(we) are in the advanced stages Read More
Harry Hill – Moving With the Times 2011 View another webinar from Today’s ConveyancerRead More
The issue of “fraud” by conveyancers on lenders is a very contentious issue. An issue that one organisation can perceive of as fraud can be another’s perceived negligence. What is a deliberate Read More
Which enquiry service will bring the biggest benefit to your firm? According to Marketlaw a new "ground breaking" research report, published recently, aims to provide you and your firm with independent information Read More
Riliance provides web based risk and compliance software within the legal marketplace and, in order to coincide with the changes being made in the legal sector, recently launched the new risk and compliance software. The Read More
If you are in the conveyancing industry then you need no reminders that we are in very challenging times but when the Chief Executive of the Law Society, Des Hudson, speaking at the Moving With Read More
Speaking on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) this week at the Conveyancing Association’s (CA) All Members Meeting, Samantha Barrass has said that with much of the debate over Alternative Business Structures being Read More
Thames Water Property Searches (formerly Thames Water Property Insight) is running a further Residential Conveyancing Update CPD event for property lawyers working in residential conveyancing and all delegates will receive 4 CPD points for attending the Read More
The FSA published their latest Mortgage Lending Data Report last week showing that remortgage business accounted for a smaller proportion of new lending in Q2. The report shows that lending was down from 38 per Read More
On the 7th September 2011 Victor Olowe, the Chief Executive of the Council for Licensed Conveyancers spoke at our Moving With The Times Conference. To listen to his presentation please click play below. Today’s Conveyancer Read More
We are all aware of how stressful moving home is for our clients. The washing machine needs plumbing in, a leaky tap needs fixing or an extra plug socket is needed. Conveyancing Data Read More
On the 7th September 2011 Des Hudson the Chief Executive of the Law Society spoke at our Moving With The Times Conference. To listen to his presentation please click play below. Today’s Conveyancer Moving With Read More
Clear provide an online system that collates conveyancing data and, by working with forward thinking law firms, conduct due diligence to ensure that the data required by the buyer’s solicitor will be readily to Read More
The Law Society have announced that Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) firms and those that have attained Lexcel accreditation will be offered exclusive access to “competitive Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) quotes” for this year’s renewals. Read More
We are all aware that there is a burden on anyone involved in the conveyancing process to focus on regulatory compliance and ensure that risk is managed effectively, with this in mind Goldsmith Williams ask “Read More
With the prospect of troublesome times ahead, many conveyancing solicitors are looking at new and innovative ways to increase their revenue in a bid to combat the effects of the property slump. Manchester based JMW Read More
In association with both the Sunday Times and the Times, The Estate Agency of the Year Awards are the longest running and most sought after awards within the sector. The organiser Estate Agency Events Read More