Following the end of the Coronavirus related hiatus on disciplinary action, the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) is once again looking at firms who flout the price transparency rules. At the start of this week, Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have issued eight separate email scam alerts impersonating law firms in a matter of days. All eight scams were reported on 5th, 6th and 7th October where emails had been Read More
Adopting technology and taking the leap has always seemed to be a tricky thing to implement in the legal sector, especially in conveyancing. Since July 2020, HM Land Registry (HMLR) started to accepting electronic signatures on Read More
When the UK first went into lockdown during March 2020, a huge emphasis was placed on the importance of online meetings. The business community as a whole had to quickly become comfortable with appearing in front Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced the publication of it’s latest 2020-21 Business Plan which outlines their primary deliverables and key areas of work for the next 12 months. Prior to the publication of Read More
A 10 minute rule motion was read in Parliament today by the Conservative MP for Dudley North Marco Longhi, in which a proposal for a “Conveyancing Standards Bill” was formally discussed and passed its first reading Read More
At the Conservative Party’s national conference, Prime Minster Boris Johnson revealed that he will bring forward proposals to introduce a fixed-rate long-term 95% LTV mortgages to enable first time buyers (FTBs) to get onto the Read More
A conveyancer is now being sued by a former client for £4.6m, eight years after the working relationship had concluded. Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring bought a mews house in Kensington, London in 2012 and planned to convert it Read More
It would be very tempting to think that after the sunniest spring and summer on record for many, together with some of the lowest rainfall totals, 2020 has been, at least weather wise, remarkably calm. But Read More
While it’s great to see the property market booming and our industry thriving, every conveyancer I speak to informs me that they overloaded with work right now. Considering we are the highest qualified and Read More
Conveyancing can be a long and complicated process, and ‘the unexpected’ is always ready to throw a spanner in the works, often at the worst possible moment. Transactions and completions are often delayed by varying Read More
SearchFlow – the UK’s largest provider of legal due diligence data for residential and commercial property transactions – has announced that Lifetime Legal has adopted its innovative Continuity Property Solution to provide its panel with a Read More
Law firm Parker Bullen, which has offices in Salisbury and Andover, has not let the Covid 19 pandemic get in the way of its commitment to support aspiring lawyers by offering two new training contracts to Read More
A residential property expert is warning of a ‘fraught and messy end’ to the Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday next March, amid a growing waiting list for local authority official searches and delays of up Read More
Lawcare Launches Ground-Breaking Research Study ‘Life In The Law’
Legal mental health charity LawCare has announced a new ground-breaking research study ‘Life in the Law’ ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10th October. The charity has teamed up with leading academics in the Read More
Tom Backhouse, CEO at Terrafirma is interviewed by David Opie of Today’s Conveyancer… We know the property sector has taken off in the last 6-8 weeks… has Terrafirma seen a similar rise in volumes? Read More
We are pleased to announce that from Monday 12 October our sister publication Today’s Family Lawyer will be re-opening after being hibernated due to the coronavirus pandemic. The publication offers an overview of family law Read More
The recent Stamp Duty holiday, temporarily increasing the nil rate band for residential purchases, has resulted in a further wave of property owners considering the merits of incorporating their buy-to-let portfolios. The reason being that Read More
As a leading provider of expert conveyancing services, we are delighted to announce further developments to our already expansive range of digital conveyancing services. As part of our promise to deliver the most-cutting edge digital Read More
OneSearch Direct, the largest local search data company in the UK, has reached its highest peak quarter since the abolishment of HIPs in 2010. In September 2020, the property data provider processed 93% more regulated local authority searches Read More