Local Land Charges Searches Become More Transparent
Users of Local Land Charges (LLC) service will now be able to experience a much-improved search results following feedback from customers. The LLC received comments from customers advising that the search results were far too complicated with excessive information that was unnecessary. The feedback resulted in a much-improved user experience by making the search results […]
The CLC Need Your Views
The Council for Licensed Coveyancers (CLC), want your views as they plan for their 2021 annual conference. The CLC have released a survey they’re asking people to complete, in order to gauge what type of event would be acceptable. The survey opening statement reads: “Over the last few years, the CLC Annual Conference has become […]
Stamp Duty Holiday: A True Test For Conveyancers
In recent weeks, the volume of enquiries has been unprecedented. The residential property team are prioritising our existing clients and recommendations and trying to keep a sense of realism on how much work we can do. Clients are struggling to secure properties to buy and gazumping is rife. This raises a series of questions: firstly, […]
Simplify Appoints Nicola Bloor-West As Head of Business Development
Simplify, the UK’s largest conveyancing and property services group, has appointed Nicky Bloor-West as Head of Business Development. Nicky brings with her over 18 years’ industry experience, including 12 years as area director at rightmove, regional sales manager for OnTheMarket and more recently as head of partnership development at Lifetime Legal. Nicky will be responsible […]
House Moves Down 31% Due To Pandemic In First Six Months
The effect the coronavirus pandemic had on the property market in the first six months of 2020 has finally been revealed. According to the Lloyds Bank Home Mover Review, 106,985 people moved house in the UK between January and June, a 31% decrease on the same time in 2019. This is the fourth consecutive time […]
Delivering Searches Directly To Buyers
Property Searches Direct deliver Searches to conveyancers and now crucially, to property buyers direct. The simplest of ideas can sometimes make you think “I don’t know why nobody else thought of that” – well they have, in differing guises. Reviews of the UK property market tend to deem it slow, by international standards, with a […]
A New Digital Direction: Why We Welcome e-Signatures
Written by Carole Ankers, Chief Product & Technology Officer at poweredbypie Confirmation that the Land Registry will accept witnessed electronic signatures on documents relating to transfers of ownership of property, leases, mortgages and other property dealings from 27 July 2020 must be welcomed by the industry. There are two types of signatures available: a digital […]
Experts Comment On Property Transaction Surge And Market Conditions
The latest figures from HMRC of UK Property Transactions Statistics revealed a significant surge in property transactions in July, most probably due to pent up demand following Covid-19 lockdown. According to the latest update, the number of residential property transactions rose by 14.5 per cent between June and July to 70,710, although as a comparison […]
An Insight Into The PII Market With Edward Donne
Time is nearly upon us for firms to begin their professional indemnity insurance (PII) renewals, with the usual ‘renewal season’ spanning the next three months. However, with the unprecedented times that we’ve experience in 2020, providing our readers with some information on the PII market at the moment seemed fitting. Edward Donne from Howdens Insurance […]
AML Failings Result In Solicitor Suspension
Natalia Levinzon has been suspended for nine months by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after failing to implement anti-money-laundering safeguards in regards to property transactions she was conducting for a clients in Russia and the Ukraine. During the investigation, Ms Levinzon revealed to the investigators that the firm – Dobrovinsky & Partners LLP (now closed) – […]
Congratulations To Chris Harris
Last week Today’s Conveyancer founder Chris Harris celebrated his wedding day. Everyone at the publication would all like to congratulate the happy couple.
Government U-Turn Sees Eviction Ban Extended
In a dramatic last minute U-turn the Government has announced today (Friday 21st August) an extension of the Eviction Ban for a further 4 weeks. With the ban due to expire on Monday in England and Wales, the Government received warnings that if the ban was not extended there was a huge possibility of people […]
Search Acumen Comments On HMRC Property Transactions For July 2020
UK property transactions jump 14% over the last month, rising to 70,710 in July 2020, up from 61,780 in June 20201. Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “July’s transaction data exposes the stimulus that raising the Stamp Duty threshold has injected into the property market. “The recovery in transaction levels may be partly driven […]
SDLT Fraud Results In Solicitor Being Struck Off
Munpreet Singh Virdee falsified returns he sent to Her Majesty Revenue & Customs (HMRC) regarding the amount of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) paid on transactions, so he could pocket the difference has since been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. He fraudulently obtained the money in a bid to keep his struggling law […]
Women In Residential Property Network Grows To 300 Members
Women in Residential Property (WIRP) which aims to encourage collaboration between those involved in residential property transactions and improve networking opportunities for women has grown to over 300 members since lockdown began. Commenting on the growth, Emma Vigus, Chair of WIRP: “Growth in our membership highlights the value of good quality, informed dialogue between those […]
Don’t Lose Sight Of The Values That Matter
As we look at the lessons learned during the ongoing pandemic and the change in the way we live and do business, one message that comes back is the simple truth – you cannot replace the personal touch. At Adkirk Law, we pride ourselves on ensuring that clients receive a personal and caring service throughout […]
Index Property Information To Present Interactive Masterclass Series
Leading property search provider Index Property Information have teamed up with conveyancing experts to provide a brand new interactive digital masterclass series for property professionals. Due to Covid-19 social distancing restrictions, Index Property Information have taken their previously planned events and cleverly transformed them into an interactive masterclass series. The aim is to offer the […]
Join The Experts: Terrafirma Launch New Education Series On UK Ground Hazards
This September, Terrafirma are excited to bring you UK Ground Hazards and Property: The Risks You Need to Know. Sign up to a brand-new 6-part education series, with new ‘coffee-break’ episodes available on-demand, on our YouTube channel each week. You will also be able to join the experts at scheduled times, where a Q&A session […]
Legal Sector Embrace Technology Thanks To Pandemic
The legal sector isn’t well known as an industry that embraces technology. Often relying on laws that are hundreds of years old, the public perception of this archaic sense of working can be understandable. But who would have known that in 2020 a global pandemic would sweep over the world, with various countries initiating lockdowns […]
Law Society Survey Results Revealed In Application To Legal Services Board
In an application to the Legal Services Board (LSB) that has the Law Society asking for the Practising Certificate (PC) fee to remain the same, the results from a recent survey, regarding the fee, have been revealed. The survey, undertaken between the 8 June and 10 July, asked solicitors whether they felt the current fees […]
