Mansion tax opponent eyeballs Ed Balls (EAT)
The head of a campaign group opposing the mansion tax has had a face to face meeting with the Labour shadow chancellor Ed Balls – but, perhaps unsurprisingly, failed to […]
Slater & Gordon heats up TV advertising battle (LF)
The TV advertising battle between legal brands stepped up this week with Slater & Gordon launching a new campaign with the message ‘Your case is our cause’.
Veyo begins marketing campaign (LSG)
Veyo, the online conveyancing system being developed through a Law Society joint venture with an IT services business, has begun a consumer marketing campaign.
Nationwide mandates quality scheme membership (LSG)
All solicitors on the Nationwide conveyancing panel will have to be accredited under the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), the lender confirmed today.
Land Reg says new law means easier conveyancing (EAT)
A little-publicised government announcement effectively confirms that the Land Registry has become the sole registering authority for local land charges in England and Wales.
Reduced numbers of Land Registry staff result cause application delays (TC)
Failing to complete a registration in a timely fashion can result in good conveyancing firms being thrown off lender panels, even though at times the registration process is out of […]
Separate business rule reform will “unlock” competition and innovation in legal market (LF)
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has given “qualified support” to plans by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to rewrite the separate business rule.
Major lender cuts amount it will lend to first-time buyers (PIE)
Santander is today cutting its lending limit from five times to four-and-half times salary for first-time buyers.
Search Acumen: The plan to digitise the Local Land Charges Register
A project of this scale will present a significant challenge, but make no mistake: confirmation that these Land Registry proposals have got the green light to progress is a hugely […]
LFS invites Roger Wilson to share his thoughts on the conveyancing sector (TC)
Law Firm Services has recently published an insightful guest post, reflecting the expert insight of Connells’ Conveyancing Services Director, Roger Wilson.
Saga lampoons ‘jargony’ lawyers in first legal services TV adverts (LF)
Over-50s company Saga has launched the first television advertising campaign for its legal services division, satirising the notion of lawyers being long-winded.
Firm tells staff: take all the holiday you need (LSG)
A law firm in East Anglia has become one of the first practices in the country to adopt a ‘paid time off’ policy for staff members.