Vacant property insurance product update
It was only a matter of time, wasn’t it. The war in Iran has affected more than oil prices, it has also hit the housing market. Here is the proof. Less than two months ago the average two-year fixed rate mortgage was around 4.83%. It is now 5.83%. One of the more unusual changes is […]
Monisha Shah appointed chair of the Legal Services Board
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Monisha Shah as chair of the Legal Services Board for four years from 1st April 2026. For the last 12 months, Catherine Brown had acted as interim chair of the oversight regulator after the unexpectedly short tenure of Alan Kershaw who stepped down in February 2025 after […]
Profile: Jessica Flaherty, private client partner at Bell Lamb & Joynson
Jessica Flaherty is a partner at Bell Lamb & Joynson and heads up the firm’s award winning Private Client team. Jess is a trust and estate practitioner and an Accredited Lifetime Lawyer. What was your career path to your current role? I left university and was lucky enough to get a paralegal role in a […]