MDR LAB provides legal tech start-ups with real business insight
Tuesday evening saw the culmination of ten weeks hard work as five start-ups presented at the MDR LAB demo day. The MDR LAB provides legal tech start-ups with real business insight giving them the opportunity to develop, refine and test their innovative products and services in a real live legal environment. The start-ups have hailed […]
DevAssist – Pioneering legal service acknowledged at Modern Law Conveyancing Awards
DevAssist are delighted to announce that they walked away with a Highly Commended recognition for the ‘Innovation of the Year’ award category, last Thursday 12th July at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2018. The award criteria states that an innovative project or product must have either: Transformed a key element of a department’s culture or […]
Welsh Government to tackle current leasehold system
The Welsh Government has created an expert taskforce to find ways to improve the leasehold system in Wales.
inCase declared the best Innovation of the Year and best Service Provider of the Year
inCase has kept its amazing year going with the full support of the legal sector. They were crowned the ‘Innovation of the Year’ and ‘Service Provider of the Year’ at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards on the 12th July at a prestigious event at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool. In the Innovation category, inCase were […]
Rightmove can now reveal best time to sell a property
In a recent interview, Rightmove’s director of data services, Tim Bannister, revealed that the property portal can now predict when the best time to sell is and when there might be a crash.
Vendors want their agent to be more like Amazon
A report produced by proptech specialist OneDome, has revealed that digital functionality used by big-name consumer brands such as Uber and Amazon could be the key to high-street agents winning more instructions. OneDome’s Consumer Preference Report summarises the responses of 1,000 homeowners across England and Wales, who were asked which consumer brand has the best digital […]
Explaining Land registry general boundaries’ procedures
Most properties are registered at Land Registry with “general boundaries” only.
UK Private rental sector set to lose 133,000 homes
The UK private rental sector could lose more than 100,000 homes over the next 12 months according to the latest research.
A quarter of homeowners don’t research mortgage offers
26% of homeowners select the first available mortgage when it comes to selecting a mortgage offer and does not shop around for the best deal for their financial circumstances, according to Noddle research.
IMLA reveals specialist mortgage lenders’ market is on the rise
According to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA), specialist lenders’ gross annual lending has increased by 19% year-on-year. This makes specialist lending one of the fastest growing sectors in the mortgage industry.
Estate agents are misleading buyers about in-house mortgage services
According to Which? several estate agents are misleading buyers about in-house mortgage services.
Could blockchain change the way we own property?
There has been a lot of talk in the property sector about blockchain technology, especially since the first online property transaction by blockchain was completed.
LendInvest and Onfido form partnership to speed up digital mortgage application process
LendInvest, the UK’s leading online property finance marketplace, has partnered with identity verification provider Onfido to streamline the digital mortgage application process.
Groundsure is delighted to be headline sponsor of the LFS Conference and Awards 2018
This year, for the first time, Groundsure is the headline sponsor of both the LFS Conference and the LFS Conveyancing Awards. As previous sponsors of the LFS Awards, this year we extended the sponsorship across the entire event, in the belief that this is a truly exceptional and market-leading event.
Land Registry launches digital Local Land Charges Register
This week, HM Land Registry took another step towards making the home-buying process simpler, faster and cheaper. Launching a new digital Local Land Charges (LLC) Register, the development highlights the government’s ambition to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.
Conveyancing Firm Increases Quote Conversion Rate By 45%
Conveyancers across the UK can see their quote conversion rates soar by using an innovative video training tool. In fact, Talbots Law Solicitors in the West Midlands increased its residential conveyancing conversion rate by a whopping 45% by using the techniques taught in ‘Converting Enquiries For Residential Conveyancing’. A smarter approach to call conversions Having helped around […]
ULS Technology re-contracted with Lloyds Banking Group until 2020
Conveyancing software developer ULS Technology plc has confirmed that it has re-contracted with Lloyds Banking Group for two years. The deal will initially run until 2020 with further options to extend.
The revolving door of housing ministers
There’s no doubting that there’s a huge amount of collective frustration from housing market stakeholders around the constant changing of Housing Ministers over – let’s face it – the past 21 years.
Data reveals homebuyers can get more for their money in the North West
The BBC has delved into Land Registry data to reveal the areas across England and Wales where property has yet to reach £1m.
SRA Reform Proposal allows freelance legal services
Today’s Conveyancer Discussion Panel: SRA Reform Proposal allows freelance legal services Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently published their package of reforms in which it was proposed that solicitors should be allowed to deliver reserved legal services on a freelance basis. However, freelance status means that solicitors would not be able to hold clients’ money or […]
