Search Acumen comments on UK Prime Minister’s speech on tackling the housing crisis
Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director at Search Acumen, comments: “For decades, the UK has failed to deliver enough homes to cater to the soaring demand from our growing population. Our own research has found that if the current trajectory continues, our new homes shortfall will reach more than one million by 2022.” “Fixing our chronic housing […]
Damar Training Announces Annual Apprenticeship Award Winners
Now in their 13th year, Damar Training’s annual apprenticeship awards have a long history and, to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, the winners of Damar’s 2018 awards have been announced.
Industry awaits Dreamvar judgement following much anticipated hearing
Property professionals are now awaiting the judgement of the Dreamvar (UK) Limited -v- Mishcon De Reya and others and P & P Property Limited -v- Owen White & Catlin LLP and others following last week’s much-anticipated hearing.
Do today’s clients expect more frequent and engaging interactions with their legal services providers, and how could this expectation be met?
People are now demanding more frequent and engaging transactions as technology continues to evolve and push the legal profession to become more efficient and digitised. A whole new generation are now accustomed to the seamless user experience they get when they log on to social media and when banking online, so it goes without saying […]
Conveyancers struggling to cope with weather disrupts home buying process
Over the last week or so, the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse.
The ins and outs of conveyancing risk and legislation
Geodesys – a leading provider of conveyancing searches for residential and commercial properties throughout England and Wales – is teaming up with industry experts for their latest Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminar for modern conveyancers in Stamford on 6 March entitled ‘The ins and outs of conveyancing risk and legislation’.
Thames Water Property Searches Commercial CPD: Register today to attend
Thames Water Property Searches are hosting a free informative and interactive legal Commercial CPD on Thursday 21 June at the Metro Bank Holborn in London.
Property transaction identity requirements: latest guidance
Guidance explaining who needs to confirm their identity within a property transaction was updated by HM Land Registry earlier this year. The update to Practice Guide 67, which also explains the circumstances where identity needs to be confirmed, focuses on how to complete the ‘confirmation of identity panels’ within the application forms. HMLR goes on […]
Landmark launches webinars series to support lawyers manage risk in property transactions
Landmark Information, the land, property and environmental data specialists, has announced a new series of webinars that are designed to help property solicitors manage risk relating to residential and commercial property transactions. The first webinar in the planned series will take place on Tuesday 6 March at midday and is a one-hour session, which provides […]
Conveyancer removed from profession after intercepting client funds
A conveyancer has been removed from the profession after attempting to divert client money to herself.
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A mobile app for law firms that improves their customer experience.
Prepare now for changes in data protection that will affect all firms
If you haven’t already started, time is running out to prepare for the biggest change in data protection in a generation with the implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
HMLR begin migration to national LLC register
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has announced that a new centralised digital register for Local Land Charges (LLC) will be launched later this year following approval from the Government.
January sees growth in mortgage approvals
Recent data has revealed an uplift in mortgage approvals during the first month of 2018.
