Warning: Emails misusing the name of Kate Rebecca Taylor
Emails have been sent misusing the name ‘Rebecca Taylor’ regarding supposed representation in court proceedings.
Conveyancers face “constant battle” with inbox (TC)
“Conveyancing right now feels a constant battle against your inbox/telephone and actually doing the legal work.”
Leasehold reform: “the devil is in the detail” (TC)
The government has taken significant steps in reforming leasehold ownership of residential property. How its proposals will work in practice, however, is not clear.
Stop advising clients to pay cyber-ransoms, lawyers told (LF)
Some lawyers are wrongly advising clients to pay ransoms when they fall victim to cyber-attacks, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have warned.
Warning: Documents ‘stamped’ by ‘Adv Nasser Legal’, misusing the SRA number of a genuine solicitor
A document has been ‘stamped’ by ‘Adv Nasser Legal’ in relation to a supposed foreign exchange transaction.
Conveyancing support group continues to grow in numbers (TC)
An online conveyancing support group is growing in prominence as conveyancers are beginning to speak more openly about the difficulties they are facing on a day-to-day basis.
Licensed conveyancer firms face tougher rules on diversity (LF)
Law firms regulated by Council for Licensed Conveyancers face new rules designed to make sure they deliver data on staff diversity and report complaints of discrimination and harassment.
How agents can prevent sales from falling through (PIE)
Being knowledgeable about all possible situations and how to handle them confidently means agents can anticipate events and will likely have a better understanding of the knock-on effects from one […]
Agent calls for housing tsar as minister quits and Gove is sacked (EAT)
Independent agent Barrows and Forrester has called for the appointment of a housing tsar for a fixed term as yet another minister for the sector stepped down yesterday before Housing Secretary […]
‘Instruction to offer’ timelines halve during pandemic, latest research reveals (TN)
Despite ongoing problems with the conveyancing process, research from TwentyEA shows that the time required to get from instruction to sale agreed halved during the pandemic months.
Conveyancers face “constant battle” with inbox (TC)
“Conveyancing right now feels a constant battle against your inbox/telephone and actually doing the legal work. I would think even the most organised and scheduled conveyancer must struggle to balance […]
Agents urged to ‘get heads out of the sand’ on transaction times (EAT)
Industry veteran Bryan Mansell has questioned why the property sector has allowed transaction times to slow to record levels.