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  • Susan Fairbrass
    Feature

    Corner the marketing

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Once the conveyancing industry emerges from the current high numbers of instructions and stamp duty deadlines, Susan Fairbrass looks at how you can keep the momentum up with effective marketing

  • Kate Garcia
    Feature

    Freeport opportunities

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Following the budget day announcement of the first eight freeport locations and the subsequent publication of the draft legislation, Kate Garcia outlines the opportunities within freeport tax sites and the likely implications for property practitioners

  • Anna Newport
    Feature

    Think tank

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Do you have a client who’s looking to buy a property with a septic tank? Anna Newport looks at the regulations covering septic tanks, what enquiries you need to make of the seller, and how to advise your client

  • Eleanor O’Reilly-Joe
    Feature

    Quality control

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Eleanor O’Reilly-Joe provides an update on revisions to the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) and the re-introduction of onsite assessments as firms return to the office

  • Agriculture: woman planting in fields
    Feature

    Line of country

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    In the first of a two-part series, Julie Butler and Fred Butler provide a beginner’s guide for conveyancers to some key issues relating to agricultural property

  • Elizabeth Rimmer
    Feature

    Putting yourself first

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    The pandemic has highlighted the importance of good mental health and resilience both in and out of the office. Elizabeth Rimmer provides some tips on prioritising your wellbeing

  • Lisa Bevan
    Feature

    Common comeback?

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Lisa Bevan considers the revival of commonhold as a viable alternative to the leasehold 

  • Richard Eaton
    Feature

    Rub of the green

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    Richard Eaton considers TW Logistics v Essex County Council and another and the impact on the registration of village greens

  • Steven Pearson
    Feature

    Covid complaints

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    After more than a year since the pandemic began, Steve Pearson considers some of the issues arising in complaints-handling as we emerge from the third lockdown

  • High street: rooftop gardens
    Feature

    High hopes

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has devastated many UK industries – not least sections of the commercial property market. Lucy Trevelyan explores COVID-19’s lasting legacy for the sector and examines how it can evolve to survive

  • Warren Gordon
    Opinion

    Supporting structure

    2021-06-08T00:00:00Z

    As we emerge from lockdown, Property Section chair Warren Gordon looks at how the Section and the Law Society will continue to support members

  • Older man calculating insurance costs
    Videos

    Webinar: Professional indemnity insurance – surviving the hard market (OnDemand)

    2021-06-04T15:23:00Z

    This free webinar will help you maximise the opportunites to find the PII cover you need.

  • LinkedIn
    Feature

    Social life

    2021-05-18T13:18:00Z

    Victoria Moffatt looks at how lawyers can effectively use LinkedIn to engage with their clients, peers and colleagues

  • David Cummins
    Feature

    Putting it away

    2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

    David Cummins discusses some important points to consider when planning for your own retirement

  • Double taxation: Person standing on coin looking down at mirror image
    Feature

    Double trouble

    2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

    The same income may be taxed twice when the UK and other countries are involved – so it is important to understand possible tax relief through double tax agreements, explains Alberto Perez Cedillo

  • fiona-du-feu-600x400
    Feature

    Rules of engagement

    2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Fiona du Feu talks to practitioners Clare King of Clarion Solicitors and Rachel Roche of Roche Legal about how they have managed the ethical challenges around client care during the pandemic 

  • angharad-lynn-600x400
    Feature

    Exit signs

    2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Leaving the EU has had, and continues to have, a significant impact on the legal world. But what is its specific impact in relation to private client legal work, and what changes may still be to come? Angharad Lynn investigates

  • Standards: Gold and silver medals with tick
    Feature

    Gold standard

    2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Nikki Millings provides a helpful, common sense guide to meeting the OPG deputy standards and completing the standards checklist 

  • Paul Saunders
    Feature

    The estate is not enough

    2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

    We have all seen wills in which beneficiaries question whether the existence of the transferable nil-rate band changes the amount payable under a nil-rate band legacy. Paul Saunders assesses what happens where the estate is insufficient to satisfy the legacy in any event

  • Sarah Murphy
    Feature

    Back to Basics: Duties of an executor

    2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Murphy recaps the basics on executors’ duties