Is it time to shift some of the conveyancing emphasis back to buyers and sellers, asks Lisa Isaacs – and will proptech provide the means to do it?

Lisa Isaacs asked suppliers to the estate and letting industry for their thoughts on the 12 months ahead and how they see technical changes rolling out.

Nigel Lewis looks at the sales progression challenges faced by the industry during Covid, where the bottlenecks are and what’s being done to fix the system now and in the future.

Three key conveyancing industry organisations have told The Negotiator that Covid rules do not prevent paperwork being completed either face-to-face or online.

Leading legal firm CEO David Jabbari of Muve questions whether the conveyancing panels used by smaller firms have outlived their purpose.

Claims by many platforms and experts that we're on the cusp of a conveyancing digital revolution will remain wide of the market until the Land Registry bangs heads together, says Muve.

Conveyancing can be a nightmare, for homebuyers and for estate agents, too, says Richard Reed. When a sale falls through – one in three don’t make it to the line – that’s…

MuveFast will charge vendors or buyers £1,199 plus VAT for its service and promises to get them to exchange by between 25 and 40 days, and is offering agents a fee share.