Today's Conveyancer Podcast

The latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast welcomes Orbital Witness CEO Ed Boulle on to discuss how the explosion of technologies using artificial intelligence is being harnessed to benefit conveyancing lawyers.  Far from technology replacing lawyers, the work being done by organisations like Orbital Witness is designed to enhance the role of the lawyer say Ed; removing large chunks of the lengthy and...

Following a break for the Summer, the Today's Conveyancer Podcast returns with more insight and discussion from across the property profession. In this latest podcast host David Opie is joined by founder and Director Olly Thornton-Berry of Thirdfort, a "Know Your Client" (KYC) "Anti-Money Laundering" (AML) and "Source of Funds" (SoF) platform. The discussion cent...

In this shortened edition of the Today's Conveyancer Podcast host David Opie is joined by Ben Robinson (Managing Director, Landmark Estate Agency Services) and Rob Gurney (Managing Director, Ochresoft) to discuss the latest Landmark Property Trends Report covering April, May and June 2022.  The report considers data at 4 key stages in the transaction cycle; listings, properties sold subject t...

The latest Today's Conveyancer podcast considers the outlook for transactoin volumes and in turn conveyancers for the remainder of 2023 and into 2024. To find out host David Opie turns to Nick Chadbourne CEO at panel management business LMS.  Recorded in June, Nick shares insight available through LMS which has extensive coverage of the market by virtue of its relationships with brokers, esta...

In the latest Today's Conveyancer podcast host David Opie is joined by Nick Hale, CEO of ONP Group. In a wide-ranging interview Nick discusses his introduction in to the conveyancing world since his appointment in April 2022, and the journey he and ONP Group have been on. The opening part of the discussion explores the make up of the ONP senior leadership teams. Over the past few years, ONP h...

If we thought branding was about logos and then we’re absolutely wrong... it's about reputation, meaning, culture, service and so much more according to Matt Davies who joins host David Opie on the latest Today's Conveyancer podcast. Matt lives and breathes branding and his enthusiasm for the subject comes across through this discussion which provides some useful pointers on what brand i...

The latest Today's Conveyancer podcast discusses the opportunities presented by outsourcing. Joining regular host David Opie is Sophie Swanborough Operations and Marketing Manager at ntitle, an outsourced title checking solution. There is a growing marketplace of organisations who offer outsourced and "unbundled" service into law and conveyancing. At a time when it is increasingly d...

Planning expert Paul Addison joins the latest Today's Conveyancer podcast to discuss his experiences helping conveyancers and homeowners uncover planning risk and hidden development opportunities.  Founder and Managing Director of DevAssist, Paul shares his background as a land buyer and planner for developers and how he now brings his extensive experience to the business to educate conveyanc...

Love it or loathe it, climate change appears to be here to stay following the release of guidance from The Law Society on the role of legal services in providing consumers with information.  And it is the subject of this latest Today's Conveyancer podcast as host David Opie is joined by Groundsure CEO Dan Montagnani, Bold Legal Group CEO Rob Hailstone, and Head of Property at Dutton Gregory P...

The True Worth Expert Vanessa Ugatti joins host David Opie on the latest Today's Conveyancer Podcast. Vanessa works with professional services individual and organisations to help them understand their true value, and explain that better to clients to help them get paid their true worth, unapologetically. In her work Vanessa sees individuals and organisations constantly undercharging, underes...

The latest Today's Conveyancer podcast looks at research conducted by telephone answering service Moneypenny into call handling by UK law firms, both from an incoming and outgoing point of view. Joining host David Opie is Bernadette  (Bernie) Bennett,  Head of Sector - Legal at Moneypenny to discuss the "Customer Communications Global Trends Report". According to the research, telep...

In this latest Today's Conveyancer podcast host David Opie welcomes Ben Robinson and Rob Gurney on to discuss the latest Landmark Property Trends Report.  Ben is the Managing Director of Landmark Estate Agency Services, and Rob is the Managing Director of Ochresoft; both well placed to comment on the data which provides insight into 4 key property market metrics Listings Sold Subject to Contr...

