Geeks Win … and it gets Personal…. again.
Firstly, congratulations to Geeks — not all geeks everywhere but our technology partner — Geeks Ltd — who won the 2014 Queens Award for Enterprise in Innovation last month. Apart from the fact that we are very pleased for them and proud to be associated with a company who has achieved such a prestigious award; […]
Nicola Scahill – consultant at BCL Legal – gives her overview of the UK’s conveyancing jobs market….
There’s no doubting that us Brits are passionate about owning our property; especially when compared to our European cousins. Sure, many people have been bruised following the downturn and economic turbulence of recent years but confidence is coming back. That’s not just our optimistic point of view as we’re seeing a real surge in demand […]
Searches UK raise money for charity
Searches UK raise money for charity in the Brighton legal walk Searches UK, a leading provider of searches to UK conveyancing practitioners, is both proud and delighted to be joining the 10k Brighton Legal Walk in June to help raise money for charity. All of the Searches UK team will start the walk at the […]
After a busy bank holiday, Moneypenny looks ahead to Legalex 2014
Telephone answering specialist Moneypenny has reported its busiest ever bank holiday weekend in terms of the number of calls taken for its continually growing portfolio of legal clients. Over the May Day weekend, Moneypenny’s Legal Receptionists handled over four times more calls than during the equivalent weekend in 2013. There are a number of reasons […]
Local authorities consider legal challenge to Land Registry proposals
– Property sales transactions at risk of collapse – Delays inevitable due to local authority staff cuts – Quality of information will deteriorate Local authority CEOs have mooted a possible legal challenge against central government following a meeting organised by the DCLG and […]
Consultation on the publishing of disciplinary data
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has launched a six week consultation asking for views on its proposals for publishing data about the disciplinary history of the individuals and firms it regulates. We would like to hear your views on the possibility of publishing: – Notice of hearings of the Adjudication Panel, including details of the […]
Best conveyancer for first time buyers declared
Beaumont Legal, one of the country’s fastest growing conveyancing firms, has been voted Best Law Firm for Conveyancing for the second consecutive year, after the Wakefield-based solicitors clinched top honours at the 2014 First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards. Held at the Landmark Hotel, London on Friday 25th April, the awards celebrate those who are helping […]
Interest-only mortgage debt falling
The CML has reported a significant reduction in outstanding interest-only mortgage debt. A year after the agreement between the CML and the FCA that lenders would contact borrowers with interest-only mortgages due to mature before 2020, a survey has found that there were an estimated 2.2million IOM outstanding on lenders’ books at the end of […]
East of England sees highest number of planned property purchases
Five per cent of households in the UK plan to buy a property in the next year, according to a new survey. The report, carried out by Ipsos Mori and Knight Frank, found that 7.9 per cent of households in the East of England intend to purchase property in the next 12 months, while 7.7 […]
Fraudulent employee references on the rise
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is warning of fraudulent employee references. Together with BBC1’s Fake Britain, the FSB cooperated on a survey of 1,800 small firms, which found that nearly one in five had discovered candidates with fraudulent references. They also found that 71 per cent of small business owners are unaware that websites […]
Landnet releases latest publication
Landnet has released the latest issue of its customer magazine. The April issue covers how lower fees are passing savings on to their customers and how the disputes procedure has evolved over the last decade. Landnet 41 also features topics on state–of-the-art technology in customer research, views on their MapSearch service and how customers can […]
CLS Monthly News Round-Up – May Edition
Residential Conveyancing News Chancel Repair Liability – 12,000 New properties registered (Published by The Independent) Rural communities in uproar as 250 Parochial Church Councils (PCC) register Chancel Repair Liability against 12,000 properties across the UK. The PCC are not removing the liability permanently but are given temporary permission not to pursue it, therefore the liability […]
