David Opie is joined by AML expert Amy Bell to discuss what conveyancers need to know about the rising response to the Russia/Ukraine crisis, particularly as more and more sanctions are placed on Russian individuals. 

Amy, who is a Director at Teal Legal and a member of The Law Society's Anti-Money Laundering Taskforce, provides some reassurance, useful tips and pointers that conveyancers need to be aware of, and outlines how to stay on top of what is a rapidly changing situation. 

Far from being "professional enablers" the media would have consumers believe the conveyancing profession is, Amy champions the work being done by the property industry up and down the country. 

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How do we solve the home-moving conundrum?

Property industry veteran and co-founder of ProperPR Russell Quirk joins David Opie in discussion about the state of the home moving process.

In typically robust fashion, Russell challenges the conversation about the current state of play, placing the consumer at the heart of his message.

"(Through my involvement in estate agency) I genuinely see and hear the woes of those consumers. First time buyers who are bewildered. Elderly people who wanted to move in March, and don't end up moving until June."

Where does the solution lie? Is it the responsibility of the conveyancing sector to wake up and shake up? Is it technology? Is it culture? Do we think the home-moving process could be challenged by solutions from foreign markets, where the home move is less arduous with lower fall through rates? 

Say it quietly but does the solution actually lie with estate agents... 

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In this latest Today's Conveyancer podcast David Opie is joined by Simon McCrum, ex-Managing Partner of Darbys prior to it's sale to Knights in 2016 and now a consultant for law firms.

Simon brings his own experience running departments and law firms to his consultancy McCrum and Co. Through working with law firms he encourages them to to become "The Perfect Legal Business" the subject of his book which is available via his website www.mccrumandco.com.

In this podcast Simon discusses his thoughts on how law firms can be better at what they do, focus on the commercials, and ultimately deliver "life-changing" legal services for their clients. 

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In this latest Today's Conveyancer podcast David Opie speaks to conveyancing industry personality Eddie Goldsmith.

Eddie has just launched a new service aimed at better engaging home movers in their transaction; reducing the admin for conveyancers and speeding up the transaction.

40 years in the making, YouConvey is currently being piloted with Eddie commenting

“Over my years in practice I have seen at first-hand how homemovers can feel isolated and on the fringe during their transaction. The Government has little appetite for a root and branch review of the process, so any improvements have to be industry initiatives.” 

Eddie also shares his views on conveyancing fees, referral fees and the latest moves to improve the availability and quality of information available to home buyers up front. 

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In this episode of the Today's Conveyancer Podcast, David Opie speaks with Stuart Young of MyIdentity about the work being done to improve the process of verifying the identity of home movers in the conveyancing process. 

The idea is to create a single verification of an individual's identity which can then be used throughout the home moving process.

Not only will this save time and cost through the course of a transaction, it is anticipated that compliance with the standards and certifications being established could see Professional Indemnity insurance premiums come down over the next few years for firms conducting conveyancing transactions given that 60% of property fraud starts with identity fraud. 

Tune in to hear what Stuart has to say about improving the quality of information in the sector, the move to placing greater liability on the identity providers, and which identity providers are currently working toward compliance with the new standards. 

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In this episode of the Today's Conveyancer podcast we introduce Dan Salmons, CEO of Blockchain technology provider Coadjute. 

Dan sets out to de-mystify what blockchain technology is, and more importantly how it has the potential to make the "quantum leap" in the battle against seemingly ever increasing transaction timescales. 

The discussion comes a week after Coadjute announced plans to launch an industry first mortgage stablecoin on their network, expressly designed to speed-up the completion of mortgages.

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