by Rob | Oct 3, 2015 | News
It’s all about mutual respect and good communication.
by Rob | Oct 2, 2015 | News
The buying power meant that Unionline had been able to negotiate a conveyancing deal for its members with a law firm providing the service “at a better price than the high street”.
by Rob | Oct 1, 2015 | News
The SRA has launched a national ‘A question of trust’ campaign to give everyone a chance to have their say about action taken against those solicitors who fall short of the expected standards.
by Rob | Oct 1, 2015 | News
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has opened a four-month consultation involving asking the profession and clients what breaches of standards should be taken most seriously.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2015 | News
We’ve caught the apparent death of the high street estate agent on video – or at least that’s what online estate agency easyProperty would like us all to believe.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2015 | News
With the newly enhanced efforts criminals go to in order to get their hands on valuable assets, it’s integral for any conveyancer to remain adept in how to protect yourself as well as your firm.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2015 | News
The Conveyancing Association will this week host its third All-Members Meeting of 2015, bringing together government and industry leaders to discuss what can be done to improve leasehold transactions and give those purchasing leasehold properties greater rights....
by Rob | Sep 30, 2015 | News
The partnership company behind the Veyo conveyancing portal, Legal Practice Technologies (LPT), has this week appointed a new Chief Executive to head this widely publicised venture.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2015 | News
With Volkswagen hitting the headlines recently for cheating emissions tests in the US, drivers of their diesel cars in the UK are wondering what to expect next.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2015 | News
Some 60% of conveyancing firms refuse to give fee quotes over the phone and, whether they do or not, the majority then fail to follow-up with their prospective client, ‘mystery shopper’ research has revealed.
by Rob | Sep 30, 2015 | News
Confusion over law firm complaints and the new European directive on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is set to continue, the chair of the legal services consumer panel has predicted.
by Rob | Sep 29, 2015 | News
The number of homes sold over the spring and early summer this year was down on 2014 while house price rises are running at their lowest since November 2013.
by Rob | Sep 29, 2015 | News
The High Court has told the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to look again at the sanctions it imposed on two solicitors involved in stamp duty avoidance schemes.
by Rob | Sep 28, 2015 | News
The Law Society-backed joint venture developing the Veyo electronic conveyancing system has appointed a new chief executive with a brief to review and evaluate the product.
by Rob | Sep 28, 2015 | News
Reassured by the former owner, retired army major John Bradshaw that the £470,000 detached property had never flooded, he and his wife happily moved in.
by Rob | Sep 28, 2015 | News
A three mile New Orleans-style funeral procession, complete with band, will process through Westminster, which is London’s borough with the most estate agents – 179.
by Rob | Sep 28, 2015 | News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to see ‘minimum competency’ requirements for sales and letting agents to handle anti-money laundering issues, regulated by the industry itself.
by Rob | Sep 28, 2015 | News
Legal recruiter BCL Legal surveyed the salaries of 600 solicitors from 250 regional and boutique, commercial firms.
by Rob | Sep 28, 2015 | News
Boys & Maughan Solicitors has contracted with Linetime to roll out Liberate Case Management to all its 90 staff. A long term user of Linetime for conveyancing matters, the firm has expanded its use of the system to cover all its private client and commercial...
by Rob | Sep 28, 2015 | News
A British exit (Brexit) from the EU would cause legal services to be ‘disadvantaged disproportionately compared with the UK economy as a whole’, a study published by the Law Society claims.
