Slater Heelis recruit former SAS Daniels partner
Greater Manchester firm Slater Heelis have appointed former SAS Daniels partner Angela Brown in to their residential property team. Angela Brown will work at the firm’s Timperley branch and brings more than 20 years of conveyancing experience with her. Chris Bishop, managing partner of Slater Heelis LLP, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Angela to our […]
CLC set to launch new pathways to qualifying as a licensed conveyancer
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers has published it’s annual report for 2015 and outlined it’s plans for the current year including reforms to qualifying as a conveyancer. By Autumn 2016 the CLC say people will be able to become licensed conveyancers and CLC Probate Practitioners through apprenticeships, classroom or distance learning programmes. The apprenticeship programme […]
Searches UK’s Managing Director, Andrew Stenning, is selected to help judge the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards
Andrew Stenning, Managing Director of leading search specialists Searches UK, is delighted to have been asked to judge this year’s Modern Law Conveyancing Awards, which are taking place in July this year. Judges have been asked to review each category, including Conveyancing Firm of the Year, Property Team of the Year, Rising Star of the […]
An estimated 0.5m properties transacted in 2015 without a flood risk search
During 2015, approximately 456,000 property transactions in England and Wales did not factor flood risk into their purchase, according to calculations from location intelligence specialists Groundsure*. Flood risk is a major issue in the UK, especially in recent months where vast areas of the country (particularly Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and Greater Manchester) have experienced extensive […]
Home ownership further out of reach as lifetime rent cost passes £50,000
Owning their own property is getting harder and harder for first time buyers, with the lifetime cost of rents set to increase by nearly £12,000 for those starting renting this year. The research published by the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) also says that the average first time buyer moving out of the family […]
East of England leads early spring price surge
Asking prices in the east of England have risen faster than any other region in the country over the last twelve months according to Home.co.uk’s latest asking price index. Asking prices are up 12.2% over the last twelve months in the east of England, meaning prices are rising faster there than in Greater London (12%) […]
New work for construction industry creeps up 0.2%
New work for the construction industry increased 0.2% in the last quarter of 2015 according to the Office for National Statistics. Despite the increase in new work, overall output decreased by 0.4% compared with Q3 in 2015, which is mostly due to a 1.4% downturn in repair and maintenance work. Of that 1.4% in new […]
FMB criticised for calling for tax breaks on unfinished houses – despite longer than ever build rates
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has been criticised for calling for partially unfinished properties to be exempt from Council Tax despite longer than ever completion rates. Brian Berry, Chief Exec of the FMB, said the tax was hindering Small and medium sized developers and contributing to the ongoing housing crisis. However the Local Government […]
Risk management and IT: a practical guide
In a culture of increasing risk management and regulatory compliance, it is curious that many firms fail to identify their single biggest risk area – their clients. From the moment that they make their first contact, clients should be a key focus of risk management strategies and fee earners a key player in the game. […]
Pali animation video receives rave reviews
Having launched their animation video recently, Pali are delighted to report the feedback received has been nothing but positive. “I had to have a little chuckle to myself when I watched the video as it really does capture the essence of what we do as conveyancers. The work can be very laborious and at times […]
Consultation launched on practising certificate fee rules
The Legal Services Board has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to their Practising Certificate Fee (PCF) rules. The proposed changes are to Rule 10 of the PCF Rules which sets out the criteria against which the LSB will assess any application for approval of a PCF and Rule 11 which describes the evidence that […]
Average Property in England and Wales price rises past £290,000
Property prices in England and Wales rose 0.2% in January, according to Your Move Reeds Rains House Price Index. The index, published by the estate agents group puts the average rise at £688 with the North West of England seeing the biggest rise year on year, with an 8.8% rise. However price rises are lower […]
Increase in housing supply not enough to dampen price rises – RICS
Available housing stock has increased for only the third month of the last eighteen months according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Residential Market Survey. However 49% of Surveyors have reported price rises this month with current stock still significantly lower than at any other point in the last 15 years. The survey also […]
Safe Move Scheme claims its first fraud prevention scalp
The Safe Move Scheme say they have prevented their first case of fraud after their client received a phishing email. Safe Move Scheme say the client had received an email claiming to be from their conveyancers RG Solicitors advising them of updated bank details. The Safe Move Scheme, a product developed by BE Consultancy aims […]
Buy-to-let scramble boosts monthly mortgage lending 20%
The scramble to snap up buy-to-let properties ahead of April’s stamp duty rise has boosted lending for the sector to its highest level in nine years. The data, published by chartered surveyor e.surv states buy-to-let lending has risen 20.6% in January; from 70,837 purchase approvals to 85,432 last month. House purchase lending has also ramped […]
Conveyancing poll results – Regulated vs Official Searches, with Nick Dyoss
tm asked its customers, “With VAT potentially being added to the cost of CON29 reports, are you now more likely to order Regulated or Official Searches?”
Modern Law to celebrate innovation and success in conveyancing
Modern Law announce the launch of the Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Conveyancing Awards Modern Law Magazine was launched in 2012 following the liberalisation of legal services, with a specific focus on the business of law. Following the successful launch of the Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Awards – now well established as one of the most […]
VAT on CON29 searches to be applied from 4th July
HMRC have agreed to delay adding VAT to Local Authority CON 29 searches until 4th July. Today’s Conveyancer understands the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) have made a submission to HMRC with regards to keeping the searches VAT free with the decision expected by the 4th July implementation date. The new implementation […]
OneSearch Direct to exhibit at Property Law & Conveyancing Update – Leeds
OneSearch Direct, the UK’s largest local search data company, are proud to be exhibiting at the Residential Property Law & Conveyancing Update – Leeds, hosted by Professional Conferences. Taking place today, Tuesday 9th February, at Royal Armouries, delegates are invited to come and chat to Regional Managers, Gavin Potter and Martin Askew, and enter a free […]
Nearly 50% of solicitors and conveyancers predict a busier market in 2016
In a survey conducted by Searches UK in December 2015, solicitors and conveyancers predicted a busier market in 2016 with even more transactions expected to complete. Due, in part, to the imminent increase in Stamp Duty for buy-to-let properties set for April 2016, 46% of solicitors and conveyancers believed the market would become busier with […]
