Due to elections taking place throughout the country on the 1st of May, council staff from specific departments may be drafted in to assist. We do not foresee any major disruption, but this may result in slight delays in turning around our searches this week. We do apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience and understanding.
Last night, the iconic Jam House in Birmingham was abuzz with excitement as OneSearch and Ladies of Law co-hosted a memorable networking event in celebration of International Women’s Day 2025.
The evening, which also commemorated the one-year anniversary of the partnership between OneSearch and Ladies of Law, was a resounding success, bringing together an incredible group of professionals to honour the remarkable achievements of women in the legal industry.
Claire Slade, one of the organisers of the event, said: “The evening was a true celebration of the strength, resilience, and achievements of women in the legal industry. To see the attendees making such valuable connections with peers at all stages of their careers was fantastic. We hope everyone left feeling left feeling inspired and empowered!”
One of the highlights of the evening was an inspiring talk from Alice Kinder, who spoke to the attendees about her personal journey and professional achievements, as well as the importance of proactivity and seizing opportunities, self-determination in shaping one’s career and life, and the need for the legal profession to evolve with the world, promoting diversity and inclusion.
Ella Watts, founder of Ladies of Law said after the event: “It was a wonderful evening. You could see the connections being made through networking, lots of people came on their own which was lovely to see!”
We at OneSearch are grateful to everyone who attended and made this event such a success. It was a magical evening, and we look forward to many more opportunities to celebrate and support the incredible women in our community. Here’s to many more years of partnership and celebration!
Let us leave you with this section from Alice Kinder’s talk:
“This year’s theme for International Women’s Day, Accelerate Action, is a powerful reminder that progress doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when we work together to push forward, open doors for others, and create space for those coming up behind us. As an employment lawyer, I see the workplace changing every day, but there is so much more to be done. Progress requires intention. It requires us to champion fairness, advocate for inclusion, and stand firm in the face of inequality.“
– Alice Kinder
On the latest episode of Landmark Talks Property, we sat down with Landmark’s Group Sustainability Director, Chris Loaring, and OneSearch Managing Director, Liz Jarvis, to discuss sustainability in conveyancing.
This conversation explores the critical role of sustainability in the real estate sector, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that arise from climate change reports and regulatory requirements. Chris Loaring discusses the importance of education, the need for support in navigating complex regulations, and the benefits for firms that adopt sustainable practices early. The dialogue emphasizes the evolving landscape of consumer expectations and the necessity for firms to engage with sustainability initiatives proactively.
To read the blog which accompanies this audio podcast, please click here.
To listen to more Landmark Talks Property episodes on Spotify, click here.
To find out more on Landmark’s sustainability offering, and for the opinions from experts across the property industry including Latham & Watkins, Taylor Wimpey, Savills, please visit sustainability.landmark.co.uk
This International Women’s Day, we’re excited to announce our partnership with Ladies of Law, a fantastic organisation empowering and supporting women in the legal field.
This initiative builds on OneSearch’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. By working together, OneSearch and Ladies of Law hope to empower women in the industry, celebrate the achievements of women lawyers, conveyancers, and legal professionals across the UK, and foster a more equitable legal landscape for all.
“We are thrilled to connect with Ladies of Law as a supporting partner,” stated Elizabeth Jarvis, Managing Director at OneSearch. “Their mission to champion women in the legal industry aligns perfectly with our own values of ensuring there is an empowering and inclusive working environment. We believe that by supporting initiatives like Ladies of Law, we can contribute to a more vibrant and successful legal profession for all.”
As part of the partnership, both organisations will offer collaborative support and guidance with events, networking, marketing, and social media. OneSearch sponsored the most recent Ladies of Law networking evening, which was a hugely successful, sold-out event in Bristol on the February 8th. The group will be hosting their next networking event in Exeter on the April 25th.
The agreement also provides for OneSearch to be a priority partner in future Ladies of Law networking events, projects, and initiatives.
“We are incredibly grateful for OneSearch’s commitment to supporting our mission,” said Ella Watts, Founder of Ladies of Law. “Partnerships such as this help us empower women across the legal field and provide them with the resources and opportunities they need to thrive. We look forward to a successful collaboration that will make a real difference in the lives of women in conveyancing.”
