The Partnership wins at the 2021 Modern Law Awards
We are pleased to announce that The Partnership has received the ‘Innovation of the Year’ award at the 2021 Modern Law Conveyancing Awards. Winners were announced at the awards ceremony held at The Rum Warehouse in Liverpool on the 25th... Read More →
Let’s not forget to give conveyancers the clap
At the start of October, for just a couple of days, something very strange happened. Everywhere you went on social media, lawyers were receiving praise. “Thank you for your hard work … heroes – every one of you … amazing... Read More →
What did computers ever do for us?
The online response to the recent trauma for the Simplify Group reminded me of Monty Python’s “Life of Brian”, when John Cleese’s character Reg, answered the question; “what did the Romans ever do for us?” with “Well, apart from sanitation,... Read More →
The best lawyers use paper files
In Billy Ocean’s top hit of 1985 “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” he probably didn’t realise his words would be so prophetic. While some in the property industry coped well with the pressures of the past... Read More →
“Phew – thank goodness all that SDLT nonsense is over”
Phew – thank goodness all that SDLT nonsense is over. At least for now. Those companies who got one of their student mates to hack together a few web pages and call it an app to revolutionise the house buying... Read More →
“Lawyers – not Jack of all trades – master of one”
A few years ago, in a moment of weakness, I allowed two marketing consultants into our offices who rocked up with their rimless glasses, purple portfolios, and concrete opinions. Lawyers The meeting started alright, but rapidly went downhill when we... Read More →
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 →
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 →