Tag: Lexsure
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The Pandemic Induced Panel Cull
Research by a peer to peer lending platform Sourced Capital has found that the UK property market could see a double-digit rate of property value decline, with the market taking over five years to recover, while the number of property repossessions could also soar as a result of a COVID-19 induced recession. It is too…
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A Moment to Feel Like an Artist
In being a software architect designing products for lawyers I can’t be certain that all the effort poured into a creation will be appreciated. The same is surely true or a painter or song writer. Do they ‘know’ for sure what will be successful? As a creative person it’s easy to get disheartened about the lack of applause and…
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Lexsure Tech goes from Luxury to Necessity
Since 2008 Lexsure’s software solutions have been adopted by over one thousand firms to assist in managing conveyancing risk and automating key documents such as Reports on Title. That being said, until recently, Lexsure products have been perceived as a ‘great to have’ rather than a ‘must have’. Now more than ever, Lexsure’s portfolio of…
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Searchpoint Integrates Report on Title Software
Lexsure have announced that their Report on Title platform, e-ROT, is now integrated with search provider Seachpoint, enabling conveyancing teams to forgo manually setting up cases on the e-ROT platform. Instead, as a firm orders their search bundle the case will automatically be created pre-populated with data from Searchpoint. With the Searchpoint integration, firms…
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Lexsure Launches Webinar Series on Reports on Title
Legal software house Lexsure has announced that it will host a three-part webinar series for property lawyers, focusing on Reports on Title. The series will run from July 2nd through July 8th, and is intended to provide valuable lessons on different aspects of the reporting process. The first webinar ‘Reports on Title: There Must be…
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Does Brexit Spell the Exit for Firms on Lender Panels?
The Bank of England’s governor has recently warned the cabinet that a chaotic no-deal Brexit could crash house prices. His worst-case scenario was that house prices could fall as much as 35% over three years. If such a prediction comes to pass it will be destructive for conveyancing firms. Lenders will not swallow their losses…
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Proving Conveyancing Quality to PI Insurers
In the lead-up to PI insurance renewals, Lexsure are offering firms the ability to commission a lender compliance audit which can be used to evidence to professional indemnity insurers the quality of their conveyancing. The independent assessment reviews files based on the UKF Handbook Requirements as of the date of the mortgage offer on file.…
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Lender Audits and the Prophet of Doom
I’m a specialist in risk, so I can sometimes be accused of being a little conservative in outlook, even for a lawyer. But I suspect that this blog post will have some lawyers reaching for their thesaurus to find stronger words, like “worrier”, “pessimist” or even “doom-monger”. I’m sticking my neck out today to predict…
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Maple syrup with your lender update, sir?
The Lexsure Academy has seen a ten-fold increase in bookings for their in-house ‘power hour’ training in the last in the last year. And there’s a rising trend for mixing things up by scheduling a morning course. Nutritionists often say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but how many of your…
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Top 5 Conveyancing Webinars in 2017
So what were the hot conveyancing topics in 2017? Fraud, Leasehold Changes, Lender Compliance and The fourth Anti Money Laundering Directive were all front of mind at various points of the year. The Lexsure Academy hosted on 26 webinars in 2017, many of which were sponsored by Searches UK, covering a range of topics. The…