by Rob | Nov 16, 2015 | News
Lawyers should use artificial intelligence to improve their work, drive efficiencies, increase accuracy and retain clients, the president of the Law Society has said.
by Rob | Nov 16, 2015 | News
The Law Society’s chief executive unveils a new strategy for the organisation.
by Rob | Nov 13, 2015 | News
Turnover of homes has drastically slowed over the last 30 years, new figures reveal.
by Rob | Nov 13, 2015 | News
Solicitors acting for both sides in property transactions are under a duty to disclose crucial details to lenders, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
by Rob | Nov 13, 2015 | News
The SRA’s proposed regime for consumer credit regulation has passed its latest hurdle.
by Rob | Nov 13, 2015 | News
The chief technology officer at top-25 firm DWF has said that artificial intelligence systems will be the key IT development for the next five years at least.
by Rob | Nov 12, 2015 | News
Chester will be having its say in a major campaign looking into what should happen when solicitors fall short of expected standards.
by Rob | Nov 12, 2015 | News
House prices are continuing to climb – and are predicted to continue to do so unabated.
by Rob | Nov 12, 2015 | News
A new online service has been launched to protect conveyancers and buyers from the booming conveyancing fraud scam, which is sweeping the industry.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
The National Association of Estate Agents has teamed up with a campaigning anti-corruption body to call for four major changes to the sales and purchase process in a bid to combat money-laundering.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
The SRA has unveiled a new initiative to support legal services firms that want to innovate and grow their business in creative ways.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
The Government’s Housing and Planning Bill, currently going through Parliament, proposes that the affordable new starter housing should be capped at £250,000 outside London and £450,000 in the capital.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes with neighbours, for fear of having pricing or sale difficulties if conflicts are revealed to buyers.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
Land Registry, from 7th September 2015, has changed the documents required to be delivered when a customer applies for first registration.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
The slow pace of change in the legal profession means it is “not surprising” to see new types of firms, with completely different business models, winning market share, an authoritative survey has found, adding that “the market is ripe for change”.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
There are “no strong brands yet” to advise small businesses on legal services and law firms tend to “look the same”, Mark Edwards, vice president and general manager of Rocket Lawyer UK, has claimed.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
QualitySolicitors reduced its losses by more than £1m in the latest financial year, newly published accounts show, but the franchise remains dependent on millions of pounds worth of investment from its private equity owners.
by Rob | Nov 10, 2015 | News
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal will increase its budget next year to £2.9m to cope with a massive rise in the number of cases coming before it.
by Rob | Nov 9, 2015 | News
Cash transactions have always played an important part in the housing market. In the years before the financial crisis, up to a quarter of transactions were financed by cash.
by Rob | Nov 9, 2015 | News
The conference is unique in that it is organised by conveyancers for conveyancers and the agenda has been put together to cover the issues that are foremost in the minds of the profession. This year will see a record attendance again as the Conference has become the...
