Christian Lister is operations director at X-Press Legal Services, the largest independent provider of conveyancing data across England and Wales. He was appointed to the Government’s Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG) in 2026, helping to shape the delivery of the Home Buying and Selling Roadmap. Christian also serves on the executive committee of the Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO).
Every few months, the property industry is invited to imagine a world without Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). Economists favour the idea, opposition parties favour the headline, and buyers naturally favour the prospect of tax
Following Angela Rayner’s admission the government is unlikely to meet its 1.5 million new homes target within this parliament, X-Press Legal Services operations director Christian Lister has a suggestion for “a more honest prospectus” the