Tech supports developers’ use of land, says Search Acumen on Land Use Change Statistics for 2017 – 2018
Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “Not only was it a strong year of house building in 2017/18 with more than 160,000 homes completed in England, but as today’s Land Use Change Statistics reveal, it was a smarter year as developers built 3,300 more homes on previously undeveloped land compared to 2016/17. “The desire […]
Cut Legal Firm Scanning Time
In an everchanging legal landscape, technological innovations are reshaping the industry. The opportunities and benefits that technology can bring to the marketplace can enhance the way your law firm works while meeting the demands of clients and improve standards of customer service. Powered by Brother, Post Partner offers professional document scanning that will take the […]
Will Digital Assistant Alexa Transform The Conveyancing Industry?
Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers have become the first UK property law firm in legal history to integrate with virtual personal assistant, Alexa, into their system. Launched last week, Simply Conveyancing customers can now ask Alexa, questions and queries about their conveyancing transaction, plus information on the conveyancing process, a new quote on a sale or […]
Free Trustpilot Webinar: Is Your Website Working Hard Enough?
Trustpilot have teamed up with Today’s Conveyancer to bring you an insightful webinar on how to make your website your hardest working employee. Conveyancing is in the midst of a digital revolution. From Land Registry’s Digital Street through to eSigning mortgage documents, the way conveyancers do business is changing rapidly. It has never been more important to start investing […]
A New Communication Tool Claims To Speed Up Property Transactions
A new sales progression and communication tool has been launched which claims to significantly cut house fall-throughs and speed up property transactions. The new tool called ‘Mio’, which has been successfully piloted in Cardiff for the past 18 months, will be rolled out across England and Wales – which includes an introductory free offer for […]
Digging Beneath The Surface Of Blockchain Property Transactions
Earlier in April, Today’s Conveyancer wrote about the completion of the first full property transaction based on distributed ledger technology. The pilot, carried out in partnership with the Instant Property Network (IPN) and using R3 Marketplace’s ‘blockchain’ platform known as ‘Corda’, brought together property law firms, lenders and software developers. While most in the conveyancing […]
Conveyancing Firm First In Legal History To Launch Alexa Integrated System
Simply Conveyancing Property Lawyers have officially become the first property law firm in the UK to integrate with virtual personal assistant, Alexa, into their system. Last week, for the first time in legal history, customers of Simply Conveyancing will now be able to ask their digital assistant Alexa questions and queries about their conveyancing transaction. […]
Trusting Technology
Consumer expectations and demand are driving the need to speed up the conveyancing process through digitalisation. As a result, many forward-thinking legal firms are looking to expedite processes by removing ‘print and post’ from their workflow as far as possible. The introduction of new technologies have great potential but need to be proven and trusted […]
83% Of Consumers Demand More Online Communication From Law Firms
The legal service consumer views online communication as a vital tool in creating a more efficient, cheaper service. According to a recent survey, carried out by mmadigital, 83% of respondents would opt to communicate online as opposed to face to face. Anxious of the perceived increased costs involved with meeting in person, the majority would […]
An Interview With Louise Robinson
Louise Robinson has recently joined the PSA team at SearchFlow as Personal Searches Operations Manager. SearchFlow is the only search provider with an in-house nationwide personal search agency. In the last year, PSA has experienced significant growth and the popularity of personal searches shows no signs of slowing. Louise discusses the increasing take-up of personal […]
‘How To Avoid Pitfalls, Guarantee Performance and Build a Partnership With Your ICT Provider’ event
When the consumer is increasingly sensitive to price, choosing the perfect external partner to manage IT and communications support within a law firm has never been so important to ensure the first impression your firm offers the consumer is memorable. It is vital to create a partnership as opposed to a mere formal business relationship. […]
Search Acumen Launches Innovative Visualisation Solution To Fast-Track Commercial Property Due Diligence
SNaPS (Search of the National Polygon Service) is a first-of-its-kind service that instantly interrogates property boundaries and ownership data – allowing property lawyers to make immediate assessments and act earlier for their clients The new service uniquely draws together HM Land Registry (HMLR) datasets to provide property lawyers with an instant visual representation of title […]
Blockchain Trial Cuts Property Transaction Process Down Substantially
Proptech leaders across the globe have completed a trial which claims to cut the property transaction process to 3 weeks rather than 3 months using blockchain technology. A successful pilot finalised by Instant Property Network (IPN) has demonstrated the potential to speed up property transactions by months by cutting the current average property process of […]
First UK Amazon Alexa Property Valuation Tool Is Launched
Homeowners across the UK will be able to ask their virtual assistant, Alexa, what their property is worth in the current market conditions. A largely franchised group, Hunters, announced the launch of an Amazon Alexa property valuation tool claiming it is to be the first of its kind in the UK. The voice-activated assistant, Alexa, […]
Making Tax Digital
InTouch Conveyancing Software is ready for Making Tax Digital, are you? Making Tax Digital is HMRC’s compulsory initiative aimed at making filing tax simpler for businesses. The scheme requires online tax filing and payment, as well as digital record keeping. All business taxes will be part of the scheme, but so far, only Making Tax […]
SearchFlow Launches Residential Abortive Transaction Insurance
With a recent study showing that almost half of all house sales in England and Wales ‘fell through’ prior to completion in the last quarter of 2018, SearchFlow – the UK’s leading conveyancing search solutions provider – has launched a Residential Abortive Transaction Insurance to provide assurances to legal services firms’ home buying and selling […]
The Rise Of AI And Robots Divides The UK
Workers in the North could find themselves unemployed in the coming decades due to the influx of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robots, while their counterparts in the South will profit from rising demand and increased employment. According to information presented to MPs on the likely effects of automation, mature workers in northern cities are particularly […]
AI Portal Claims Its Better Than Rightmove And Zoopla For Investors
A new artificial intelligence (AI) powered property website believes it is offering a more desirable portal for investors and landlords than online real estate platform and property websites, Rightmove and Zoopla. One & Only Pro’s sole goal is to help investors and landlords find the ‘very best deals’ which they feel differentiates itself from websites […]
E-signatures: A Sign Of The Times
These days, using the internet or a smartphone app to book a taxi, check-in for a flight or manage your personal finances has become second nature to most of us and handling legal transactions digitally should be no different. In fact, the emergence of eSignatures is making this an ever-growing reality. In an increasingly competitive […]
Geovation Programme Returns For 2019 To Help Start-Ups Break Through
GeoTech and PropTech start-ups get the chance to advance their businesses after Geovation announced the return of its Accelerator Programme for 2019. The application process has opened for the Programme, which is based at Geovation’s Hub in Clerkenwell, London. The Accelerator Programme offers numerous advantages for GeoTech and PropTech start-ups. It puts people in touch […]
