The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are calling for professionals in the legal sector to give their feedback on a clause which covers for cyber losses explicit in the minimum terms and conditions (MTC) of professional Read More
The Law Society has issued a series of warnings ahead of the closure of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) on 30 September 2021 – a move that could leave former owners of law firms that shut in the Read More
Knight Frank believes that the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday hasn’t been a huge motivating factor in people moving over the last 9 months. Using data supplied by OnTheMarket, the agency revealed that there Read More
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: ntitle
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone Read More
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Legal Bricks
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone Read More
The last 12 months has resulted in a roller coaster of emotions as people have faced many different battles both in their personal and professional lives. April is Stress Awareness month and here at Today’s Read More
Fined firm claim sector struggle with AML rules
After accepting a fine from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for breaches of anti-money laundering rules, a firm has come out and said a “significant proportion” of law firms had “struggled to achieve compliance” with Read More
Joe Pepper, CEO at tmgroup, leads the business in seeking to develop new technology solutions to meet the ever changing needs of the UK property market. Here he shares his thoughts regarding what’s next Read More
Poor air quality is arguably the most significant environmental risk to the health of our nation, with some 40,000 deaths per annum attributable to pollution from motor vehicles and industry. This has been brought into sharp Read More
According to data released by reallymoving, the volume of conveyancing quotes was 101% higher than usual at the end of March 2021, compared to the same data over the last four years. Insight from the organisation revealed Read More
Following on from my first blog about my experience of the home buying process from the sharp end, things have moved forward in the right direction after some shall we say interesting encounters. Let’s Read More
While the UK’s succession of lockdowns brought the shutters crashing down on many sectors, the residential property market remained very much open for business throughout the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, as a Read More
Moneypenny has joined forces with LeadersinLegal to help legal firms access proven methodologies for accelerating business growth. LeadersinLegal provides exclusive groups for leaders of non-competing law firms and suppliers to law firms come together for Read More
Homeowners pick up the pieces of £800k fraud
A fraudster has secured hundreds of thousands of pounds of illegal funds by cloning the identity of an unsuspecting homeowner and obtaining credit against their identity. Posing as the homeowner of a property for sale, Read More
A survey conducted by OneDome has revealed that the lack of transaction speed is the biggest problem facing estate agents today. In a recent survey issued to over 5,000 UK-based agents, respondents were asked to rank Read More
New vendors surged 39.88%, or 47.47 points, to end the week on 166.51, some 67% above the average, 242% higher than the same week last year at the beginning of the initial lockdown, and 56% above the equivalent week 2019. Buyers jumped 16.92%, Read More
British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: inCase
In a series of Spotlight pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021 Alongside headline sponsor Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies who have gone Read More
As we slowly start to come out of this lockdown, it’s prompted me to pause and reflect on how far we’ve all come this past year. I, and it seems a lot of Read More
Law Firms and Estate Agent alliance champion ‘Up front information’
Seven law firms and an estate agency, with offices across the North West and Yorkshire, have proved that working together, they can make up front information gathering, client onboarding and engagement, safe, simple and quick. Read More
The Spring season is traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market and 2021 is looking to be no exception. This is according to Nicky Stevenson, MD of Fine & Country UK, who Read More