Tag: Report on Title
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Is Your Firm Sitting on a Gifted Deposit Timebomb? (Last Few Spaces!)
The “Bank of Mum and Dad” is a staple of the UK property market, but for modern conveyancers, it’s becoming a compliance minefield. Lenders are shifting goalposts at lightning speed, and the SRA is increasingly focused on Source of Funds (SoF) failures. If your firm is still treating a gifted deposit as a simple “tick-box”…
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Managing Expectations: The Secret to a Smooth Move
According to recent insights from the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), much stress in conveyancing doesn’t actually come from the legal work itself, it comes from a “misalignment of expectations.” Recent data shows that residential conveyancing complaints now account for 36% of all cases accepted by the Ombudsman. Interestingly, the majority of these aren’t about professional negligence;…
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Navigating the New “Source of Funds” Standards in Reports on Title
The “Report on Title” has always been a cornerstone of client communication. However, a significant shift is occurring in how we report on one of the most sensitive areas of a transaction: Source of Funds (SoF). The days of simply seeing a bank statement and ticking a box are over. Recent updates to industry guidance—including…
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Renters’ Rights Act 2025: 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…