
Lay of the land: the cost of coal mining of today’s property market
Our guest writer, Paul Raglan, MD of Mining Searches UK provides here an overview of the mining industry and CON29M, and how Groundsure’s new report ticks all the CON29M boxes. The UK once played a starring role in the production of valuable materials and while the golden age of mining may long be over, the industry continues to leave a legacy on the land today.

Delays at the Internal Revenue Service
Earlier this year, it was widely reported that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was experiencing severe delays following the longest US government shutdown in history. CCN reported: “Upon returning to work, the IRS had over 5 million pieces of mail that had not been sorted for processing”.

Search Acumen comments on the digitisation of the Local Land Charges register for Norwich City Council
One year on from the launch, we’re pleased to see the continued digitalisation of the Local Land Charges (LLC) register. This time it is by Norwich City Council, where professionals involved in buying and selling property can anticipate how the increased ease and speed of accessing data will improve the transaction process in the city.

British Airways and Marriott International must put customers before profits
Fourteen months after GDPR came into effect, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has shown its muscle announcing £multi-million fines for British Airways and Marriott International in the same week.

Tikit announce their client, GT Stewart, win a LALY award for their use of Tikit Formshare
Tikit, a global provider of technology solutions to legal firms, today announced that GT Stewart won the ‘Access to Justice through IT’ award at the LALY awards last night using their innovative software; Tikit Formshare.

Hayes Connor Solicitors comments on the news of the ICO’s intention to fine Marriott International
The ICO has started to show its teeth with two international organisations facing significant fines this week. Marriott International suffered a cyber attack in 2014 affecting millions of its guests yet the incident was not discovered until four years later.

Proclaim integration with Legal Bricks enables Conveyancing searches at the click of a button
Law society Endorsed legal software provider, Eclipse Legal Systems, has announced integration with leading Conveyancing search supplier Legal Bricks.

Search Acumen comments on ONS construction figures
We recently heard that housebuilding has hit a ten-year low in London, but anxiety has spread beyond the capital as investors and developers are being forced to wait out the Brexit-fuelled uncertainty that’s swept the property development market.









