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Six TM Group employees took part in a sponsored 15km walk from the historic Wiltshire stone monument, Avebury, to raise money for a local charity.

The process of conveying property is inherently fraught with risk; so much so, in fact, that one might question the veracity of the statement: 'safe as houses'. To make things worse, properties in some parts of the country are afflicted with rather more quirky threats than you might unearth in a typical transaction. We take you through five of the strangest searches, in no particular order.

TM Group is pleased to welcome Stuart McWhinnie as CTO (Chief Technology Officer) to help oversee the planned growth of the company as it continues to develop new and innovative online solutions for the property industry.

Having previously held high profile roles at Sky and OneSearch Direct, Stuart brings a wealth of experience in delivering change across people, process & systems to drive efficiency in complex environments. Stuart was kind enough to sit down with us for 5 minutes to answer a few questions.

Being customer focused & technology driven is not simply something that we say, it's the mantra that we live by.

We're committed to innovating and progressing so that all customers that work with us feel the benefits of our hard work. But it's really appreciated when our customers express how happy they are with TM Group's services.

Take a look at some genuine testimonials as recorded by our customers...

Want to benchmark your firm's social media exploits? Then you've come to the right place!

In March, TM Group established the very first league table designed to rank solicitors and firms based on how influential they are on social media platforms such as Twitter.  

Exclusively for conveyancers, the leaderboard is updated each Friday afternoon and it's been thriving - in doing so, it has revealed a surprisingly competitive spirit amongst solicitors!

Take a look at what some of the #convey100 players have been tweeting about the competition...

In a recent survey to discover what checks, if any, conveyancers do before sending money to the seller's solicitors, it was revealed that 80% of conveyancers are still not performing bank account checks before handing over client and lender monies.

The survey was conducted at a recent conveyancing CPD seminar designed to help property solicitors mitigate risk and comply with regulatory requirements and was hosted by TM Group featuring guest speaker Jenny Owen from Lawyer Checker.

Mortgage fraud is one of the most significant and costly areas of risk for conveyancers and can put your PII renewals under serious threat. In 2013, the National Fraud Authority estimated the annual financial loss attributed to mortgage fraud at £1bn and lenders and clients will almost certainly have the inclination and right to initiate litigation to claim any lost money back.

Five years in the making, much has been made in the media recently of the MMR (Mortgage Market Review) and the changes that came into effect on the 26th April 2014. The need for a review was established in the wake of the financial crisis, during which time repossessions were rife and the irresponsibility of previous lending practices brought the credit market to its knees.

In providing innovative online services designed to reduce risk and improve efficiencies in property transactions for all parties, TM Group are well placed to take a look at what the MMR will mean for the property market.

Due to continued client acquisition alongside an improving market we are pleased to announce that we are recruiting into our sales and account management teams to provide improved field support to our existing client base.

TM Group's core business is providing property searches to conveyancers and their services are relied on by firms of all sizes from Legal 500 through to sole practitioners. As one of the largest property information companies in the UK, we also offer our award winning services to lenders and estate agents and have ambitious plans to extend these service further.

Representing a client in legal matters abroad can be a daunting task, irrespective of your expertise in the UK. Dealing with the minutiae of probate and property law in sunnier climes can make seemingly straight-forward cases a quagmire of confusion and can waste time that you don’t have.

Within this space, BCP International Law Firm offers a compelling solution. Based in Spain, with further offices dotted across Europe and Africa, BCP are a group of regulated international lawyers who deliver legal advice in a range of languages to clients across the globe.

The Brewers’ Hall, refurbished in 2011, is an oasis amongst the high rise modernity of the City of London. Image © Brewers Hall 2014

Brewers' Hall in Aldermanbury Square, London played host to the second live event of TM Group's 2014 Educational CPD Programme.

Packed full of insights into the environmental and planning issues that affect residential conveyancers, we presented talks from Brian Balkin of Lockton Companies, Dan Montagnani from GroundSure (who kindly sponsored the event), Keith Davidson from Elm Law, Loschinee Naidoo from Legal Eye, Jenny Owen of Lawyer Checker and Julian Sampson from Jet Convey.