X-Press Legal Services is urging conveyancers to offer clients Residential Abortive Transaction Insurance (RATI) at the start of every instruction. Having worked in partnership with insurer LPG since last autumn to offer RATI to its legal clients, X-Press can reveal an 80 percent take up of the insurance product by consumers when presented alongside conveyancing […]
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UK’s love affair with property predicted to continue in 2024
X-Press Legal Services predicts 2024 will see the UK’s love affair with property continue to flourish. Despite no huge wins for the property sector in the Autumn Statement, X-Press believes house hunters will remain undeterred by challenging market conditions as we enter the New Year. “It’s going to be another interesting year for the property […]
X-Press partners with Ordo to enable Open Banking
X-Press Legal Services has added Open Banking to its online banking system – X-Press Pay – enabling consumers to pay for disbursements directly, via industry leading provider Ordo. X-Press is the first company within the legal sector to partner with UK based Ordo which uses Open Banking technology to initiate payments and enable the direct […]
X-Press partners with LPG to offer Home Buyer Protection
X-Press Legal services has formed a new partnership with LPG, enabling conveyancers to mitigate the financial costs of failed property transactions for their clients. As reported by Today’s Conveyancer the average cost of a fall-through during the second quarter of 2023 was £3,394, up from £3,355 in Q1. At the same time, the estimated number […]
New climate change guidance for solicitors
The burden on conveyancers is set to increase after The Law Society of England and Wales last week confirmed solicitors have an overall duty to advise on climate change risks. Conveyancing solicitors must now consider whether climate searches are required for every property transaction they oversee with the caveat that they ‘should not advise on […]
Celebrating National Conveyancing Week
X-Press Legal Services is championing the conveyancing sector this National Conveyancing Week. The professional search partner is running an exclusive offer for all clients to mark the inaugural celebration. Armalytix, confirmly and Property Marvel Report on Title are now free for all X-Press clients on all orders placed through its Intelligent Conveyancing Online System (ICOS) […]
X-Press delivers aid to Turkey
X-Press Legal Services is helping deliver aid direct to earthquake affected communities in Turkey. Less than three weeks on from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Turkey-Syria border, X-Press Legal Services has delivered over £1,500 worth of aid, thanks to a member of staff currently based in Turkey. Employee Katie Marachino (36) has worked […]
New CPDs released for 2023
X-Press Legal Services has released an action packed CPD schedule in response to industry demand. The trusted property partner has announced over 30 CPD events are now in the diary for 2023, featuring industry experts Richard Snape, Stephen Desmond and Ian Quayle amongst others. “There are a lot of pertinent issues in the conveyancing sector […]
X-Press awarded 5* by WorkBuzz
X-Press Legal Services has been presented with a 5 Star Satisfaction Award by workplace experts WorkBuzz. The WorkBuzz award was based solely on feedback from office owners across the X-Press Legal Services network, who submitted anonymous ratings on their experience as office owners and for the training and support they receive from head office. […]
Shake up of property market predicted for 2023
X-Press Legal Services predicts 2023 will see a shake-up of the property market across the country. Managing Director Lynne Lister predicts that a hardening market will keep the conveyancing sector busy as property owners react to the economic downturn. Property prices are expected to fall but Lynne believes this won’t be as severe as some […]
Conveyancers warned to beware of Cyber Monday deals
Cyber Monday is hailed as the best day of the year for bagging an online bargain. But when it comes to conveyancing a misguided purchase could be costly! Many insurers require law firms and conveyancers to protect themselves against scams, recommending enhanced security, IT systems and accreditations such as Cyber Essentials Plus. But many e-conveyancing products […]
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 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 […]
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, […]