
Budget 2017: First Time Buyers Stamp Duty Changes Live on Hoowla
The headline point in today’s budget was the announcement that stamp duty will be abolished from today for first-time buyers purchasing properties costing up to £300,000. First time buyers purchasing a house worth up to £500,000 will not have to pay stamp duty on the first £300,000, which HM Treasury estimates will take 80% of first-time buyers out of stamp duty altogether.

Peppermint Technology are winners in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for the second year running
Award winning legal cloud innovator Peppermint Technology are proud to be recognised, for the second year running, in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 at their award ceremony in London on Thursday 16th 2017.

Spire’s strategy secures top slot at LawNet’s awards
Norfolk firm Spire headed the list of legal innovators recognised for their achievements in this year’s LawNet awards.
iManage Honored as IT Security Provider of the Year at the British Legal Technology Awards 2017
iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, announced it was named IT Security Provider of the Year at The British Legal Technology Awards 2017 dinner in London.

Challenger firms take advantage as conveyancing market bounces back in Q3
The UK conveyancing market bounced back in the mid-summer following a significant drop in activity in Q2 2017, with challenger firms taking full advantage of a revival in transaction numbers across the property market.

Global 100 Australian Law Firm Allens Selects iManage Work Product Management
iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced that Allens — a prestigious global law firm based in Australia, serving 55 of the world’s top 100 companies and more than 75 of Australia’s top 100 companies—has selected iManage for Work Product Management.

Big night for ARAG as company wins two Underwriting Service Awards
ARAG Legal Services has retained both the Legal Expenses Team of the Year and the Managing General Agents Team of the Year awards at this years’ Underwriting Service Awards, held at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington yesterday evening (16 November).

Conveyancing Check List: Five ways your residential property clients are affected by the changes to sewerage legislation
The law regarding sewerage legislation has changed. Thames Water Property Searches Account Manager Jason Harper explains why conveyancers should be made aware of this change in legislation.









