Issues on your underwriter’s radar The latest report from Howden Group outlines the issues likely to be on your underwriter’s radar in 2024. These include: Client account management. The report urges all firms to “reassess the controls they have in…
Completion failures can result in lost deposits, breach of contract and financial compensation claims. Even after exchange of contracts, a property transaction is still exposed to risk. Mortgage offer withdrawals, redundancy, bankruptcy, broken chains, or even removal issues can result…
Laura Wood, Client Advisor, LexisNexis Enterprise Solutions As a paralegal in a previous professional life, I am well versed in the pained manual processes conveyancing can entail. The inefficiencies, time delays, and friction experienced when onboarding a new client, or…
Managing a large portfolio of properties can be time-consuming, costly, stressful, unruly and at times indifferent to deadlines. Trying to juggle all the return dates and deadlines while solving unexpected issues and managing overheads can drain hours of productive conveyancing…
Environmental searches are one of the core conveyancing searches for a residential property transaction. The way these searches look at the historical records for a property and its surrounding area, and check for environmental risks, is evolving. Property search specialists,…
First established in 1884, Austin & Carnley Solicitors is one of the oldest law firms in Bedfordshire. Over the years, the firm has grown to incorporate several thriving practice areas, including conveyancing, employment, family, wills and trusts, probate, and dispute resolution. Austin…