Tag: Report on Title
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Renters’ Rights Act 2026: Proactive Steps
With the Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 now published, conveyancers have a unique window to add value to their clients and future-proof their own precedents. The goal is simple: ensure your Buy-to-Let (BTL) clients are compliant by the 31 May 2026 deadline, avoiding the new £7,000 local authority fines. The Precedent Audit: Quick Wins…
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Conveyancing Update: e-ROT Precedent Texts for December 2025
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is no longer something to plan for in theory; it is now law. While the headline tenancy reforms do not come into force until 1 May 2026, local authorities have already been granted new investigatory and enforcement powers, which became active in late December 2025.
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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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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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Reports on Title – How Much Time Could You be Saving?
Do you shut yourself off in a quiet room at the office for hours a week or come into work early to work on this critical and time consuming document? Is it possible that you are wasting valuable time? What a sad depressing thought. Surely there has to be a better way to generate a…
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Searching for the Right Paragraphs for your Report on Title
More than 400 lawyers used Lexsure’s Report on Title paragraph database last month seeking assistance in drafting this crucial document in the conveyancing process. Firms struggle to find the time to create a firm-wide index of newly created paragraphs to be made available for future use. Lawyers readily admit to me that notwithstanding the constant…
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Top Ten Important Changes to Reports on Title 2017
In the last twelve months the conveyancing fraternity witnessed significant changes to Part 2 of the UK Finance Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook. This, combined with the press and government focusing a spotlight on leasehold, resulted in firms considering how they should upgraded their Report on Title . In response to lender changes and in anticipation…
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'All Monies Charges': A Threat to Law Firms
The recent news that the majority of the top ten lenders have declared they will use ‘all monies charges’ to repossess homes if borrowers struggle with non-mortgage debts should be cause for concern to conveyancing practitioners. File Reviews for Handbook Compliance More repossessions equals increased file reviews and inevitably the spotlight being placed on the…