Premium Data Layers from SearchFlow provides property lawyers with enhanced geolocation insights and mapping
SearchFlow, one of the UK’s largest providers of legal due diligence data for residential and commercial property transactions, has introduced an enhanced data-led service that provides property lawyers with advanced location insights and the richest view of actionable data, revealing the insights needed to best understand the complexities of sites and properties they advise on […]
Legal profession casts an eye at an uncertain future
The Law Society of England and Wales has today unveiled the first wave of results from its Future Worlds 2050 project to coincide with the 2021 World Technology Law Conference. The project was set up to enable raw, frank and honest discussions around what clients will need in the future and to think about the […]
Linetime Integrates with InfoTrack so Firms Can Manage Their Conveyancing Business, Digitally
Linetime and InfoTrack have announced productivity enhancements to their two-way integration, enabling conveyancing departments to achieve end-to-end conveyancing, digitally. InfoTrack’s File Importer enables users to select files held within the matter to be accessed, removing the hassle of saving to desktop, renaming, and uploading. Preventing the risk of misplaced or misfiled documents, all results are […]
What happens to those unclaimed assets?
With reports suggesting that up to £15 billion of unclaimed financial assets are present in bank accounts, pensions, life assurances and investments and almost half of UK adults confirming that they would not know how to find the details of a loved one’s total financial assets upon their death, the LandmarkFAS tracing service centralises the […]
Hoo Peninsula: Flyover and Development Plans threaten Rural Views
Hundreds of residents feel they have been misled over major plans to improve road and rail links in their local area. A major housing development and supporting infrastructure in Medway, Kent includes details of a flyover which would overshadow their homes and disrupt their lives. Homeowners in Wainscott have described the proposals as a “monstrosity” […]
Words of encouragement for practitioners as SDLT deadline looms
As the 30 June stamp duty land tax (SDLT) holiday deadline approaches, social media is awash with messages of support for and from practitioners. The SDLT holiday extension, enacted in the March budget, runs through until the end of June for properties up to the value of £500,000, with a tapered finish to £250,000 at […]
Q&A with Steve Johnson and Jeremy Dorkins
Search provider poweredbypie has worked with CLS PI for almost ten years. CLS is a leading provider of products and services for Legal Indemnities and Estate Administration matters. We spoke to Jeremy Dorkins, UK Director of Customer Success at poweredbypie and Steve Johnson, National Key Account Manager, CLS PI to find out more about indemnity […]
Winner Spotlight: Young Practitioner of the Year
On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual stage, and were led by the fabulous award winning broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed. If you want a re-cap of the […]
Property professionals invited to try new ‘Safe Harbour’ ID Check for free
tmgroup, the leading provider of property searches and data, are excited to announce that they can now support their clients in meeting HM Land Registry’s Digital ID Standard (Safe Harbour) – thanks to their partnership with Thirdfort and the launch of a new ID check, which incorporates Government-grade security. Try the new Thirdfort Standard ID […]
A proactive approach to cyber security pays off
Friday afternoon fraud – it’s when criminals target conveyancing firms, the busiest time of the week and – it’s on the increase, a recent cyber security review has found. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) reported that there was a 113% rise in fraud alerts between March 2020 and March 2021, with 89% of all 2020 […]
Does your firm rely on conveyancing referrals from Estate Agents? If so, then you need to read this.
Over the last 12 months there has been a concerted campaign by the Home Buying and Selling Group, the Conveyancing Association and the Bold Legal group to promote the provision of upfront information for all property sales. Only earlier this year Trading Standards commissioned a survey of all agents to determine what information should be […]
Winner Spotlight : Conveyancing Customer Service Champion
On Tuesday 25th May 2021, professionals from across the conveyancing sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry at The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. The inaugural awards took to the virtual stage, and were led by the fabulous award winning broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed. If you want a re-cap of the action, the […]
No signs of ‘cooling off’ for conveyancing transactions
Recent activity and data show no let-up for the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and broader market conditions continue to put pressure on the industry. The residential property market has experienced unprecedented changes over the past 14 months due to the impact of the pandemic. But with the stamp duty deadline looming fast, […]
Chancel Legal Indemnity Insurance case studies in conveyancing risk management
A series of case study articles giving real life examples of the protection provided by specialist Legal Indemnity Insurance: protection for the insured and risk management for conveyancers and property solicitors. In this article, we look at a case study example of where CLS provided Chancel Legal Indemnity Insurance. CLS Property Insight is highlighting how […]
Mental Health Survey – how are you feeling?
We’re re-running our mental health survey to establish how our conveyancing friends and readers are feeling as the impending Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday looms, and whether the gradual lifting of restrictions across the country has impacted our mood. The survey takes a couple of minutes and you can have your say here. The […]
Perfect Portal Wins Two Awards at the British Conveyancing Awards
Perfect Portal are delighted to announce they won two awards at this year’s British Conveyancing Awards: Technology Team of the Year and Business Development Professional of the Year (Rob Lawson). Hosted by the multi-award-winning broadcaster Samira Ahmed – the afternoon was a welcome moment for all staff at the company – coming together to celebrate […]
Cashroom break £1bn in conveyancing bonanza
In March our cashiering teams successfully processed £1,280,009,252.33 securely through our client portal. Over £1.2 BILLION! It’s an extraordinary amount of client money and we are thrilled with this achievement. “It’s hard to understand how we would have coped with the volume of matters completing without the support of a great team […]
Firms invited to join customer review pilot
Law firms have been invited to join a pilot exercise that is helping develop meaningful quality indicators which can help potential clients choose their legal service provider. The exercise, a joint project between the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), CILEx Regulation and Bar Standards Board (BSB), has brought together website providers […]
Research highlights clearer communication of flood risk
New research* from Ashfield Solutions Group revealed the probability of a property being at risk of flooding rises dramatically from 1 in 100 to 1 in 5 if you live there for just 20 years. This provides a fresh insight into the risk of flooding for homeowners and poses the question, are people adequately understanding […]
Reservation agreements – just 28 days?
‘The average time for an agreed sale to complete has surged from 90 days to 110-115 days’. (Zoopla, House Price Index Report, Feb 2021). The property industry understands why the time to complete a conveyancing transaction has increased dramatically in the last eight months. The SDLT ‘holiday’ announced last June was supposed to end in […]
