Conveyancer becomes partner after 18 months
A residential conveyancing solicitor who joined a regional law firm 18 months ago has become its youngest partner. Darlington & Stockton Times reported that” “Sally Hare, 31, has risen through the ranks at BHP Law having been made head of its conveyancing department and an associate late last year”. The conveyancing team at the firm […]
Five things for conveyancers to consider in 2014
The start of the year is always a good time to get your house in order and think about what is round the corner. Here we highlight five areas that you might wish to consider focusing on during 2014. Capacity and Price 2013 was a particularly buoyant year for conveyancers compared with 2012 with many […]
Taylor&Emmet join forces with Cockertons
Sheffield solicitors, Taylor&Emmet LLP has announced a merger with Bakewell firm, Cockertons. The deal will see Cockertons become a division of Taylor&Emmet, widening the range of legal services available in the North Derbyshire market town. Cockertons is to retain its own identity and client base and all 17 employees are to remain at its Bridge […]
Information Commissioner urges personal device policy
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged firms to introduce policy’s relating to the use of personal devices at work. They referred to a survey from before Christmas that showed that sixty per cent of the UK population now own a smart phone and 20% a tablet. Whilst employees using their own devices has in […]
Willis increases market share
The UK Legal Services Practice of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced that it has increased its market share of the Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) market. The firm has seen an increase in business of around 30% following the acquisition of Prime Risk Solutions and […]
SRA warns firms to engage over insurance position
Conveyancers beware of who you take a conveyancing undertaking from. Firms that failed to secure a new professional indemnity insurance policy by 1 October automatically entered the extended policy period (EPP), which provided a 90-day extension. That period ended on 29 December and firms that still did not have cover should now have closed. The […]
ETSOS Searches the UK
Conveyancing search supermarket ETSOS has announced that it has added Searches UK to its roster of regulated search providers. The move is part of ETSOS’s on-going commitment to give its clients as broad a choice of providers and products as possible, enabling firms to demonstrate an independence of choice and the ability to truly act […]
A cautiously optimistic outlook
With the old year drawn to a close, the festive season is a time to reflect on what has been and hopes for good fortune in 2014. For the property market, the mood is certainly more buoyant than a year ago. I am sure we will all be viewing 2013 as the year when the […]
STL launches new enhanced search
STL has launched an enhanced Regulated (Personal) Local Authority Search which includes: – A unique new interactive ‘Summary for Conveyancers’ — this identifies key points and matters revealed (which conveyancers may wish to highlight to clients or investigate further), recommendations for further actions and details of any hazards identified for the property address – an […]
More than half think 2014 time to sell
According to the latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker 51% of the British public think that 2014 will be a good time to sell property. This is the first time since April 2011 that the survey has shown a majority positive sentiment with only 39% thinking 2014 will be a bad time to sell. Sentiment […]
November sees over 70,000 mortgage loans approved
The latest Money and Credit Report from the Bank of England has revealed 70,758 mortgage loans were approved in November. This was considerably higher than the six month average of 62,999 with the increase equating to £0.9 billion compared to October. The number of approvals for remortgaging was 34,642 compared to the average of 34,405 […]
Daily Mail reports on Chancel Repair Liability
The Daily Mail has warned their readers of the dangers of Chancel Repair Liability in their story “Homeowners face huge bills for repair to churches under ancient laws – regardless of their religion”. The story published on the 30th December details the threat to homeowners saying that: “Letters have been sent to more than 12,000 […]
Will flooding leave conveyancers in hot water?
The Met Office has warned that the worst storms the UK has seen for 20 years are set to continue, with 70 flood warnings in place throughout England and Wales and a further 217 areas on flood alert. The continued rain will undoubtedly cause further disruption and the Environment Agency has warned heavy rain may […]
Help to Buy sees £1 billion of lending
During the last three months over 6000 people have put in offers on homes and applied for a mortgage thanks to the Help to Buy scheme. The latest statistics released by the government show that nearly 750 purchases have already been completed through the scheme. Once approved these mortgages would represent nearly £1 billion of […]
SLC appoints additional directors
The SLC has announced the appointment of Gill Pirie of Chelmer Conveyancing Services, Shelley-Rae Rounding of Wills Chandler and Valerie Holmes of Valerie Holmes Property Lawyers as directors of the Society. All will form part of the SLC board and be responsible for developing the SLC’s future strategy, ensuring that the growing numbers of Licensed […]
Nugent v Nugent [2013] EWHC 4095 (Ch) (20 December 2013)
This case raised a novel issue before Mr Justice Morgan as to whether the court had, following the Land Registration Act 2002 ("the 2002 Act"), an inherent power to order the cancellation of a unilateral notice registered against a title and, if so, in what circumstances, and how, such a power should be exercised. Section […]
