Growth of 6.5% in London has helped drive an overall increase in prices of 0.8% in July. The average asking price reached £162,900, representing a 0.3% annual increase. This overall increase came despite more than half of regions Read More
JLT has warned that the rise in two-year solicitors’ professional indemnity (PI) insurance contracts could end up costing law firms more money. The end of the costly assigned risks pool (ARP) from this year’s Read More
The FirstBuy shared equity scheme has helped Persimmon Homes to an increase in new homes sales. The government-backed initiative has enabled more first-time buyers to get a foot on the housing ladder by making it Read More
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has responded to calls for increased transparency by producing a document detailing its processes and the sanctions it can impose. Tribunal president Andrew Spooner said: “The guidance effectively codifies in Read More
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has granted an ABS licence to Total Conveyancing Services, the trading name of LMS Direct Conveyancing Limited. June Mulroy interim Chief Executive, CLC, said: "We are very pleased Read More
Whilst fraud across the wider financial services industry has decreased attempted mortgage fraud has increased. According to the research by Experian, 39 in every 10,000 mortgage applications were fraudulent in the second quarter of 2012, up from 32 for Read More
The 2012/13 fees framework for the SRA has been confirmed by the Law Society Council and Legal Services Board. It will maintain the same fee structure as last year. Solicitors are encouraged to use the fees Read More
A limited number of spaces are still available for the SLC regional road shows. They start in a few days and will provide delegates with access to a range of industry updates. Each delegate will Read More
Conveyancing Liability Solutions Ltd has issued the following statement relating to Chancel Repair Liability. 30 households in Broadway, Gloucestershire have been alerted that Chancel Repair Liability has just been registered against their title at the HMLR Read More
The LMS remortaging survey has shown that after an 18 month low, gross remortgage lending for July was up 13% from June. The overall figure of £3.5bn is low by historic comparisons and down on the Read More
Santander has agreed to put its panel review on hold and postpone its next quarterly review whilst it undergoes consultation with the Law Society. Many across the industry were angered by the banks decision to Read More
Sarah Hill Wheeler, a property solicitor and one of the authors of Ruoff & Roper “On Registered Conveyancing” talks to us about property fraud and the impact this can have. The webinar looks at: – What Read More
Sarah Hill Wheeler, a solicitor and one of the authors of Ruoff & Roper On Registered Conveyancing talks us through the issues you need to know about when it comes to the increasingly popular solar Read More
Gemma Shepherd-Etchells of Gem Legal Training talks us through the recent changes to the Solicitors Handbook and what these mean for legal practitioners. Outcomes focused regulations is adapted from the Financial Services Authority’s “principles Read More
Sarah Hill Wheeler, a property solicitor and one of the authors of Ruoff & Roper “On Registered Conveyancing” talks to us about the Standard Conditions of Sale which are now in their fifth edition, published Read More
A new website is being launched which hopes to shake-up the legal industry. MrLawyer.co.uk aims to make it easier for consumers by allowing them to search online for a lawyer. It hopes to Read More
The firm has been admitted to the membership of the Conveyancing Association. The Conveyancing Association is a non-profit organisation that represents conveyancing operations throughout the UK. Lee Hartshorn, Director of Total Conveyancing (TCS) said, “We Read More
It has today been announced that Total Conveyancing Services (TCS) have been admitted to the membership of the Conveyancing Association. TCS, whose directors have over 35 years combined experience in conveyancing practice, were welcomed to Read More
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has revealed gross mortgage lending in June totalled £11.9 billion, representing a 5% fall both from the May (£12.5 billion) and June 2011 (£12.6 billion). Gross lending for the second quarter of 2012 Read More
The number of new homes listed in the first half of the year on the SmartNewHomes website has increased by 90%, compared to the same six month period in 2011. This is partly down to the new Read More