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By Helen Ellis, Senior Conveyancer at ntitle. A busy conveyancing team doesn’t have time to stop everything for a complex title investigation. That’s exactly why I’m here. No two matters are the same Complex title investigation requires something that technology alone can’t provide. Judgement. Each day I work through the matters assigned to me through…
Homes are finding buyers more quickly than they were at the start of the year, increasing pressure on conveyancing teams to maintain momentum once a sale is agreed. In this article, Nicola Ashley, Co-Founder and Director, explores the implications for conveyancing firms, including why title investigation can become a critical bottleneck, the growing gap between…
Our Co-Founder and Director, Nicola Ashley, has written for Mortgage Solutions about why delays in resolving title issues can become increasingly costly when the property market starts to cool. With buyers having more choice and sellers facing greater competition, delays can affect much more than completion dates. Nicola explores how title issues can put transactions…
It’s not a communication problem When a conveyancing client says they feel like nothing is happening, the instinct is usually to look at communication. Are they being updated often enough? Is the language clear? Do they know who to call? These are all reasonable questions, but often the wrong ones to place too much focus…
The Review Bottleneck Behind Slower Conveyancing Teams Growing a conveyancing team is harder than it looks on paper. Volume goes up, headcount follows, and yet throughput doesn’t improve in the way the numbers suggest it should. Files take just as long, but the pressure on senior staff doesn’t ease. The team is bigger but the…
Most title investigation tools hand the hardest part back to the conveyancing team – ngine doesn’t. When title investigations become a bottleneck, the consequences can move quickly through a conveyancing team. Transactions can stall, leaving fee earners to absorb pressure that was never really theirs to carry, and client timelines extend in ways that are…
ntitle have developed this handy guide to assist any conveyancer who may be about to start reviewing new build titles. The contract forms an integral part of the new build transaction as it is likely exchange will take place before the property has been structurally completed or even before development has begun. It is the…
It is no secret that transaction timelines remain one of the biggest frustrations for buyers, sellers and conveyancers alike. Despite significant advances in technology, digital onboarding, identity verification and process improvements, the average conveyancing transaction in England and Wales still typically takes around 12–16 weeks from offer accepted to completion, with more complex matters often…
The world in which we live is unpredictable and ever changing. Technology brings great advancement but also brings challenges. The pressure to always be present whether that be showing up for all your children’s social engagements or answering all client emails as soon as they appear in your mailbox- the struggle is real and is…
Hello, I am Erin. Over the last week, I have been working with ntitle as part of my work experience and today I will be talking about my experiences working for them. From a very early age, I have always known that I wanted to do something to do with law when I was older.…