After 11 years heading up business development and marketing for Moneypenny, Joanna Swash has been appointed as Managing Director.Read More
When a transaction on the purchase of a property is obstructed in some regard, clients are often tempted to place the blame on their lawyer. After further investigation however, it often comes to light that Read More
First time buying and remortgaging thrive, as buy-to-let valuations plummet annually, new figures revealRead More
Conveyancing Foundation hits £400k fundraising target
The Conveyancing Charity Foundation, which has been established to assist conveyancing lawyers in generating funds for their chosen charities, has today hit a major milestone with conveyancing firms having raised over £400,000 since launch. The Foundation Read More
Prior to the result of June’s European Union (EU) referendum, conveyancing seemed to be the most favourable area of law to be involved in. Firms which specialised in residential conveyancing had experienced fee growth Read More
Despite mortgage rates falling to record lows, the ease of getting one has not improved – an issue which may mean transaction levels are being held back.Read More
New research commissioned by legal regulators and the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) has identified principles to help legal services providers better communicate with their clients. Client care letters are required of all regulated professionals Read More
As potentially one of the first “magic circle” firms to do so, Freshfields has banned the use of “Dear Sirs” from any of its communications or legal documents.Read More
This year Groundsure is supporting the Humanitarian Open Street Map Team by using our expertise in digitising map data – using aerial imagery to map out roads and pathways in remote areas to help humanitarian crises. Read More
Buy-to-let landlords may be forced to raise rents or sell their properties due to the Government’s punitive new tax regime, says a specialist lawyer.Read More
During November, Searches UK are offering massive discounts across all commercial and residential Future Climate Info Environmental reports!Read More
The High Court has ruled that the Government alone does not have the power to begin the process of leaving the European Union (EU).Read More
With the winter months now upon us flood is a key risk to consider especially those areas where this was a concern last year.Read More
Despite a challenging year, the recent PwC Annual Law Firm Survey presents evidence of continued stability for the UK legal sector.Read More
Legal Eye, a subsidiary of ULS Technology, is delighted to announce the promotion of Rhonda Treacy-Hales to Director of Business Development with effect from 1st November.Read More
Newcastle Intermediaries has improved its time to offer to six days as well as updating its two and five-year fixed rate mortgage ranges.Read More
In March this year, construction finished on Europe’s largest floating solar farm on the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. This project by Thames Water took three months to build and comprises around 23,000 Read More
GeoSmart’s Managing Director, Stuart Pearce responds to the recommendations in today’s EFRA Commons Committee Report on Future Flood Prevention.Read More
Chancellor Philip Hammond has released plans for a £1.9 billion cyber security Government strategy.Read More
The Chapel Allerton branch of Ison Harrison, the Leeds law firm, is celebrating two years of successful operation and has recently completed its nine hundredth conveyancing instruction. The branch has also just taken on its Read More