X-Press was delighted to sponsor and ‘virtually’ attend the 2020 Paralegal awards which were held online on Friday 18th September. The awards recognise the achievements of paralegals and those companies who work with the Paralegal sector across 14 categories. X-Press sponsored the ‘Best Conveyancer’ category. Each and every one of the finalists demonstrated legal knowledge […]
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East London football group ‘Super5’ gets X-Press support as new league kicks off
A 5-a-side football league in Hackney has signed a sponsorship deal with a local property search firm as the new season kicks off. Super5 is comprised of 48 football teams across five divisions, with international and charity events throughout the year and regularly has 400 women a week attending its sessions. The £1,000 sponsorship by […]
X-Press joins UK Finance Association
X-Press Legal Services is pleased to announce our membership of UK Finance, the collective voice for the banking and finance industry, as we continue to extend our suite of digital innovation. UK Finance is the trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector representing around 300 firms in the UK providing credit, banking, […]
Yorkshire X-Press office makes a move
We are delighted to share that X-Press Legal Services, West & South Yorkshire, is celebrating growth in the business with an office move and the addition of a new member of staff. Following the strict lockdown of the Covid-19 crisis, owners, sisters Helen Foster and Claire Ide, has seen a sharp rise in the number […]
X-Press owner volunteer for SERV Wessex Blood Bikes
During the Covid-19 pandemic X-Press owner Neil Bedford has switched office suits for bike leathers – volunteering for SERV Wessex, members of the National Association of Blood Bikes – a vital free out of hours medical transportation service to the National Health Service. During the pandemic, the national voluntary organisation has stepped up its efforts […]
HM Land Registry to Accept Electronic Signatures
X-Press Legal Services welcomes the move to further digitisation from the HM Land Registry (HMLR) with the announcement that this week it has started to accept ‘witnessed electronic signatures’: electronic signatures that enable an individual to sign legal documents, but which still require a witness who is present at the time to also sign the […]
X-Press Legal Services nominated for top award
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Tom Mannion, owner of our X-Press Legal Services office for Central, South West, and North West London is a finalist for the ‘Next Generation’ category at the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards. Hannah Lister, XLS director said, “Being shortlisted in this category is wonderful as it celebrates younger […]
Conveyancers and councils collaborate with X-Press Legal Services during Covid-19
None of us expected the challenges facing the UK housing market during the first stages of #lockdown due to COVID-19. X-Press Legal Services provides solicitors and conveyancing professionals with a complete range of property searches and reports which are at the heart of a property transaction process, related to local authority, property and environmental issues. […]
Home buyers have been given a much needed ‘break’ this week…
It’s been an interesting week in the property sector. As well as our network of offices all seeing a marked increase of up to 272 per cent in the number of searches undertaken month on month May to June, there has also been the launch of new incentives by the Government to improve the UK […]
Property searches the real barometer of the UK housing sector
It’s great news that estate agents are reporting record numbers of enquiries for viewings and interest, but the real barometer of the upturn is when a solicitor is instructed on a property purchase and searches are requested. A month after the UK housing sector started to reawaken post lockdown, we have seen a sharp rise […]
X-Press owners business efforts recognised during ‘virtual awards’
Like many other firms affected during Covid-19, national property search firm X-Press Legal Services has had to adapt to a new way of remote working and business ‘as unusual’ – this includes the firm switching its annual awards ceremony onto the Zoom video conferencing platform for its 27 office network. Managing Director Lynne Lister comments: […]
Webinars are the way forward during current times
For X-Press Legal Services, the adoption of online training during social distancing has enabled us to continue supporting our clients and our local offices. We have been able to reach a far greater number of clients and prospects remotely than we could before Covid-19 restrictions. As a result of Government social distancing measures, we switched […]
X-Press joins forces with Thirdfort to offer secure remote onboarding for clients
X-Press Legal Services is continuing its pioneering ways, by integrating Thirdfort’s innovative remote onboarding app to offer conveyancers compliant remote client id verification as part of our suite of digital data services. This partnership is timely as industry regulators have reminded legal practitioners of the importance of using electronic ID and verification processes in order […]
X-Press owners show community spirit during social distancing
Whilst X-Press owners are still conducting online ‘business as usual’ with clients during the coronavirus pandemic, many have also been able to turn their attention to supporting their local communities. Instead of giving clients their usual gift of Easter eggs this year, X-Press Legal Services in Birchwood decided that they should instead be re-routed and […]
How we are working with you in these uncertain times
X-Press Legal Services – Your professional search partner In uncertain times, it’s good to know that some things just don’t change. At X-Press we’ve always prided ourselves on providing our clients with the most detailed and accurate property search data available. And that won’t change! For your peace of mind and that of your clients: […]
New X-Press office launched in East London
Newham family man, Habib Maljee, has launched a new office of X-Press Legal Services, a property search company in East London for the local conveyancing sector. He’s already making a great start, with several local solicitors and conveyancing professionals all set to partner with X-Press. X-Press Legal Services carries out a comprehensive range of property […]
‘X-Press Pay’ service set to drive efficiencies and compliance for conveyancers
X-Press Legal Services has launched a new online payment system to facilitate direct payment for search fees by consumers – speeding up the house buying process, reducing risk and ensuring compliance with HMRC. Conveyancers will benefit from this new X-Press Pay service by reducing the need to add VAT to disbursements on invoices – allowing […]
Have UK landlords fallen ‘out of love’ with Buy to Let?
