OPDA teams up with the SLC to drive collaboration and advance digital transformation
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC), formalising a new partnership designed to promote closer collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the two organisations and the broader property sector. The MoU sets out a shared commitment between the two organisations to advance the digital […]
Newly formed taskforce calls for ‘balance between reform and resilience’
The UK property market is one of the largest and most important in the world and protecting its integrity requires a careful balance between any reforms and security, according to a newly formed ‘Conveyancing Task Force’ (CTF), as the government considers how it might reform home buying and selling through its recent consultation. Formed in […]
Renters’ Rights Act becomes law
The Renters’ Rights Bill, described as the most significant increase to the rights of private renters in a generation, has received Royal Assent and passed into law. The landmark legislation will abolish Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, which leave renters vulnerable to unfair treatment and insecure living conditions, and is set to transform landlord-tenant relations […]
Government triumphs over freeholders in landmark judicial review
The government has successfully defended a legal challenge brought by a consortium of major freeholders over the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act (LAFRA), marking a significant moment in the ongoing reform of leasehold law. The judicial review was brought by several prominent freeholders, who had argued some unimplemented sections of LAFRA, including the abolition of […]
Invoice and mandate scams fall, but fraud remains ‘a major threat’
Losses caused by criminals posing as conveyancers and other tradespeople to intercept large payments totalled £19.9 million in the first half of 2025, a decrease of 24% on the same period the previous year, according to the latest half year fraud report from banking trade association UK Finance. And although the figures show a year-on-year […]
Women in Residential Property webinar offers insight into industry trends
A webinar hosted by Women in Residential Property (WIRP) on 4th November will offer a comprehensive update on developments across the residential property industry. The free event will bring together experts from conveyancing, block management, estate agency and surveying, and is open to anyone working in the industry. Attendees will gain valuable insight into how […]
AI and professional negligence: Managing risk and client expectations
Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape how clients view professional services, and conveyancing is no exception. With the increasing use of AI in everyday life, from online shopping recommendations to instant financial transactions, clients are starting to expect legal processes, such as conveyancing, to be just as fast. The reality, however, is that while AI […]