When is abuse acceptable?
When is abuse acceptable? I was on holiday in Suffolk last week when I spotted a sign in a pasty shop which said “Abuse will not be tolerated here”. Which set me thinking – how did it come to this?... Read More →
“Conveyancing Technology – When you don’t know what you don’t know”
“CONVEYANCING TECHNOLOGY – WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW”. The title of this piece might come across as somewhat negative. It’s actually the phrase we use during interviews when an inexperienced candidate claims “a lot of expertise in... Read More →
Lawyers vs Agents – We need a war, not a truce
The climate activist, Greta Thunberg, asks great questions. In a recent documentary, she questioned whether planting trees reduces carbon dioxide. The answer was, in the short term, no. It takes 15 to 20 years before they absorb more carbon dioxide... Read More →
“That inflatable David Hasselhoff doll was a terrible mistake”
Cast your mind back ten years, when you could go to the pub, drink 12 pints of snakebite, stumble back home via the kebab van and fall asleep on your mum’s sofa. In those days, usually, the only repercussions would... Read More →
“Not sure that TV was worth it”
It’s late February 2031, and Joe, 11, is asking his father about the past; “Dad, what did you do during the Great Pandemic of 2021?” As a frown cast a shadow across his face, Simon turns wearily to his son,... Read More →
Deep diving into the importance and value of software integrations
Guest blog by Reapit, the UK’s leading supplier for estate agency CRM solutions. Do you like apps? One of the advantages of centralising day-to-day processes through a single system is how new tools can be made to work together in... Read More →
“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 →