In the past few years it has been a love story. UK landlords have enjoyed ‘romancing the rental market’ whilst being ‘wed’ to houses gaining in price. However, HMRC data shows that the number of buy-to-let landlords with multiple properties fell in 2017-18 to 157,000 from 159,000 the year before. Are we starting to see […]
Best Conveyancing Finalists Announced for National Paralegal Awards
X-Press Legal Services is supporting the 2020 National Paralegal Awards by sponsoring the Best Conveyancing Award category and the finalists have just been announced ahead of the awards ceremony on Friday 27th March. Aimee Haden – Bevan Brittan LLP, Amanda Matyjaszczyk – Shakespeare Martineau LLP, Emily Miller – Thomas Legal, Emma Stratford – Thrings LLP, […]
Brexit Day – returning confidence to the housing market…
With all the political uncertainty surrounding Brexit at the back end of last year the housing market and consumer confidence had taken a bit of a battering. The Financial Times reported that the nervousness around the UK’s departure from the EU dissuaded housebuyers at the end of the last decade — the weakest for house […]
One in three set to search for a new home and almost half will uproot to a new location in 2020
A third (33 per cent) of homeowners plan to move property in 2020 according to new research from Barclays Mortgages. So, as the nation starts its New Year property searches, will home seekers be aware of the potential pitfalls of not appointing a conveyancing expert to run property search reports? In 2018, over £400 million* […]
X-Press Legal Services ranked #35 in Elite Franchise Top 100 Awards 2020
We are delighted that X-Press Legal Services has been ranked the nation’s 35th best franchise by the Elite Franchise judges, who each year choose the top 100 of the best and brightest franchises that Britain has to offer. This is the third year Elite Franchise has been flying the flag for franchising, a sector which […]
How ‘Generation Rent’s need for flexibility will drive the demand for better infrastructure
If we look generally at European Housing, renting and ownership sit roughly at 50/50 but exceptions can be made when you look at Berlin (and the other city central hubs), where renting is 80% of the housing market – London is currently undergoing the same transition. Rentals or ‘houses of multiple occupancy’ (HMOs) have become […]
Could £300,000 aborted property purchase ‘refund’ have been avoided with a plan search?
A recent tribunal has hit the headlines about a couple who are being sued for £300,000 after they ‘failed’ to tell the buyers of their £1million home about plans for a neon-lit American-style drive-thru and 61-room motel ‘next-door’. The buyers pulled out of the sale and are suing the sellers for the refund of the […]
X-Press Roadshow huge Success
We recently held our annual ‘Academy Roadshow’ at Hogarth’s Hotel in Solihull where X-Press Legal owners from around the UK gathered for training and advice from experts on all manner of topics, from PR to HR. Managing Director, Lynne Lister commented, “Since we set up the business 21 years ago, we continue to offer professional […]
X-Press sponsors the National Paralegal Awards
X-Press Legal Services is supporting the 2020 National Paralegal Awards by sponsoring the Best Conveyancing Award category. The National Paralegal Awards are organised by the voluntary regulator, the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR), and champion and reward the work being done by Paralegals across the UK. This year, the 14 categories have been carefully chosen to […]
X-Press Ops Director joins CoPSO Board
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO), the major trade association for the property search industry, has appointed Christian Lister, Operations Director of the X-Press Legal Services Group, as a new Board member. Christian, who has a wealth of experience of dealing with Govt and other stakeholders, is delighted to join the CoPSO Board at […]