As we slowly start to come out of this lockdown, it’s prompted me to pause and reflect on how far we’ve all come this past year. I, and it seems a lot of people have done a fair amount of re-assessing their life, both personally and professionally. Whether it’s deciding they can’t live in a […]
Property law firm fast-tracked platform implementation with Visualfiles ‘out-of-the-box’ Conveyancing Accelerator, AI and RPA technology adoption on the cards LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions today announced that Simply Conveyancing, ranked among the UK’s top property law and conveyancing firms, is live on legal workflow and case management solution, Lexis® Visualfiles™. Simply Conveyancing has invested in this future […]
Remote working, home schooling, furloughed staff and Local Authority delays are just a few challenges faced by conveyancers during the past year. This is set against a backdrop of growing caseloads with HMRC figures showing a rise of 24% in property transactions compared with December 2019. On 3 March 2021, the same day as the […]
The Budget announcement in March dominated proceedings with the industry waiting for a decision to be made on the stamp duty extension, which duly came with an original new deadline of the end of June, followed by a further tapered deadline up until the end of September this year. It left the industry wondering whether […]
In September 2020, Groundsure launched GeoRisk, a new suite of mining and ground stability search reports . We took inspiration from recent collapse events, in depth customer research and most importantly, guidance from the Law Society in the name of the Conveyancing Handbook. I would forgive anyone who hasn’t perhaps read this cover to cover, […]
Local Authority Searches are no new thing for Conveyancers and those in the process of buying land or property, but they have changed so much over the years and have the potential to change even further over the next 5-10 years. Official Local Searches were of course the norm prior to the booming housing market of the […]
Just announced: An England and Wales first beta project, from legal technology providers InfoTrack and Perfect Portal. Discover how digital data can be utilised more effectively between sellers, agents, buyers and conveyancers to market a UK property. Scott Bozinis, Chief Executive Officer at InfoTrack explains, “The Law Society TA6 form is the industry standard for […]
Available to order from 22nd March 2021, Future Climate Info (FCI) are delighted to announce a new range of Official CON29M search reports to the conveyancing market. Complete with AA- rated Triple-Tier insurance protection, a robust manually assessed Mine Entry Interpretive Report and a specially tailored report layout are designed to offer all transactional stakeholders […]
HM Land Registry officially released their Digital ID Standard on 12th March 2021, prompting questions from many in the industry. Thirdfort, who have been working closely with HM Land Registry since the draft of the standard was released in November, offered exclusive answers to the industry’s most pressing questions in our digital event ‘The Digital […]
Covehithe is a small village in East Suffolk, located on the North Sea coast between the more well known towns of Lowestoft and Southwold. I had never heard of Covehithe until today when I was sent a YouTube video showing the damaging effects coastal erosion is having on this quaint village. Everyone says a picture paints a […]
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