sales process reform
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Regulation & Law
Big questions raised over effectiveness of digitising conveyancing
Of the 1,194,439 applications received by the Land Registry, conveyancers used new e-signatures only once, says Novus Strategy boss Claire Van der Zant.
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Regulation & Law
Senior agency figure rejects claim upfront info will not work
James Bedford of Bedfords in East Anglia tells The Neg a leading conveyancing body is wrong to suggest mandatory upfront information would be a mistake.
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Marketing
Conveyancers want more cash to provide upfront property info
The Conveyancing Association says it is only fair that its members are able to charge higher fees if they are required to do more work.
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Regulation & Law
Industry body calls for high-volume conveyancers to be regulated
Low-value conveyancers cause “inefficiencies and process bottlenecks” and result in frustration and disjointed communication, according to the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX).
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Regulation & Law
Homebuying reforms will fail if estate agents not regulated, warns CLC
Conveyancing regulator warns reforms to the buying and selling process risk being undermined unless consistent professional standards apply across the transaction.
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Regulation & Law
Ditch mandatory upfront information plan, conveyancers urge
The Conveyancing Task Force tells the Government that a voluntary scheme would be much better and that digitisation is not the answer to all problems.
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Housing Market
Getting to exchange taking longer, new data shows
Figures from TwentyEA reveal the time it takes UK home movers to reach exchange is over four months.
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Regulation & Law
‘Government alone cannot improve home moving process’ says Land Registry official
Reforming and digitising the sales process will require substantial input from both the property industry and Government agencies, says HM Land Registry's Callum Moffat.
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