Five reasons why CPD should still be a priority as the ‘hours’ system disappears (LF)
The SRA high-profile move away from the annual minimum 16 hour CPD requirement has been well documentedand most in the profession will by now be aware that the change will […]
New lender launches first panel limited to Conveyancing Association firms (LF)
A new buy-to-let lender, Fleet Mortgages, has created the first law firm panel made up only of members of the Conveyancing Association.
SRA taken to task over perceived City bias (LSG)
The SDT has rebuked the SRA for giving the impression that it treats City lawyers more leniently than solicitors from smaller firms in prosecuting allegations of lack of integrity.
Mortgage lending trails off in ‘weak’ start to year, say lenders (PIE)
Mortgage lending dropped last month on both a monthly and annual basis, lenders have said.
Residential Property Law & Conveyancing Update Conferences 2015 (IC)
Professional Conferences’ Residential Property Law & Conveyancing Update conferences are designed to update solicitors, licensed conveyancers and barristers on current residential property law and conveyancing issues and will provide invaluable […]
PI giant moves in to conveyancing (LSG)
Personal injury services provider NAHL, which operates the National Accident Helpline brand, has moved in to conveyancing with the £4.3m acquisition of Fitzalan Partners, a lead-generation business.
Report: look after ‘Generation Y’, or they’ll move on (LSG)
Lawyers are happier with their careers than the average worker, but the increasingly footloose young are posing a big retention problem for legal employers.
Joint research looks at innovation in the legal services market (SRA)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Legal Services Board (are continuing research into how law firms, and others providing legal services, are changing the way they operate.
Trainee numbers in 2014 – clarification
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is aware that information about trainee solicitor numbers, published as a result of information provided by the SRA in response to a Freedom of Information […]
OnTheMarket records million visits – and says it is targeting Rightmove (EAT)
New portal OnTheMarket says that it has recorded one million unique visits.
Leading Estate Agent Adopts New Conveyancing Panel Management Software (IC)
Dawsons estate agents have implemented the Hoowla Panel Management Software Solution to help save time generating quotes and improve reporting and feedback from solicitors.
National Accident Helpline moves into conveyancing (LF)
National Accident Helpline has today unveiled its move into the conveyancing market by spending £4.3m to buy a lead generation business specialising in the sector.