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Welcome to Conveyancing Podcast Episode 12.  

Matthew and Thomas explore the weekly news roundup in the Conveyancing world.  

In today's podcast the first article from the Law Society Gazette reports that Conveyancing groups are asking the Chancellor for more flexibility from the furlough system to be able to interchange key staff.  

The second article also comes from the Law Society Gazette and examines the possible loss of Duty Solicitors to people facing repossession proceedings in court when the courts resume hearings.  

The third article is brought to you by The Daily Mail and looks at how there is a difference in predictions of house price declines between the Bank of England and estate agent Knight Frank.  The Bank of England is predicting a whopping 16% fall whereas Knight Frank is only predicting 7%.  

The fourth article comes from Evening Standard Homes and Property and covers the Nationwide building society's plan to continue efforts to support their mortgage customers by extending their payment holiday by another 3 months as well as freezing repossessions for 12 months.  

The fifth article comes from Property Wire and looks at the new ways criminals are able to launder money instead of investing through the property market.  These include cryptocurrency, social media, online gaming and the gig economy.  

The sixth article also comes from Property Wire and examines a call by the managing director of a property management group to temporarily suspend the 3% stamp duty surcharge for buy-to-let.  The hope is that this will revitalise the flagging property market.  

Legal future brings us the seventh article which looks at a report published by Search Acumen which shows the effect of the Coronavirus on the housing market.  After a very strong January the market is now at a seven year low.   

Finally on a lighter note Country Life magazine showcases a £2 million five bedroom house Georgian with a coach house and 10 acres of land in Taunton in Devon.  With stunning views and colonnaded balconies.  

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Welcome to Conveyancing Podcast Episode 11.  

Matthew and Thomas explore the weekly news roundup in the Conveyancing world.  

In today's podcast the first article from the Law Society Gazette reports that the Land Registry had a major failure of its flagship IT system due to a poorly executed overnight update affecting Conveyancers access to the system.  

The second article comes from the Law Society Gazette and examines the Government announcement to extend the furlough scheme for an extra 4 months until October.  

The third article is also brought to you by The Law Society Gazette and looks at a Solicitor who has been struck off for allowing payments in excess of £8 million worth of cheques to be run through her company bank account.  

The fourth article comes from Legal futures and revisits the case of a Junior Lawyer and her struggle to appeal her striking off for leaving documents in a colleague's briefcase on a train.  

The fifth article comes from the BBC following an announcement by the housing minister that the housing market can resume.  Estate agents are allowed to show properties again and Removal firms and Conveyancing firms are allowed to operate given they follow safety guidelines.  

The sixth article comes from Legal Cheek and looks at a letter sent by the Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society to the Solicitors Regulation authority regarding the treatment of Ms Matthews following her losing a briefcase on a train.  It shows concern for the toxic environment some Junior Lawyers are subjected to. 

The Negotiator brings us the seventh article which also looks at the Housing market restart following the Government announcement and examines how there are 450,000 properties waiting in limbo during the suspension of the market which can now potentially resume.   

Next, in our eighth article The Negotiator tackles the state of e-Conveyancing and predicts that it may still be some time until Conveyancing goes fully digital.  

The ninth article in this episode harks from the Daily Mail and questions what course of action is available for people who were already in the middle of a property transaction before the virus outbreak.  And whether they should consider low balling.  

The tenth and final article comes from Evening Standard Homes and Property and concerns a study by Savills estate agents into whether the virus outbreak has changed patterns of home purchasing to favour the countryside over the city.  

Finally on a lighter note Country Life magazine showcases a 700+ year old £2.2 million five bedroom house with a donkey wheel house and 5 acres of land in Canterbury in Kent.  

Thanks again for tuning in and we hope you enjoyed the show.  

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Welcome to Conveyancing Podcast Episode 10.  

Matthew and Thomas explore the weekly news roundup in the Conveyancing world.  

In today's podcast the first article from the Law Society Gazette reports that one of the country's top 100 law firms will not furlough any staff despite many of its competitors having done so.  

The second article comes from the BBC and examines the number of property sales currently on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic .  

The third article is brought to you by Legal futures and looks at a call by Conveyancing firms to extend the furlough period after the lockdown has finished to give firms time to recover once the market stabilises.  

The fourth article comes from Legal cheek and takes a look at whether firms will need their expensive offices any more after having got used to working from home.  

The fifth article comes from the Negotiator and reports that HSBC has stopped giving Buy-to-let loans in possible signs that they have little confidence in investments in the future housing market.  

The sixth article also comes from the Negotiator and examines an anti Rightmove campaigner who is accused of working with Rightmove's competitors.  

Evening Standard Homes and Property brings us the seventh article which looks at the government's refusal to freeze rents during the Coronavirus despite calls by renters' groups to offer more support for groups that have been hit hard financially by the pandemic.   

Next, Legal futures looks at how new file openings are crashing at most firms but legal staff have really stepped up to work hard to help during the crisis.  

