How Australia avoided a conveyancer capacity crunch during Covid-19
Despite early fears that the coronavirus pandemic would lead to a downturn in activity, the Australian housing market – much like the UK’s – experienced something of a boom. A combination of Government incentives and resurgent buyer demand led to Australia seeing consistently high levels of activity. Our latest data showing transactions running 34 […]
British Conveyancing Awards – entries open until 11th Jan
The British Conveyancing Awards returns in 2022 to celebrate the cream of the conveyancing crop. With a new headline sponsor in Dye and Durham, the 2022 edition is a departure from the 2021 awards which were held virtually. The awards will be hosted on 15th March 2022 as a hybrid event, with an in-person ceremony at the stunning […]
Purplebricks faces investigation over tenant deposit failures
Online estate agency Purplebricks is reported to have set aside millions to cover a blunder which may have affected its lettings business tenants. The company has recently warned that its lettings management business may face claims for a historic failure over deposit registrations, and that it was finalising the amount it would need to cover […]
A guide to absence of easement legal indemnity insurance
An Absence of Easement does not sound like a serious issue to many vendors or purchasers but conveyancing solicitors appreciate how an Absence of Easement can prevent the sale of a commercial or residential property, or stop an owner from fully enjoying their property. In this article, we consider how specialist Legal Indemnity Insurance can […]
Administrative tasks in commercial real estate transactions will be fully automated by 2025, according to senior legal professionals
Study by SearchFlow discusses the evolution of the real estate transaction process with senior lawyers in the UK More than two thirds (67%) of senior commercial property law professionals believe it will be very likely that administrative tasks relating to the legal transaction process for commercial real estate deals will be fully automated within the […]
UKLTA launches brand new demo group
December saw the launch of the UKLTA’s brand new demo group, with a live products showcase from five specialist legaltech products, curated by Nigel Stott of Baskerville Drummond, Caroline Galek of vLex and Lisa McClory of Fractal Knowledge. With thanks to E3 Compliance, Arken, Estatesearch, Claim Technology and inCase, each short session provided a live […]
Covid isn’t behind us
As it’s becoming clear that the pandemic isn’t ending anytime soon, conveyancers across the UK are responding to a new wave of vulnerable clients… With the likelihood of a 4th lockdown looking possible and the idea of Covid being “behind us” unlikely, the whole country is in a state of constant change. While the housing […]
adoor partners with Thirdfort
We’re immensely proud to announce our partnership with Thirdfort. Thirdfort simplifies ID and source of funds checks for legal and property professionals, and removes risk so more people can move fearlessly. Thanks to our partnership, Estate Agents and Conveyancers using the adoor platform can benefit from Thirdfort’s best-in-class technology. Tracking the progress of their cases […]
New guide issued to stop property title fraud
The Fraud Advisory Panel, HM Land Registry (HMLR) and the Law Society of England and Wales have issued a guide to help homeowners avoid property title fraud. The guide, aimed at homeowners and conveyancing clients, details how and why property fraud occurs, and sets out the following precautions that can be taken to keep title deeds […]
MOJ announces plans to reform Human Rights Act
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced a three month consultation as it plans to revise The Human Rights Act. The MOJ says that the proposed new legislation aims to strike a proper balance between individuals’ rights, personal responsibility and the wider public interest, which would be achieved while retaining the UK’s commitment to the […]
A Guide to the Freehold Rent Charge Legal Indemnity Insurance Policy
Rent charges have received a lot of adverse publicity in recent years and therefore purchasers and lenders are wary of them. In this article we look at the option of taking out specialist freehold rent charge Legal Indemnity Insurance to ease the conveyancing process. In this guide we look at: What is a freehold […]
Legal Ombudsman must take “radical action” says Law Society
The Law Society has issued a statement saying that the Legal Ombudsman service (LeO) must take “radical action” if it wishes to retain the confidence of both public and profession. The Law Society said that changes made this year by the LeO are starting to show some signs of improvement, but the pace of change […]
“Delayed homeownership” in under 40s shows changing attitudes to later life borrowing
Nearly half (45%) of mortgaged homeowners under the age of 40 got onto the property ladder “much later” than they expected, compared with 29% of over-40s, according to new research by the Equity Release Council (the Council) which highlights the British public’s changing relationship with homeownership. A study of 5,000 UK adults’ financial experiences also […]
Terrafirma roundtable examines impact of climate change on the property industry
Coming soon… a new cross-sector roundtable asks the burning questions concerning climate change, and the financial and physical risks to property. Bringing together ground and flood risk specialists, conveyancing solicitors, mortgage lenders and insurers the roundtable events explore the prevalent topic of climate change. Hosted by Modern Law and Terrafirma and joined by flood experts […]
SearchFlow launches 2022 state of residential real estate market report for law firms
SearchFlow – one of the UK’s largest providers of legal due diligence data for residential and commercial property transactions – has released a new guide that considers the anticipated trends for the residential property industry in 2022 and beyond. The “State of the Residential Real Estate Market” guide provides law firms and property lawyers with […]
Landmark’s data insights report discusses land contamination risk in England & Wales
Landmark Information’s series of reports offer insightful round-up of property, environmental and land-based intelligence Landmark Information has today announced the publication of the second edition of its Data Insights Report for property and land professionals, which this time delves into the history and origin of land contamination across England and Wales. The report provides an […]
End of an era and beginning of a new one for Convey365
Company launches groundbreaking IT system as it bids farewell to Conveyancing Association. The Conveyancing Association Conference and Dinner held this month in Wales marked the end of a successful six year stewardship of Convey365 Secretariat services for the Conveyancing Association (CA) and the beginning of a new era for Convey365. Convey Group Managing Director Lloyd […]
Confessions of a cyber conveyancer
As I mentioned in my last piece, a couple of weeks ago we moved all our documents to the cloud. It was an altogether more positive and friendly cloud than the one we had been sitting under, Eeyore-like, worrying about the devastating impact of a ransomware attack. Although successful, we had to make some difficult […]
New-builds account for 6.5% of pandemic property purchases
The latest report from the Government’s House Price Index (February 2020 – July 2021) shows that new-build homes account for 6.5% of pandemic property purchases. Additional research by the new-build sales optimisation platform, Unlatch, also reveals where new homes have proved most popular amongst Britain’s homebuyers. The market analysis looked at the total number of […]
Property conveyancers accelerate digitisation strategies in fear of falling behind competitors
Survey by Landmark Information identifies that 88% of conveyancers believe paper and manual processes will have “all but gone” by 2025 A survey of UK-based residential property solicitors and conveyancers by Landmark Information – the UK’s largest property and land data business – has found 88% of residential property professionals believe they have a greater […]
