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Local Authority Searches are no new thing for Conveyancers and those in the process of buying land or property, but they have changed so much over the years and have the potential to change even further over the next 5-10 years.

Nine out of ten (90 per cent) Brits are banking on receiving an inheritance from loved ones to pay off debts and afford retirement, according to the latest research from Tower Street Finance.  

Liverpool and London-based firm of lawyers and business advisers, O’Connors, has launched a new digital-friendly brand identity and website as its sectoral work with insurance businesses, legal businesses and investment funds takes its service offering across the UK and beyond.

Just announced: An England and Wales first beta project, from legal technology providers InfoTrack and Perfect Portal. Discover how digital data can be utilised more effectively between sellers, agents, buyers and conveyancers to market a UK property.

Available to order from 22nd March 2021, Future Climate Info (FCI) are delighted to announce a new range of Official CON29M search reports to the conveyancing market. Complete with AA- rated Triple-Tier insurance protection, a robust manually assessed Mine Entry Interpretive Report and a specially tailored report layout are designed to offer all transactional stakeholders the context and guidance to make the very best use of the search.

In their latest blogs, Title Research has compiled their most frequently asked questions about their two core services, genealogical research and asset repatriation, including detailed information about how they can assist in completing complex estate administration cases.

When we lose a loved one the list of people and authorities to contact can be overwhelming. This all happens at the same time as being under immense pressure to sort out paperwork such as a Will, property deeds and more; the last thing anyone wants is more worry and uncertainty.

After working closely with a number of law firm clients in the latter part of 2020, Select Legal Systems Limited, authors of legal practice management software LAWFUSION, have announced today that their new Dashboards will begin piloting next week.

On Friday (12 March), the HM Land Registry of England and Wales (HMLR) unveiled a new digital identity standard. It offers conveyancers a ‘safe harbour’ if they choose to verify their client’s identity digitally and will not seek recourse against them. Overall, the practice guide advises on the use of smart technology to form an alternative standard for checking identity and will help conveyancers be given increased certainty on the identity of applicants.

Did you know subsidence is the most costly ground hazard in the UK? Around 64 million pounds of subsidence claims were made in the last year – and it’s only going to get worse as climate change wreaks havoc in the hotter and drier summers ahead, yet the full extent of the risk isn’t widely understood.