The HomeOwners Alliance have called for Stamp Duty reforms to be changed, saying they are “dangerously flawed” and could well backfire. While the consumer group supports the policy in principle the group have pointed out Read More
Cyber security has become an increasingly important discussion point for those responsible for managing risk within legal service providers over the past twelve months. With more and more publicity surrounding the vulnerability of technology, risk Read More
The Law Society has predicted that law firms will be employing fewer solicitors by 2020, with the evolution & increased implementation of technology in the legal sector the driving force behind this change. This is just Read More
tmgroup have announced the launch of a unique new time-saving tool for conveyancers, specially designed for undertaking bulk orders of title information across a portfolio of properties. The unique register extract tool takes all of Read More
Up to half of conveyancing firms could be losing out on efficiencies by using outdated software, according to Martin MacDuff, Managing Director at Redbrick Solutions. While Redbrick software is licensed per transaction with smaller setup Read More
The Council of Mortgage Lenders have updated their handbook from 1st February. The update is to clause 10 of the Lenders’ Handbook is “designed to reflect the introduction of a requirement, as the result of the Read More
Specialist conveyancing firm, South Wales-based Convey Law are set to expand with openings for 25 recent law graduates and paralegals looking to become conveyancers. The Newport-based company was recently voted “one to watch” in the Sunday Read More
House prices increased 1.2% from November to December according to Land Registry’s House Prices Index (HPI). This marks an acceleration from November’s month-to-month increase of 0.4%. The rise puts the average house price in England Read More
The Law Society has published a report outlining how it sees the legal profession changing between now and 2021. The report titled “The Future of Legal Services” outlines five drivers of change: global and national economic Read More
The number of first time buyers (FTBs) picking up keys fell in December compared with November despite average prices coming down by 0.5%. In total there were 1,300 fewer FTBs in December, a drop of 4.7% on November Read More
On Monday 11th January PSG launched their new web site and ordering platform. Two weeks on and the feedback from clients has been fantastic. Stephen Murray, Business Development Director at PSG spoke of the Read More
7% more houses were built in 2015 compared with 2014 but totals are still well below government targets for housebuilding, according to the National House Building Council (NHBC) In total, 156,140 new homes were registered last year according to Read More
Terrafirma Mine Searches Ltd (Terrafirma) and Geoterra Ltd have announced a new partnership to extend their mine and mineral extraction search and investigation services to the UK’s property and construction sectors. Terrafirma, experts in Read More
Cybercrime among conveyancing transactions is on the rise, with fraudsters using ever-more sophisticated ways to trick unsuspecting house buyers and even professional conveyancers out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Conveyancing is seen as a Read More
Pali provide conveyancing searches to the legal profession. We have a bespoke online ordering system for our clients and a bespoke backend online order processing/case management system. Both systems have been entirely designed and Read More
House prices have increased by 0.3% this January, according to Nationwide’s House Price Index. It marks the seventh consecutive increase according to the building society’s estimates and puts their estimate of the average British Read More
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced eight new associate members. The CA say the firms are “specifically appointed by the Association as key firms which can work closely with the CA management and can offer Read More
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has appointed economist Paul Smith as Head of Policy. Paul Smith has previously worked at Ofgas (Now Ofgem) beofre moving to Postcomm (Now Ofcom). He was recently Chief Executive Read More
The number of mortgages approved in December was 24% higher than the same period a year ago, according to data published by the British Banking Association (BBA). The report also states that mortgages for house purchase Read More
Cheshire-based property and litigation firm, Blackstone Solicitors, have appointed Nick Jackson as Commercial Property Partner.Nick Jackson has previously worked at Halliwells LLP and Myers Lister Price Solicitors over his 13 year career which has included Read More