Land Registry launches electronic document service
As from yesterday (3 December 2012), property professionals will be able to apply more quickly and cost effectively to update details held on property registers. The Land Registry’s new electronic Document Registration Service (e-DRS) is now available through their ‘portal’ transactional channel. Users such as conveyancers are now able to send and receive the majority […]
New business development manager for Blacks Connect
The broker-focussed conveyancing provider has announced that Emma Mason has joined them as Business Development Manager. Ms Mason is highly experienced in the mortgage introducer market, having spent 10 years in a similar role with Goldsmith Williams. She will be visiting brokers up and down the country, representing Blacks Connect at industry events and roadshows, […]
Scotland Law Society welcomes Stamp Duty Replacement
The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Bill will provide for a Scottish tax on land transactions to replace Stamp Duty Land Tax from April 2015. The Law Society of Scotland today welcomed the introduction of the Bill which is the first of three related bills being brought put forward by the Scottish Government as […]
Home-buying quality mark reaches 2000
The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) quality standard has accredited its 2000th legal practice in England and Wales. Cyril Jones & Co based in Wrexham, North Wales reached the landmark after going through a rigorous application and assessment procedure. CQS is now a requirement for law firms acting for both the bank and the […]
New local authority search comparison tool launched
ETSOS now have a newly enhanced search ordering module that can improve the customer experience in the moving process because they have included what they call a “comparison widget.” The widget can now help conveyancing firms that are ordering official or personal searches to compare not only the price of a number of search companies […]
Move with Us partner earns £1 million revenue
Independent estate agent Newton Fallowell has earned over £1 million of revenue in property sales and conveyancing income, through working with property specialists Move with Us. The firm has been a member of the Move with Us Partner Network for over a decade with the first Newton Fallowell’s first branch joining Move with Us in […]
Solicitors urged to complete PC renewals process
The SRA have urged solicitors to renew their practising certificate in good time as the deadline for renewals is fast approaching. The deadline for completing the process Friday 14 December. Nearly half of solicitors in England and Wales have already either completed or started the renewal process. Of the anticipated 37,000 bulk or single applications […]
Mutuals enjoy increased market share
The October figures show that gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders was up by 29% compared to October 2011. This equates to an increase of £3.0 billion in October. Total gross lending in the first ten months of the year was £25.6 billion, up from £19.1 billion in the same period […]
First round of COLP and COFA approvals
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued its first set of approvals for the key posts of Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) and Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration (COFA). COLPs and COFAs will take up their duties from 1 January 2013 and need to be approved by 31 December. Any firm that does […]
