ABS: Under starters orders

Licensing applications will soon be accepted by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for Alternative Business Structures (ABS), according to a recent announcement. An Order which designates the SRA as an ABS licensing authority, laid before Parliament on Friday, will come into force on 23 December and enables the SRA to set the date on which […]

Franchise model gains ground.

The number of strategic options for conveyancers continues to grow as Lawyers2you announce that they will be holding an Open Day on Friday 9th December 2011.  Not only do conveyancing firms have to think about how to manage the work that is coming through the door but also what the impact of ABS will have […]

CML Future of Conveyancing Conference – the outcomes.

The CML Future of Conveyancing Conference was held last Thursday at the old Prudential Assurance building in Holborn. The ornate distinctive red brick building dominates that part of Holborn as an impressive building of a by gone age.  The kiln fired tiles inside the building created the sense that they building had once been the […]

Research endorses perception that local conveyancers are preferred.

At last weeks CML Conference Phillip Oldcorn of First Title presented a summary of the findings of a report that First Title had commissioned from You Gov.  The comprehensive report surveyed nearly 2000 people who had recently purchased a residential property.  The report makes fascinating reading and is probably amongst the best research done into […]