Commercial firm to accept crypto payments
Full-service commercial firm gunnercooke has become the latest practice to announce it is accepting payment for services in cryptoassets such as ether and Bitcoin. It claims to be the first […]
Summit to focus on speeding up transactions and reducing fall throughs (PIE)
Propertymark says it is keen to work collaboratively with the conveyancing world to ensure all parties can broach solutions that will benefit agents, consumers, and conveyancers alike.
Vote opens for Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion (TC)
The public vote for the “Today’s Conveyancer Industry Champion”, is now open. The category is one of two awards which will be entirely nominated and voted for by you, the […]
Leading conveyancing boss proposes simple solution to slow property sales (TN)
Peter Ambrose of The Partnership says forcing – not asking – conveyancers to use a common platform is the only way to stop a repeat of the Covid transaction meltdown.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of McKenzie Law Limited
Emails have been sent misusing the name of McKenzie Law Limited, in respect of unclaimed inheritance money.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Levi Solicitors LLP
Emails have been sent falsely claiming to be from ‘Levi Solicitors LLP’ providing supposed alternative bank details for a payment.
Fall throughs kill off one-in-five transactions – claim (EAT)
Fall throughs remain a significant problem with transaction collapses costing buyers and sellers a wasted £880m in 2021 according to new research.
Warning: Document stamp misusing the name of MA Solicitors
Documents have been ‘stamped’ and ‘certified’ with a stamp misusing the name of Mr Mohammed Alyas at MA Solicitors.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Ian Williamson of Wards Solicitors LLP
Emails have been sent misusing the name of Ian Williamson in respect of a supposedly unclaimed inheritance.
More than 5,600 new estate agents founded in 2021 (PIE)
A new study using Companies House data has revealed that 5,618 new estate agency businesses were founded in 2021.
Developers must pay, says Gove (TC)
Gove announces that developers of unsafe blocks who “can afford to pay” will be forced to cover the costs of removing dangerous cladding from buildings.
New rules ‘the first step in a whole raft of government reforms’ (PIE)
The leasehold reform bill, which concluded its journey through parliament last week, is the first step in a whole raft of government reforms designed to protect leaseholders, according to Eddie […]