“Tony blair’s choice in music is outstanding”
“I’m singing it now, things can only get better. Only get better.” Yup, I’ve been listening to D:Ream’s “Things can only get better” on repeat for DAYS now. One of the few benefits of working from home is being able to... Read More →
If you jab us do we not bleed
Last week, Gavin Williamson’s suggestion to scrap GCSEs took me back to school years studying Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” I’m sure just the title brings back memories of Shylock’s plaintive speech about the injustices suffered by his race. Having... Read More →
Speeding up the home buying and selling process
Managing Director, Peter Ambrose and the former executive director of Douglas and Gordon, and founder of Viewber, Ed Mead discuss a few ideas for how to speed things up with the home buying and selling process. Watch the video now:... Read More →
Solving conveyancing delays is a ‘bigly’ problem
If we’ve learned anything from the US elections it’s that doing paperwork in advance doesn’t guarantee a speedy outcome. Sitting around waiting for results and being powerless to speed things up, had a Conveyancing 2020 feel about it. Whether it’s... Read More →
How can you help speed up your home move?
The number of sales being agreed right now is at record levels on Rightmove, which means it’s likely you’ll find it taking a bit longer from having your offer accepted to picking up the keys for your home. To try... Read More →
The conveyancing process is NOT broken
“Oh yes it is!” “Oh no it’s not”. While panto season seems a lifetime away, when it comes to the home buying process, the pantomime villains of the peace are definitely the lawyers. However, unlike these annual theatre-based bust-ups, arguments... Read More →
“You were only supposed to blow the doors off”
When the chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced the stamp duty holiday in July, he probably wasn’t thinking about Michael Caine inching his way down a bus teetering on the brink of disaster in the 1960’s classic movie, The Italian Job. It... Read More →
COVID and technology
“My CRM was a cardboard box … that was full of files with no paperwork in them” Those were the chilling words uttered by a lawyer I interviewed for a job last week. Every few months, someone writes an article... Read More →
5 Questions clients should be asking lawyers
It is starting to become clearer that the choice of property lawyer has an impact on the success or otherwise of a housing transaction. Unfortunately, it is still very difficult for consumers to gauge the quality of the service that... Read More →
What we don’t do as lawyers
One of the more curious aspects of conveyancing lawyers is the wide range of jobs they are expected to do. A property lawyer usually has to win the work in the first place, do all the administration, work out the... Read More →