Who is Integrated Dispute Resolution?
Integrated Dispute Resolution
(IDR) brings together an unparalleled range of professional legal support services. IDR enable clients to maximise their legal budget, and support lawyers by minimising the time and costs spent on searching for the most appropriate ancillary services that may be required in the pursuit of the desired outcome in a legal matter.
Two new hires signal continued growth for Miller’s UK Professions team
Miller has recently hired Professional Indemnity specialists Paddy Synnott and Joe Newbury as part of its continued expansion into the UK Professions market. Miller’s UK Professions team specialises in arranging a broad spectrum of cover to suit the specific requirements of insureds.
Landmark Information launches Landmark Planning
Landmark Information – the leading provider of information to the UK property market – has introduced a newly enhanced Landmark Planning report, which uniquely provides boundary data on the majority of the UK’s large planning applications as polygons. Property lawyers and homebuyers benefit from a visually clearer understanding of the extent or potential impact of larger planning applications, as part of the legal conveyancing process.
Flood Risk: Safeguarding your Client’s Financial Future
Winter reminds us that it is getting wetter each year: whether rain or snowmelt, it has to find its way into rivers, ditches and waterlogged soil regardless of the property in its way. Regular news headlines and social media posts also tell us of the human impacts from damage, clean up and the longer term mental health impacts for affected residents.
In conversation with Jay Bhayani
We love learning about our clients’ business successes. The most interesting stories are from individuals who rose from unconventional beginnings and overcame the odds to accomplish their professional goals. It’s inspiration for others in the same position that success can be theirs too.
Certainty Will Search assists son locate his mother’s unknown Will at local solicitor firm
Clients do not always inform their loved ones that they have written a Will or where it is stored. This can cause additional stress to those dealing with the estate after they have passed away as they are unsure if a Will exists, resulting in them having to search in the deceased’s property for a copy or call local solicitors and Will writers which is both time consuming and stressful.
The first…. to create shorter, fully comprehensive reports
Clarity and transparency is essential in any transaction; and the information which underpins a property purchase is no different. This is especially true of environmental searches – a specialist area where some legal practitioners may feel less confident advising on, especially if an issue such as contaminated land or flooding is flagged up.
Residential property professionals more concerned about Stamp Duty than COVID-19
Residential conveyancers and estate agents both anticipate the Stamp Duty holiday extension verdict to have a significantly greater impact on their role in 2021 than either the COVID-19 vaccination programme or Brexit – according to the findings of the ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report published by tmgroup and mio earlier this month. The survey of over 600 property professionals also revealed anxiety around an increased number of broken chains and fall-throughs this year.
