- 22 September 2005 -
Praying for Risk Free Land - Chris May, bpl's Director of Operations
argues that this ancient law, insisting that owners of glebe land pay for
chancel repairs, must be taken seriously in an article published today in
the Law Society Gazette. To view the article in PDF format
click
here
- 6 July 2005 - Olympic
success will boost
construction - London's successful bid for the Summer
2012 Games will bring enormous economic and social benefits to both the
south-east region as well as other venues where events will take place says
bpl's Finance Controller, Kevin Cole. Kevin, a resident
of Weymouth says "The sailing events will be based at the newly opened
£7.85M Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. The momentum
created by this news, together with the extra spending power generated will
help to transform the town after the shocks suffered by the naval withdrawal
in the 1990s. From our offices at Poundbury, just to the north of
Weymouth, we are looking forward to being part of this exciting future.
In addition, our national conveyancing centre, acting with developers and
home buyers, will be actively involved in the opportunities created in the
Lower Lee Valley in East London, where the main olympic campus will be
sited".
- 17 June 2005 -
Web-service Investment -
bpl continues to invest more monies in
web-based services says bpl's Director of Operations Chris May. "According to the latest figures from the Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) * the UK had 6.25 million broadband
connections at December 2004 - almost double that of 2003. There is
still room for growth - the UK has only 40% of the level attained by South
Korea. As more and more of our clients are demanding services
over the web, so we will be investing more in the provision of these
services. We have a number of novel ideas which we are currently
developing with major national players in the property arena which will come
on stream over the next few months". *
www.oecd.org
- 17 June 2005 - Quality
Audit results - the latest results of the bpl's quality audit show
continued high levels of client satisfaction. Commenting on the
results released today Angela Thompson, bpl's Business Development
Director says "On average, our audit confims a 95% satisfaction rate amongst
our clients. This result is a testament to the hard work and
dedication of our fee-earning and support teams. We aim to deliver a
high-quality product across all our work and the audit results show why we
are rapidly attracting new business".
- 10 June 2005 - Law|xchange launch -
bpl will shortly launch a new state-of-the-art case tracking facility over
the web. David Bridge, bpl's Legal Director says "Law|xchange
promises to be a client friendly tracking tool providing online information
to both private and business clients. The system will have the
capacity to handle multiple on-line enquiries simultaneously. The
user-interface is simple to navigate and is designed to offer
industry-leading clarity for users. We are currently testing the final
version of the site with a view to launch in the next few weeks".
- 29 May 2005 - PISCES
inaugurate new Conveyancer to Conveyancer workgroup - PISCES, the leading property
information exchange standard, and closely involved in the move towards
electronic conveyancing, has announced the formation of a new workgroup.
David Bridge, bpl's Legal Director, is a co-sponsor of the new group
whose aim is to consider electronic information exchange between
conveyancers as an integral part of the future of electronic conveyancing.
The workgroup comprises the country's leading conveyancing firms together
with other interested parties including panel managers and title insurers.
The group aims to complete its work by Christmas 2005.
- 15 Feb 2005 - New
Dorchester office
opens - bpl has today opened its new office at Dorchester's Poundbury
development. Commenting on the opening Chris May bpl's Director
of Operations says "we are delighted to have taken on the new premises at
Dorchester which are located in a prominent position on what will be the
main commercial thoroughfare. An increasing number of professional
firms and businesses have or are in the course of relocating to Poundbury so
we will be in good company. The new accommodation will enable us to
increase our presence in Dorchester and to increase our staffing to service
new work we are taking on".
- 03 Feb 2005 -
Nationwide House Price Survey shows increase - Commenting on the figures Alex Bannister,
Nationwide 's Group Economist, said: “The price of the typical property rose
0.4% (seasonally adjusted) in January. Prices have now been broadly stable
for six months with prices rising by an average of just 0.25% per month over
the period. This contrasts with the previous six months when
prices rose by an average of 1.7% per month. As a result of January’s price
increase, the annual rate of house price inflation eased slightly to 12.6%
from 12.7% in December. The price of the typical house now stands at
£151,757.
- 01 Feb 2005 -
"Business Continuity Management is key to protecting introducers'
interests"
says Angela
Thompson bpl's Business Development Director. "During recent
months we have been talking to a number of introducers about "white
labelling" both remortgage and transactional products. For
business clients it is critical that their brand values are protected.
We have recently reviewed our Information Security Management System policy
to ensure that introducers have the highest standards of business
continuity. We are now conducting scenario testing to demonstrate our
resilience and give introducers the highest level of assurance".
- 22 Jan 2005 -
Property Search Agents see light at end of tunnel
-
Adam
Moorhouse of Moorhouse Property Search, one of the south-west's
premier house search agencies, says that there is relief for home owners.
Adam says "Whilst recent months have seen some price corrections,
particularly across southern England, market activity has picked up
substantially since the beginning of January. Whilst house prices may
not see the gains that have been made in the past few years, if sellers have
realistic expectations then there is no reason for homes not to sell
readily. Whilst there has been a shortage of quality residential accommodation
across all areas of the country recent weeks have seen a marked increase in
the numbers of sellers and buyers. With an optimistic mood, arising from
the forthcoming election, the outlook looks better than it has for several
months". For further details of Moorhouse Property Search
visit
www.moorhousepropertysearch.com
- 20 Jan 2005 - bpl
to open at Dorchester -
bpl solicitors is to open a new
office on the prestigious Duchy of Cornwall Poundbury Estate in Dorchester.
The premises, Armitage House, are planned to open in mid-February and will
provide state-of-the art facilities supporting the Commercial and
Residential teams. Mark Stimson, bpl's director responsible for
the move says "We are excited about the move to Poundbury which places us at
the centre of the new residential and commercial development taking place
there. We will be providing local services as well as supporting
one of the UK's largest estate agency chains. We anticipate huge
growth in this market and our position, on the strategic A35 south coast
corridor makes us well placed to extend our reach into East Dorset,
Hampshire and Devon".
- 18 Jan 2005 - bpl launches new website -
bpl
solicitors has launched a new website. The website which was designed
by the company's in-house team. Chris May, bpl's Director of
Operations says "We brought the new website online within a few weeks of the
initial concept being agreed. The aim was to create a simple to
navigate style and we were conscious of the need to make this accessible to
all users. The majority of our clients access our web-services and we
want to ensure that they have an enjoyable experience: we'll be adding
to the content greatly over the coming weeks".
- 14 Jan 2005 -
Financial Services Authority changes affect insurance mediation
- from today new regulations imposed by the
FSA govern how solicitors deal with title insurance policies. Chris
May, bpl's Director Operations says "We have been planning
for the rules for several months and have altered our procedures including
developing a new Clients Charter for cases involving title insurance.
Typically these involve cases where documents may have become missing,
including planning documents, or there is a defect on the legal title to the
property. We are also working closely with online insurance
providers so that in cases where policies are required these can be issued
almost instantaneously - the whole idea being to speed up the conveyancing
process and avoid cases becoming bogged down".
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