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Just One Week Left to Register For the LFS Conveyancing Awards (IC)

Firms only have until March 27th to register for the largest and most prestigious of Conveyancing Award ceremonies.

Rob Hailstone March 19, 2015

Flood Re: Who, what, when, where, why (LF)

Following the Water Act 2014, the Government have announced their plans to introduce Flood Re, which is expected to roll out in July 2015.

Rob Hailstone March 19, 2015

Many lawyers unaware of how PC funds regulation (LSG)

A new survey has found widespread ignorance in the profession of how the practising certificate fee funds regulation.

Rob Hailstone March 18, 2015

CPD Changes For All SRA Regulated Firms (IC)

The SRA wants to move away from an arbitrary 16 hour rule, which they feel has become a tick box exercise, with solicitors undertaking “any” CPD accredited training just to

Rob Hailstone March 18, 2015

QS drifts towards normality (LSG)

The company that promised to turn the legal world upside down has had to retreat.

Rob Hailstone March 18, 2015

Conveyancers hit by ‘Friday afternoon’ fraudsters who target client money (PIE)

So-called ‘Friday afternoon’ scammers are hitting conveyancers as they work under pressure to complete sales.

Rob Hailstone March 17, 2015

Agent tells MPs that HS2 will be “devastating” (EAT)

The co-owner of a local estate agency has given his expert opinion to a Parliamentary Select Committee on the “devastating impact” the HS2 high speed train service could have on

Rob Hailstone March 17, 2015

Joe Bloggs law firms handling more conveyancing transactions than in 2007 (SJ)

Recession survivors see volumes hit a ten-year high as seven firms complete over 6,000 transactions in 2014.

Rob Hailstone March 17, 2015

Law firms “getting even worse” at handling telephone enquiries (LF)

The way law firms handle telephone enquiries from prospective clients is so bad that “it’s as if every managing partner in the land met up at a secret location and

Rob Hailstone March 17, 2015

Does anyone want a Scandinavian model?

Conveyancers and others have to search a wide range of databases and other sources to assemble a full assessment of the background of a particular property.

Rob Hailstone March 16, 2015

QualitySolicitors grew to quickly (LSG)

The leader of the pioneering QualitySolicitors brand has admitted that the network grew too quickly and said it has scaled back its immediate ambitions.

Rob Hailstone March 16, 2015

Conveyancing is at a 10-year high (LSG)

Compelling new evidence is published today showing that small and medium-sized law firms are trading more strongly than at any time since the financial crisis of 2007/08.

Rob Hailstone March 16, 2015