SDLT holiday effect may not be as large as first thought

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

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 above

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 above

Launch of Kindness Pledge

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

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

March was busiest month for four years!

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

Lockdown easing sparks welcome surge in new vendor and landlord enquiries

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%

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 above

Reassuring the insurers to keep indemnity costs down

Brian Rogers FCMI, Regulatory Director at Access Legal, explains why compliance can help reduce the rising cost of indemnity insurance and why, as an industry, we must all promote best practice. It’s no secret that

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Minerva

In a series of Supporter in Focus 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 above and

Training Academy to help lawyers of the future

The Academy, is a new training facility launched by Simply Conveyancing providing academic and theoretical training for aspiring lawyers. The six month comprehensive training programme and accelerated career pathway has been carefully designed to support

British Conveyancing Awards Sponsor Spotlight: Groundsure

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 above

Spotlight on Lawyer Checker, headline sponsor at the British Conveyancing Awards

This year, we want to do something a little different and celebrate the herculean efforts made by the conveyancing sector who worked tirelessly to ensure the British public could still move during the most difficult

Why the time is right for Open Banking in Conveyancing

Money laundering is a problem that plagues the legal sector. Recent figures published by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) has revealed that they have reported suspicious activity equating to more than £200m to authorities in

Advisor fined for ‘deliberate’ SDLT avoidance

It has been reported in a national newspaper that, David Hannah, founder of Cornerstone tax has lost his appeal against a first tier tribunal verdict and now faces disciplinary action following the failure to pay

Surveyors group set to help to reduce fall through rate

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has launched a new ‘Home Review’ service which will help to identify structural problems which create an immediate obstacle to sales falling through. This “snapshot analysis of key structural

Spotlight: Judging Panel for the British Conveyancing Awards

In a series of Supporter in Focus pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our Judges of The British Conveyancing Awards 2021. Alongside headline sponsor, Lawyer Checker, we look forward to recognising individuals, teams and companies

£200m suspicion on money laundering passed to NCA

A report released by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA)has revealed that the agency has reported suspicious activity equating to more than £200m to authorities in the last 12 months. 26 suspicious activity reports were sent

Six months till the arrival of SQE

The six-month countdown has begun until the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) introduces a new route to qualifying as a solicitor – the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). There will be a gradual transition to the new

HMLR

Here are the latest practice guide updates issued by HM Land Registry. The leasehold reform legislation (PG27) Page summary: Advice for conveyancers on the land registration aspects of the exercise of rights under leasehold reform

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