The Today's Conveyancer podcast welcomes ex MyHomeHome CEO Doug Crawford on to the discuss his return to the conveyancing sector after 4 years away. In this exclusive interview with Today's Conveyancer, Doug shares his thoughts on technology, people, opportunity and private equity. Doug is back in the hotseat as CEO of Simply Conveyancing, one of a handful of private-equity backed convey...

The latest Today's Conveyancer podcast discusses the changing nature of law firm case management systems and how we can best leverage their functionality. Joining host David Opie is Adam Bullion, General Manager of Marketing at Practice Evolve, to discuss his thoughts on the current state of legal case management, and what the future might hold. Adam describes the variety of options open to f...

This latest Today's Conveyancer podcast welcomes Chris Harris on to discuss the current state of the conveyancing market and the challenges firms face in harnessing technology to make transactions run smoother. Familiar to many, Chris has been in and around the conveyancing profession for a number of years as a practicing solicitor and a panel manager and in 2011 he founded Lawyer Checker bef...

On the latest Today's Conveyancer host David Opie is joined by Karen Babington to talk about her latest business venture Valafy. Karen has a wealth of experience in the property sector starting out in sales in marketing at a regional lender before moving on to work in and with law firms and panel managers (selling her own panel Easier2Move to MyHomeMove in 2010). Until recently Karen was Comm...

The Today's Conveyancer Podcast welcomes Mike Stainsby, Commercial Director at Conveyancer Insights on this week to discuss how conveyancing firms can use data and insight to drive better sales performance With 25 years service in and around the property market Mike brings a wealth of experience to the discussion which focuses on using data and insight to enable better decision making.  Mike&...

The latest Today's Conveyancer podcast is an extended edition as part of National Conveyancing Week 2023.  Host David Opie is joined by a panel of professionals from across the conveyancing sector to discuss the increasingly complex world of property due diligence and searches.  Andrew Prismall, Chair of the Association of Independent Search Agents James Sherwood-Rogers, Independent Chair of...

In this latest Today’s Conveyancer Podcast host David Opie is joined by Simon Brown and Ben Marley,  CEO and Commercial Director of review specialists The ESTAS to discuss the ins and out of review platforms.  Increasingly review and recommendation platforms dominate many of our buying decisions. Think about booking.com and TripAdvisor for holidays,  Facebook and LinkedIn for recommendations,  and...

The Today's Conveyancer podcast welcomes Clare Yates to the latest episode to discuss the art of communication and client relationship management. Clare is a communications and sales trainer with experience in both the estate agency and conveyancing sectors, bringing cross-sector experience to the discussion.  At a time when transaction volumes will normalise and the profession will have to g...

This week's Today's Conveyancer podcast features a topical discussion about the growing complexity of conveyancing, and the expectations consumers, estate agents, lenders and brokers as to the role of the conveyancer.  Is it fair, or right, that we face calls to add to the wealth of due diligence we already undertake? How can we be expected to be legal experts one minute, environmental s...

The latest Today’s Conveyancer podcast welcomes industry expert Kate Faulkner OBE to deliver her verdict on the current state of the property market, the ills of the home moving process, ROPA, Up front information and the work being done by the Home Buying and Selling Group to improve the experience for all. Since starting her career in food Kate has since become a respected commentator and consum...

In this latest Today's Conveyancer podcast host David Opie is joined by Richard Hinton. Known to many for his years in marketing and business development in the legal services sector, both in house and as a supplier, Richard discusses the “vacuum of market intelligence” that conveyancers face when it comes to using data to drive their businesses forward. Despite a blip during Covid where the...

In this latest Today's Conveyancer podcast host David Opie is joined by Martin MacDuff, founder of Redbrick Solutions, to discuss case management systems, practice management systems and technology. Are conveyancers more reliant on case management workflows than ever before? With experienced conveyancers leaving the industry, how much do we have a "computer says no" culture and how...

In the first epsiode of the second series of the Today's Conveyancer Podcast host David Opie is joined by Muve CEO David Jabbari. David was part of one of the first Alternative Business Structures (ABS) to be launched following the Legal Services Act, dubbed "Tesco Law." At the time it was feared the Act would precipitate the death of the high street lawyer as it lowered the barrier...