Law firm profile shows improving diversity across the legal sector
Data published recently reveals that while the overall legal sector is increasingly reflective of wider society, challenges remain in achieving true diversity at senior levels in some firms.
Trust in value of lawyers declining, LSB business study claims (LSG)
Small businesses are becoming increasingly sceptical about whether lawyers offer value for money when trying to help resolve issues, research by the Legal Services Board suggests.
What do your clients want most from your law firm?
Some lawyers are still failing to deliver customer service.
Cast adrift: Agent agrees to spend 24 hours at sea in a life raft (PIE)
An estate agent has agreed to be cast adrift at sea in a life raft to raise money for charity.
Purplebricks adverts ridicule ‘thumb-twiddling’ agents (PIE)
Purplebricks has released a series of online adverts on the video sharing website youtube, which in some cases mock traditional estate agents.
‘Even estate agents hate estate agents’, claim (PIE)
London estate agent John Horton believes that many estate agents don’t even like each other and he has set out his theory as to why online.
Urgent action needed on ‘McMafia-style’ residential property transactions, warning (PIE)
Estate agents need to take urgent action to ensure they are fulfilling their anti-money laundering obligations, as new research suggested that residential property deals set off more red flags in […]
32% Of Money Laundering Alert s Involve Residential Conveyancing (TC)
New research has revealed that nearly a third of suspected anti-money laundering infringements reported to the National Crime Agency have involved property deals.
‘Just 12% of agents understand Anti Money Laundering obligations’ (PIE)
Estate agents continue to be at risk of fines from HMRC for non-compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering regulations – with widespread confusion in the industry as to requirements.
Forget the ‘spray and pray’ approach of panel managed conveyancing, agents are urged (PIE)
Agents worried about low instruction levels, high fall-through rates and the growth of online competitors should forget the “spray and pray” approach of panel-managed conveyancing.
Connells Group claims 22 per cent rise in new homes instructions (EAT)
Connells Group – which includes Connells, Sequence and other brands – says it recorded over 9,000 new homes sales in 2017.
GDPR – lawyer reveals latest changes that will affect property industry (EAT)
The General Data Protection Regulation legislation coming into effect in the UK on May 25 has undergone some subtle changes which will affect the property sector according to one of […]