About Ladies of Law
Ladies of Law is a dynamic organisation dedicated to empowering, supporting, and connecting women in the legal field at every stage of their careers. Through impactful programs, events, and initiatives, Ladies of Law fosters a supportive community and advocates for greater diversity and inclusion within the legal profession.
Introducing the Landmark Climate Change Report: Helping property professionals, property investors and businesses to understand how climate change could impact a property.
It is highly important to start reporting on climate change and the numbers can prove it:
2022 was officially the warmest year on record for the UK (Source: BBC)
Large-scale action in all sectors of the economy will be required, including tackling emissions generated by the building stock, which accounts for 31% of our national emissions. (Souce: Gov.uk)
25 percent of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to the built environment. (Source: parliament.uk)
The Landmark Climate Change Report is a desktop report, designed to enable property professionals to understand how climate change could impact a given residential or commercial property. Unlike other reports in the market, it benefits from understanding the concerns of both:
The report is property specific, based on a UPRN, and doesn’t stop with providing just data; delivered in an intuitive format Landmark Climate Change Report gives property professionals the ability to inform clients with advice and recommendations relating to climate change.
Who is this report for?
The Landmark Climate Change Report is for real estate lawyers and residential conveyancers¿ who want to provide best practice due diligence and inform their clients on future climate change risks
The report gives the ability to inform on short, medium and long-term physical and transitional climate-related risks for a specific property with advice and recommendations if appropriate, delivered in an intuitive format unlike current reports in the market which provide unsupported data and little explanation in every environmental report, regardless of requirements.
Further reading
Landmark asked leading experts in their property-related fields to contribute to a white paper, which sets out the physical and transitional risks that the industry faces – and proposes workable solutions to the challenge of reporting on and responding to the risks.
Join us on the 31st January at 2PM for a free webinar with our partners LMS to demo their confirmly platform, showcasing some of its key features.
Robin Wells, Head of Sales Operations at OneSearch, and Travis Scholes, Commercial Director at LMS will co-host this session, detailing the confirmly platform, its key features, and how your firm will benefit from this technology.
The webinar will run for around 30 minutes, with time at the end for any questions on confirmly, and how to get started. We will also be announcing an exciting incentive for OneSearch customers during this webinar.
If you haven’t yet had the chance to try confirmly, here are some of the reasons why others are switching:
Law firm submitted data
Information is constantly updated and checked through 1000’s of direct interactions each year.
Simple to search
Powerful search functionality that delivers information fast.
Indemnified service
A trusted way to reduce transactional risks.
Easy access
Seamless integration with OneSearch
Reduce manual intervention without reducing risk
The latest technology keeps money transfers secure through the continual use of eCOT and checked bank account data.
For any questions on confirmly from LMS in the meantime, please contact intro@onesearchdirect.co.uk
We are pleased to announce our new partnership with leading panel management specialist LMS to offer their identity checking solution, confirmly, to all our clients.
confirmly was launched by LMS in February of this year, and is designed to reduce risk by safeguarding transfers of conveyancing funds and client monies from fraudsters and attempted scams.’ The technology provides real time monitoring to law firms by harnessing LMS Panel Link and specialist data to verify transaction details quickly.
The partnership is established with cybercrime an ever-present risk within a post-pandemic conveyancing landscape, with funds and sensitive client information being a constant target for cybercriminals. Last October, one potential sale collapsed due to the buyer being scammed into handing over £640,000 to criminals using a fraudulent email account resembling that of the solicitors.
Robin Wells, Head of Sales Operations at OneSearch, said:
“The new partnership with LMS and confirmly is critically important to OneSearch. It fully satisfies our need to offer greater client protection at a time when cybercrime is becoming ever more sophisticated. LMS have been a trusted business in the industry for many years, and their robust systems enable us to offer increased due diligence and peace of mind for clients.”
Travis Scholes, Commercial Director at LMS added:
“We are thrilled to be offering confirmly with OneSearch. Collaboration and accessibility are huge parts of our strategy and law firms being able to access confirmly through OneSearch means that our customer experience is becoming even more streamlined, allowing them to focus on efficiencies in other areas of the process. We really do believe in the data that sits behind confirmly, so much so that all matched results are indemnified, providing that extra level of certainty for law firms.”
To find out more about confirmly via OneSearch, you can view their product card and sample report here. If you would like to learn how confirmly would fit into your workflow with us, please call the OneSearch Service Introduction Team on 01782 433 270 or email intro@onesearchdirect.co.uk.