Finally on a lighter note Country Life magazine showcases a stunning £2.85 million ten bedroom castle with 31 acres of land in Wales.  With a two bedroom lodge.  

Thanks again for tuning in and we hope you enjoyed the show.  

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Welcome to Conveyancing Podcast Episode 9.  

Matthew and Thomas explore the weekly news roundup in the Conveyancing world.  

In today's podcast the first article from the Law Society Gazette reports on a junior Solicitor that was struck off that we previously reported on.  She is appealing the judgement and is raising money through GoFundMe.  

The second article comes from Legal Cheek and looks at a London Solicitor who has been trying to raise money for the NHS with a parody video of a song from Disney's Frozen.  

The third article is brought to you by The Negotiator and also deals with corruption discovered in a charity which provides housing for homeless people.  The CEO had been discovered using charity funds to pay off personal credit card bills.  

The fourth article also comes from the Negotiator and looks at the Court of Appeal's recent rejection of a legal challenge to the Government's Right to Rent by campaigners.  

The fifth article comes from the BBC and examines a lack of demand in the rental market and sales market caused by the virus lockdown.  

The sixth article from the Daily Mail talks about how experts think that  getting a payment holiday from your mortgage may affect your credit rating in future.  

Legal futures brings us the seventh article which looks at a legal secretary who was prosecuted for ending up on her client's will causing a conflict of interest.   

Evening Standard homes and property looks at how the housing market was performing just before the coronavirus lockdown hit and affected economic activity.  

Finally on a lighter note Country Life magazine showcases a £675,000 stone house which comes with a second stone house for free!  

Thanks again for tuning in and we hope you enjoyed the show.  

Please get in touch if you want to take part in the show or leave a comment below if there is anything you would like us to examine.  

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Welcome to Conveyancing Podcast Episode 8.

Matthew and Thomas explore the weekly news roundup in the Conveyancing world.  

In today's podcast the first article from the Law Society Gazette reports on various large Law firms who are furloughing significant numbers of staff and also reducing pay for other workers.  

The second article comes from Legal Cheek also looks at the different firms that are furloughing staff due to the Coronavirus outbreak.  

The third article is brought to you by The Negotiator and also deals with the issue of furloughing but this time in a large online estate agency On the Market.  

The fourth article comes from the BBC and looks at the Chancellor's recent anouncement about tough times ahead for the UK economy.  

The fifth article comes from Legal futures and examines a case where a paralegal has lost her job and chance to serve as a Labour councillor and after saying she thought the Prime Minister Boris Johnson deserved to get ill from the Coronavirus.  

The sixth article from the Daily Mail talks about a call by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to have a Stamp Duty holiday after the virus lockdown is relaxed to get the housing market moving again.  

The Daily Mail also bring us the seventh article which advises people to start applying for mortgages now due to the backlog being faced at banks.   

Finally on a lighter note Country Life magazine showcases a £5 million house with 70 acres which used to belong to Queen drummer Roger Taylor listed with Savills on the market.  

Thanks again for tuning in and we hope you enjoyed the show.  

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Welcome to Conveyancing Podcast Episode 7.

Matthew and Thomas explore the weekly news roundup in the Conveyancing world.

In today's podcast the first article from the Law Society Gazette reports a plea by Law firms for Government grants to be made available after the lockdown for debt burden firms.

The second article which also comes from the Law Society Gazette looks at a junior Solicitor who has been struck off due to leaving a colleagues briefcase full of sensitive documents on a train.

The third article is brought to you by Legal cheek and reveals some slightly more positive news from the ex boss of Clifford chance saying that the Coronavirus impact on Law firms should not be as bad as the 2008 financial crisis.

The fourth article comes from Legal future and examines an accountant who has been reprimanded by the SRA for failing to report his client, a Conveyancing firm, for moving clients monies offshore.

The fifth article comes from the BBC and looks at a Government backed loan scheme designed to help small businesses which is nearly ready and launching from Royal Bank of Scotland.

The sixth article from the Daily Mail talks about a new loyalty scheme by big shopping brands which aims to help their customers pay off their mortgages early.

The Daily Mail also bring us the seventh article which looks at mortgage companies closing any of their products which don't require larger deposits thus protecting themselves from any short term fall in house prices.

Our eighth article from the Daily Telegraph pay wall looks at possible effects home working may have on long term house price trends in suburban and inner city areas.

The ninth article brought to us by the Evening Standard Homes and Property section looks at how estate agents in London are already seeing falls in property prices and difficulties showing homes to prospective buyers.

Finally on a lighter note Country Life magazine showcases a 600 year old £2.5 million pound country pile with 32 acres of grounds.  Stables and paddocks for rearing horses.

Thanks again for tuning in and we hope you enjoyed the show. 

Please get in touch if you want to take part in the show or leave a comment below if there is anything you would like us to examine.

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