Two more lawtech firms have launched services intended to speed up the home buying and selling process, ahead of government plans to prioritise digitalisation of the sector.
LawtechUK, the Ministry of Justice-backed initiative supporting digital transformation in the legal sector, says technology already being used in property transactions shows how earlier information and appropriate automation could make buying and selling faster, more efficient and transparent, while identifying legal risks earlier and preserving professional oversight.
Analysis of 500 property transactions using a lawtech model from Conveyo shows fall-throughs below 5%, with a deceased estate recently completing in 28 days. Meanwhile, proptech platform Hiizzy is developing a transaction-ready model it says will “transform how homes are bought and sold across the UK”.
Similar to the solutions from Landmark Information Group and Eden Conveyancing launched last week, Conveyo starts the legal process when a property is listed, rather than waiting until an offer has been accepted.
A solicitor is instructed at the outset, with title, lease and other key legal documents gathered and reviewed while the property is being marketed.
Material information is provided upfront, lender requirements can be identified earlier, and likely enquiries addressed before they cause delays. Across 500 residential transactions in England and Wales handled by Conveyo, fewer than 5% fell through.
Freehold properties reached exchange in around 30 days and leasehold properties in around 45 days.
Hiizzy promises a similarly speedy process from its new model, which will be trialled in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds ahead of a planned wider UK rollout. The system aims to make a property transaction-ready from the moment it goes on the market, bringing key property and seller information – including forms, legal documents and regulated searches – together earlier in the process.
Hiizzy also aims to bypass estate agents from the process, offering sellers a fixed-fee, no-commission service that combines AI-assisted listing tools, property marketing and direct communication between sellers and buyers.
The recent launches follow the government’s Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, which proposes moving more property information upfront, increasing digitalisation and developing standards for the appropriate use of AI in conveyancing.
While some of the proposed changes will require legislation, lawtech companies are already testing many of the approaches behind them in live transactions.
Konrad Rotthege, co-founder and CEO of Conveyo, said: “The government’s vision of providing more information much earlier in the process isn’t something that’s years away.
“We’ve shown that it’s already possible using today’s technology. The economic barriers that once prevented upfront legal preparation can now be overcome. By combining structured property data with agentic AI, we can prepare properties before they’re sold, reduce unnecessary due diligence later in the transaction and allow solicitors to focus on the genuinely important legal work rather than repetitive administrative tasks.”
“The result is a process that’s faster, more transparent and far more predictable for everyone involved.”
LawtechUK has been tracking and supporting companies working on upfront property information, automated due diligence, shared transaction data, AI-assisted conveyancing and real-time communication.
Many of the technologies are designed to tackle longstanding problems in property transactions, including fragmented information, time-consuming due diligence and poor communication between buyers, sellers, estate agents and conveyancers.
New YouGov research carried out for LawtechUK revealed a quarter (27%) of homebuyers questioned said conveyancing caused prolonged stress and uncertainty, with almost one in 10 (9%) considering abandoning their purchase entirely due to stress. A quarter (25%) of buyers reported at least one sale collapse resulting in financial loss.
According to LawtechUK, proptech solutions like Conveyo could make buying and selling faster, more efficient and transparent, while identifying legal risks earlier and preserving professional oversight.
Chris Grant, LawtechUK panel member and managing director, client value at Goodwin, said: “Earlier, better structured information can help identify problems before they hold up a property transaction, while automation can remove repetitive work and allow lawyers to concentrate on the decisions that require their professional judgement.
“As the new Legal Services AI Growth opens to applications from conveyancing property tech companies, we have an opportunity to look at evidence from successful British lawtech companies and understand what works, where the risks are and what needs to change if successful approaches are to operate at greater scale.”
