The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has struck off Nasir Ilyas, the last partner of North West firm Wolstenholmes LLP to be dealt with for professional misconduct. Mr Ilyas was struck off on Wednesday 15 October, the Read More
This month sees the launch of Today’s Conveyancer Training — a range of highly effective training courses designed to improve the knowledge of customer-facing employees within conveyancing. We’ve teamed up with customer service and Read More
Despite reports showing the property market is beginning to “cool” after the summer, this doesn’t seem to be detracting business from conveyancing firms, such as Headleys Solicitors based in the East Midlands. Headleys have Read More
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have recently reported gross mortgage lending figures that represent a slowing in the market, yet a 10% boost since the same period last year. Reported estimates of gross mortgage lending Read More
Broker-focused conveyancer, Blacks Connect, has today been added to the solicitor panel of specialist mortgage lender, Precise Mortgages. Brokers and their clients are now able to choose Blacks Connect as their conveyancer of choice when Read More
My last post was an illustration of entrepreneurial opportunism – having the mindset to recognise and take up chances when they come knocking. However, as I (or, in fact, Thomas Edison) said at the end of Read More
The phrase ‘perfect storm’ is over used, but there are plenty of reasons for legal IT professionals to look pensive as they plan their projects for the next 12 months. Across the legal industry, as “Get Read More
Tips to help increase sale price of ‘haunted homes’ The majority of estate agents believe a home with a spooky history can lose up to 20% of its value and can be twice as difficult to Read More
In October 2013, the HM Government released the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, in an effort to detract such criminal activity that had a detrimental effect on the UK. The strategy focussed on the 4 Ps of Read More
September sees 25,800 first-time buyer completions — up 11% compared to 23,200 a year ago Average first-time buyer deposit falls 8% year-on-year to £26,134, despite purchase prices rising Average first-time buyer deposit now represents 67.6% of annual first-time buyer income — down 12 percentage Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is running two events to raise awareness and understanding of the SRA’s draft Competence Statement and supporting documents. Bespoke sessions are taking place in in London and Birmingham on 19Read More
Though London has the highest house and rental prices in the UK, it seems residents remain optimistic and believe they will eventually be able to take the first step onto the property ladder. Leading flat-share Read More
Buying flats is a pain, not helped when you have an incredibly unresponsive conveyancer. Experience so far suggests avoid ***** – Dan K (@DanKoola86) October 22, 2014 Had been v.excited about buying my first flat, but unscrupulous vendor &Read More
Measures to make it simpler for multi-disciplinary practices (MDPs) to be licensed as alternative business structures (ABS) by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have been approved by the Legal Services Board (LSB). The SRA’s Read More
HotLizard announce another exciting upgrade has just been released on www.jobboard.com and www.recruitersites.co.uk — a new mobile platform that has seen the level of functionality increase along with enhancements to the Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is today [24 October] publishing the findings from the extensive engagement work undertaken to support the development of the Competence Statement. The SRA commissioned an external research company, BMG Research to Read More
On the 15th of October, The Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards took place to celebrate and highlight the outstanding talent and success of England and Wales’ top legal firms and industry professionals. The grand event Read More
“The cloud” is one of those buzzwords that seems to dominate any discussion of technology now. The cloud is a catch-all term for computer services and data storage via the web. It can deliver greater Read More
House price growth across Prime London slows to 0.5% in Q3 2014, down from 3.1% last quarter Ratio of buyers per property drops to 12 in September, as supply soars 13% in three months However, one- and two-bedroom homes in Read More
Number of remortgage loans also rose by 16% from August Remortgage repayments account for less than a fifth of total income, the smallest amount in a year as wages rise for third consecutive month Latest figures Read More