Article contributed by HM Land Registry An important coming together of key industry partners under a shared vision at a pivotal time for the property market. If information about properties was available immediately to all concerned and everything was...
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Making Electronic Signatures and Digital Identity Easier To Use
Article contributed by HM Land Registry In summer 2020 we published our groundbreaking electronic signature practice. This offered a convenient and secure alternative to wet-ink signatures for deeds and documents relating to property transactions, removing the...
JMW Mitigates Cyber Fraud Risk with Dye & Durham’s Lawyer Checker
Article contributed by Dye & Durham’s Lawyer Checker Introduction JMW Solicitors was established more than 40 years ago and provides legal services and advice to both businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Manchester, the firm also has a full-service...
The Impact of New Technologies on Lawyers and Law Firms
Article contributed by ChatGPT and PLUK The revolutionary ChatGPT has garnered widespread media attention and there has been much debate regarding the positive and negative potential uses of AI-powered technologies, but what does it mean for the legal industry?...
Cost of Living Crisis: What Does It Mean for Property Lawyers?
Article contributed by Paul Clarke, Dye & Durham In March, Dye & Durham commissioned an independent survey of 2,000 UK mortgage holders to understand the extent of the cost-of-living crisis and, specifically, how it is impacting short-term spending,...
What Does It Mean ‘To Be in Business’ in 2023?
Article contributed by Pascal Fintoni, Digital Marketing Trainer & Speaker, Pascal Fintoni & Associates PART 2 - DIGITAL MARKETING 2023 PREDICTIONS In a follow-up to his article regarding the digital trends that defined 2022 and their likely...
Data Due Diligence When It Matters
This article was contributed by Tim Champney, Commercial Product Director, Dye & Durham UK Every property transaction requires legal due diligence that involves accessing key searches and obtaining pertinent data insights. That includes environmental and flood...
Mitigating the Risk of Cyber Fraud
Article contributed by Emily Haskey of Dye & Durham At any one time, around 11,000 criminal organisations are said to be actively targeting the legal sector with the intention of infiltrating law firms and redirecting funds transferred between client accounts. ...
Digital by default
Article by Eddie Davies, Deputy Director – Digital Services (Head of Product) Automation is at the heart of our plans to develop efficient and resilient land registry services, as set out in our new Business Strategy. By automating services, we expect to significantly...
How frequently should you refresh ID?
Article contributed by Kate Burt How frequently should you refresh ID? It true to say that the majority of conveyancers are fairly confident in their understanding of when to conduct initial identity checks and verification for clients. They are often less confident...