174 Law reveal latest video
174 Law have created an animation video giving a step by step guide to the conveyancing process.
24 hour countdown – have you got your ticket?
Lawyer Checker, market leaders in fraud prevention for law firms, will be hosting the Regulation & Compliance break out session at the Law Firm Services Awards this year. The session aims to give further credence to established risk management procedures and helps to bolster them further. We will look at key industry viewpoints on how […]
Pali wins again
The Online Business Awards, in association with Talk Business, focus on enterprising UK companies with a powerful online presence and aim to recognise the best in Britain, drawn from all the countries within the United Kingdom. The winners of the Online Business Awards 2016 have been announced and Pali is delighted to have won the […]
No more errors with Searches UK’s stamp duty land tax online portal
Searches UK are always looking to introduce brand new products to their existing portfolio to help make the conveyancing process as straightforward as possible. They are delighted to announce that they now provide SDLT as an online stamp duty submission form. The new SDLT software duplicates the layout of the paper version and highlights any […]
Average process time for CQS Accreditation falls to just over 70 days
Waiting for your Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) Accreditation? Further to a Today’s Conveyancer Freedom of Information (FOI) Request to the Law Society, we can report that, due to numerous improvements made by the body to the CQS scheme over the last few months, the total average time for processing both new and re-accreditation applications has […]
Conveyancing Foundation sets £50k pre-Christmas fundraising target for Children with Cancer UK
The Conveyancing Charity Foundation, which has been established to assist conveyancing lawyers in generating funds for their chosen charities, has today outlined its latest charity target – to raise over £50k for Children with Cancer UK by Christmas. Last year, the conveyancing industry embraced the Conveyancing Foundation’s Matterhorn Challenge and helped to raise over £50k […]
INNSA appoints new independent Chairman
The Invasive Non-Native Specialists Association (INNSA) has announced the appointment of James Sherwood-Rogers as Chairman with effect from September 2016.
“Political uncertainty has distracted us from the underlying issue of housing supply”
Search Acumen comments on the latest DCLG Green Belt Statistics, England – 2015/16 “[The] data shows a minimal change in England’s Green Belt area over the past year, no doubt coming as good news to those seeking to protect our countryside and strive for urban regeneration. However the year-on-year drop in the number of local […]
SearchFlow attracts industry leading business development director
SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists, has attracted a highly renowned Business Development Director, Nick Dyoss to spearhead SearchFlow’s growth, as the company continues to expand and develop into new sectors. Having worked for over 15 years in the conveyancing search industry, Nick Dyoss, who was previously Business Development Director at TM Group, brings with him a […]
Conveyancing Association announce agenda for ‘Modernising Conveyancing’ annual conference
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today announced the agenda for its ‘Modernising Conveyancing’ Conference, which will take place on Thursday 1st December at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea. The Conference programme has been designed to debate a wide range of issues impacting the conveyancing process, with the intention of […]
First member firms achieve Conveyancing Association’s Cyber Safe Scheme accreditation
The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry, has today announced that two firms, Blacks Solicitors and Shakespeare Martineau, have become the first CA members to sign-up to its Cyber Safe Scheme and achieve the required accreditation. Both law firms were able to demonstrate they have the necessary processes in place […]
Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director of Search Acumen, calls to drop plans for Land Registry sell off
Yesterday’s removal of the proposal for privatisation from the Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill has been welcomed by many in the legal industry, clearly demonstrating that further consideration is required on all implications of the potential sell-off. MP for Tottenham David Lammy has previously expressed fears over government plans saying it will have “serious consequences for transparency” with […]
Experienced Sales Director Brings New Strengths to tmconvey
tmgroup are pleased to welcome Simon Wood as Sales Director for their tmconvey service, bringing with him nearly 20 years’ experience of leading commercial teams and delivering improvements in customer experiences. Simon’s passion for ensuring the best possible customer journey remains very much in keeping with tmgroup’s values of being customer focussed and innovative. His […]
Legal & General Conveyancing Service Launched
Legal & General Mortgage Club, have today made the announcement that they are to expand their Conveyancing Service offering with the launch of Legal & General Conveyancing Services. The launch sees the service offering two conveyancing options both of which can provide a bespoke solution to brokers for all of their conveyancing needs. Legal & […]
Building Schemes Law clarified
Birdlip v Hunter [2016] EWCA Civ 603
Moneypenny opens the doors to pioneering workspace for world-class legal receptionists
Moneypenny, the legal sector’s leading outsourced switchboard and telephone answering specialist, is today unveiling its new £15m headquarters. Designed to create “the happiest workplace in the UK”, the pioneering building reflects the company’s rapid growth and has been built based on the feedback of its 500 employees – many of whom represent the country’s leading […]
Security and workflow challenges driving innovation
tmgroup’s new CCO Petter Lautin discusses innovation in the conveyancing sector
Keeping law firms and client funds safe from cyber criminals
Craig Matthews and Adrian Jones from the Legal Software Suppliers Association outline some of the risks from cyber criminals give helpful tips to lawyers Cyberattacks can take many different forms. The most complicated, those that make headline news, normally involve direct hacking attacks of government or large corporate networks to either disrupt their business or […]
North East firm appoints new Associate Director
North East law firm, Core Legal Limited, is delighted to announce the arrival of Licensed Conveyancer, Adele Burrows who is the latest member to join the newly established legal team based in Teesside. Adele joins as Associate Director at the firm’s Teesside office to deal with a growing demand from clients based both locally and […]
Land Registry complaints – What’s the point?
I am a specialist in complaint resolution and provide an Independent Complaint Review service for Land Registry. I can’t, of course, give an opinion on whether legal decisions made by Land Registry are correct, but I can explore the causes of problems and recommend solutions. While I do not have power to recommend compensation I […]
