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Dee McKenna, Head of Estate Admin and Bonds at CLSQ, explores why faster grants aren't making probate any less risky and how estate administration insurance helps practitioners meet beneficiaries' expectations on speed while still protecting personal representatives, beneficiaries and the firm.

Lorenzo Tejada-Orrell, Chief Innovation Officer at CLSQ discusses why VerifyQ is not simply a valuation innovation; it is a funding enabler, designed to support more robust mortgage portfolios and a more resilient lending proposition.

CLSQ brings together digital efficiency and specialist underwriting expertise, but behind the platform sits a team whose day-to-day work is built on relationships, technical judgement and a genuine appetite for risk management.

The UK's summers are changing. The warmest summers on record have all fallen within this century and the past decade has run around 0.9°C warmer than the 1961 to 1990 average, so that extreme heat and prolonged dry spells now look less like an occasional event and more like a recurring feature of the season.

From 1 September 2026, we are making a series of updates to selected policy wordings, templates and customer-facing documents, alongside a change to our registered office and correspondence addresses. These changes are intended to make our documentation clearer and more consistent, and to broaden the range of matters that can be addressed instantly online rather than referred for a bespoke quotation.

CLSQ has expanded its underwriting function into four specialist pillars

CLSQ has launched a partnership with SearchFlow

Taking place on 14th May at The Londoner Hotel in Leicester Square

CLSQ appoints Claire Elliott as BDM for the North of England

We have enhanced our online legal indemnity insurance offering, expanding both the range of policies available off theshelf and the breadth of cover provided as standard.

While vast amounts of environmental and property data are available, what lenders often lack is the context – intelligence that turns information into actionable insight at the point of origination.

With sustainability now central to lending strategy, lenders are expected to make greener, faster, and more data-driven decisions. Yet when access to energy performance certificate (EPC) data is weeks out of date, can the industry truly deliver on its green mortgage ambitions?

At CLSQ, we’ve built our online platform to help firms meet these demands head-on with quick and easy access to bespoke legal indemnity insurance and off-the-shelf cover.

VerifyQ was launched less than a year ago, and it’s already an award winner.

We’re proud to announce the launch of our newly enhanced Search Indemnity Insurance product

A new collaboration between Probate.Auction, CLSQ, Move With Us and The National Will Register has been launched to ‘support and advance’ the probate sector through education, networking, and shared expertise.

CLSQ has been awarded Innovation of the Year – MGA at the 2025 Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards.

We’re incredibly proud that CLSQ has been shortlisted for Innovation of the Year – MGA at the 2025 Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards for our VerifyQ service.

The UK’s fast ageing population will bring much societal change in the years to come. Those over 65 will account for over 20% of the population by 2030, rising to 21.8% by 2034

CLSQ’s role in the 2025 Mortgage Market Debate

For law firms looking to improve risk management, working with one experienced, dedicated partner is the smartest move.

CLSQ has announced a webinar in partnership with UK Finance to educate mortgage lenders about the role instant insured property valuations can play in delivering an enhanced customer experience.

Protect property owners and lenders in the event that a neighbouring property’s bamboo plant encroaches onto the insured property.

VerifyQ uniquely enables faster lending decisions by providing instant insured property valuations, accelerating your mortgage originations with confidence.

At CLSQ, we are thrilled to partner with WhatHouse? on its new Location Ratings index.

An innovative solution designed to streamline the mortgage lending process.

An innovative solution designed to provide UK mortgage lenders with real-time access to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. 

To provide protection should bamboo be identified on a property as a result of encroachment from a neighbouring property.

Insurance Broker, CEO & Founder of Insuristic

Clsq has launched a lack of mortgagee protection clause policy to smooth the conveyancing process on leasehold properties where there is no mortgagee protection clause included in the lease, or where the clause is defective.

An interview with Lorenzo Tejada-Orrell published in The Intermediary

CLSQ wins the Gold award for Technology Innovation of the Year - Consultancy at the Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards

Financial Reporter spoke with Spencer Wyer, strategic development director at CLSQ, about his reasons for joining the business earlier this year, his role and plans for the future.

Hometrack is the leading provider of automated property valuations and property insights

Households are a big emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for 26% of total emissions in the UK, on a residency basis.

CLSQ launches Live EPC, a ground-breaking real-time EPC integration for lenders

Following the successful provision of climate data and analysis for its lending portfolios.

When CLS established their Estate Administration Customer Focus Group its primary purpose was to discover the ‘pain points’ probate solicitors experience.

Check out our Chief Commercial Officer, Lianne Goddard and Chief Innovation Officer, Lorenzo Tejada-Orrell in this month’s Modern Law Magazine.

Limited or No Title Guarantee Legal Indemnity Insurance policies offer protection where a buyer is purchasing a property and the vendor is selling with either Limited or No Title Guarantee.