BREAKING NEWS: PIE/PSG Snapped Up By Owner of Index Property Information Group
Dye & Durham Limited, the Canada-based owner of Index Property Information Group, has today announced the purchase of well-known property search and cloud software business Property Information Exchange for a sum of around £32m. Operating under the “poweredbypie” brand, Property Information Exchange merged with PSG (Property Search Group) in 2017 with the acquisition of a […]
National Paralegal Awards 2020 Winners Enjoy A Virtual Celebration
The cream of the crop of the paralegal profession was celebrated at the annual National Paralegal Awards hosted live by the Professional Paralegal Register on last Friday 18th September. Now in its second year, the awards ceremony, is one of the showpiece events in the legal sector calendar, highlighting the important role paralegals play within […]
Hestia Open Domestic Abuse Hotline For Professionals
Domestic abuse charity Hestia, has opened an advice line for businesses supporting employees experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse incidents are said to have escalated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown, with those in need struggling to find a safe place. One in four women and one in […]
The Law Society Responds To IUA
Recently, we published that the International Underwriting Association of London (IUA), the trade body with the responsibility for underwriting professional indemnity insurance (PII) have written an open letter of the industry warning them about their PII renewals. The trade body was concerned that professional indemnity insurance (PII) “could become unsustainable” if underwriters couldn’t cancel policies where […]
What’s next for property market in England?
The announcement from government today creates a huge amount of uncertainty for home movers looking to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday. While on the face of it, the government continues to encourage people to attend work and continue with our daily lives in a Covid-secure way, what does a crackdown on the fight […]
An Insight Into Life At AVRillo In The Aftermath Of Covid-19
Adapting to the new normal has been difficult for many people. The social distancing, working from home, furlough scheme and redundancy has made 2020 one of the hardest years to survive from a professional viewpoint. That doesn’t take into account the personal tribulations many people have had to face. Nine months into the year, and […]
Still Time To Enter The Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards
The closing date for nomination submissions to the Mortgage Finance Gazette Annual Awards has been extended until 27 September 2020. The awards are open to mortgage lenders, conveyancers and law firms who supply them and recognises the achievements of lenders and suppliers and the positive innovative things they’ve been doing. For more information on how […]
UK legal workers expect a pay rise, but is that realistic?
CV-Library recently released the results of a survey of 1100 UK workers, and found that 41% expect a pay rise within the next year. Legal workers seem especially confident, as four fifths of respondents from the legal sector reported this expectation. But how realistic is it for so many employees to expect salary increases, given […]
Today’s Conveyancer Summer News Round-Up
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. But now there seems to be a semblance of ‘normality’ as more people return to work, children and students are back at school and universities, we wanted to take the opportunity to take a look back at five of the most top […]
Advice Regarding Mergers & Acquisitions In A Covid World
The coronavirus understandably changed life as we know it, putting many things on hold. Whilst many people were able to work from home during the pandemic, helping their firm run ‘business as usual’, the strategic direction of the firm, especially those considering merging or acquiring another firm, had to understandably go on ice. I spent […]
Product Expert Dominic Tubb Talks Ground Stability And Mining: GeoRisk
Here Dominic Tubb, Head of Product, gives us an interesting insight in to just why you and your clients should be buying a GeoRisk or a GeoRisk + report: Ground stability and Mining and Geo-risk. Living in a temperate climate as we do here in the UK, nothing else out there has quite the same potential for […]
Recover For The Future Not The Past
Covid-19 has presented the world with the worst health crisis in over a century, prompting governments and business leaders to work closely, pool resources and limit the impact of the virus. Amidst the chaos, it has acted as an unexpected catalyst for several changes in some of the UK’s leading sectors. The property sector has […]
Simplify Expands With Gordon Brown Law
Simplify, the UK’s largest conveyancing and property services group, has acquired the conveyancing business of Gordon Brown Law Firm (GBLF). Gordon Brown Law Firm, based in Gateshead, are one of the largest and most respected conveyancing focused law firms in the North East of England. David Grossman, chief executive officer at Simplify, said: ‘I’m delighted […]
Feel Good Friday: Bell Lamb & Joynson, Smartsearch, Keebles & Hodge
There have been lots of positive things happening across the sector this week, so we wanted to share these good vibes with you as part of our ‘Feel Good Friday’ news items. Here is a little snap shot of what’s been going on. Bell Lamb & Joynson Solicitors welcomes five recruits to mark new business […]
Minerva Makes Its Times’ ‘Debut’ With Ryder And Dutton Estate Agents
Post lockdown lead times are a headache for conveyancers but moving day could happen far faster for those law firms who use Minerva. Since the government’s Stamp Duty Tax freeze back in July, there has been a surge in property listings and sales. A Sunday Times article this week, has highlighted the need for the […]
Fewer Properties Withdrawn From The Market
According to data released by BriefYourMarket.com – which analyses activity on Rightmove and Zoopla – fewer properites were withdrawn from the market last week. The data set revealed: 239 new properties came to the market, an increase on the previous week Properties changing status to SSTC saw a comparative increase on the previous week, with […]
Don’t Be Shy
Many lawyers are humble people. They don’t like to shout about success. They downplay their innovations. Nowadays, that’s a weakness they need to rectify. I had the pleasure of speaking at a Calico Legal Services webinar recently, supporting our friends at Locktons as they spoke about the PII market. My input mainly related to ways […]
Is The Stamp Duty Holiday Leading To A “Gold Rush” For Conveyancers?
Today’s conveyancing market is experiencing unprecedented times. Lockdown, Brexit, seasonal holidays and the current cut in stamp duty are factors having a major impact, both positively and negatively, on the profession. Following the catastrophic stall in house sales caused by the pandemic, the last couple of months have been amongst the busiest for ten years. […]
DUAL Asset Announces Strategic Partnership With Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited
DUAL Asset, part of DUAL, the underwriting arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, today announced a long-term collaboration with Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited, specialist program manager across Europe, for their UK legal indemnity insurance business. This will see DUAL Asset further consolidate its position as one of the leading legal indemnity underwriters worldwide. Accredited Insurance (Europe) […]
Search Acumen Comments On ONS House Price Index For June 2020
UK new build property prices rise 5.9% annually, increasing to £302,253 in April 2020, up from £285,308 on the same month last year1 UK new build property prices jump 1.5% over the last month, up from £297,833 in March 20201 Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “These latest figures show that the release of […]
