Confessions of a cyber conveyancer: ‘Forget doing the law – you need to learn how to prompt AI’
As lawyers continue to be bombarded with messages urging them to embrace AI, Today’s Conveyancer columnist Peter Ambrose says it’s time to get on board – but strictly on your own terms. As a property lawyer, you will be used to people assuming you have superpowers that transcend mere mortals. Your crystal ball-gazing skills […]
Two things are quietly slotting into place that will change how conveyancing gets done within 18 months
Every major AI company in the world has agreed on a single way for AI agents to connect to external data, and Microsoft has already shipped it in Teams. Meanwhile, the UK property industry has been building its own open data standard, now live with Lloyds, Connells and LMS. Ed Molyneux explains why these two […]
Are you invisible to AI? What law firms need to know about the new client journey
AI results have replaced the front page of Google in the quest for online visibility. Damian Reed, head of brand and marketing at QualitySolicitors, explains how to get noticed. Something is changing in the way people find a solicitor and most firms haven’t noticed yet. Not long ago, a potential client looking for legal […]
Strategic adoption of AI is a question of ‘how’ not ‘if’ for law firm leaders
Research repeatedly points to the adoption of AI in the legal sector as no longer being an optional extra, but a strategic priority. Today’s Conveyancer editor Juliet Shaw takes a look at the latest reports and what they mean for law firm leaders. Leadership responses to the rapid development of AI in the legal […]
We tested AI on 43 conveyancing scenarios. The results surprised us.
Moverly has added two new open-source AI skills to its conveyancing toolkit – a title defect analyser that reads Land Registry PDFs and a restrictive covenant advisor – and built a free online demo so you can see for yourself. Ed Molyneux on what worked, what did not, and what the profession should build next. […]
FCA welcomes second cohort of AI-powered solutions for real world testing
As part of efforts to develop AI-powered fintech, the Financial Conduct Authority has announced its second cohort of organisations chosen to live test AI applications and “explore key questions around risk management and live monitoring to support the responsible deployment of AI for consumers and markets”. Eight new firms, including Coadjute, Barclays, Experian, Lloyds Banking […]
Which lender will actually lend on your client’s property?
In the latest article in his series on AI in conveyancing, Ed Molyneux puts a practical example in front of the profession and invites them to test it themselves. I have spent the past month writing about what AI can and cannot do for conveyancers. Provenance. The judgment line. The difference between intelligence work and […]
Confessions of a cyber conveyancer – ‘The answer is marginal gains – Dave said so’
When it comes to implementing AI in the residential transaction process, there’s no need to re-invent the wheel, Cyber Conveyancer Peter Ambrose explains. Taking small steps to improve what already works will eventually result in a giant technology leap for conveyancing. It’s a good job ChatGPT wasn’t around in 1969, otherwise when Neil Armstrong […]
Why conveyancing needs a shared system of record
Residential property transactions still run on fragmented documents, duplicated updates and too many competing versions of the truth. The next step forward is not just better workflow, but a trusted shared data foundation that can support clearer collaboration, better judgement and more useful AI. Conveyancing has a truth problem. Not because people are careless or […]
The judgment line
In the fourth of his weekly series, Ed Molyneux introduces the concept that should shape how every conveyancing firm thinks about AI: the judgment line, and which side of it your work falls on. Over the past three weeks I have written about what AI can do, where it fails, and why provenance is the […]
Transforming local land charges migrations with AI
The development of an AI (artificial intelligence) tool by HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges Programme is dramatically accelerating and enhancing the migration of local authority local land charges records. HMLR lead data scientist Ibad Kureshi explains how. Local authorities across England and Wales hold millions of local land charges records in electronic, paper and […]
Why ‘AI says so’ isn’t good enough
In the third of his weekly series, Ed Molyneux explains why provenance – knowing where data came from and how conclusions were reached – is the difference between AI that helps your practice and AI that threatens it. Last week I wrote about where AI excels and where it fails in conveyancing. The response […]
What AI can and can’t do with your case files
In the second of his weekly series, Ed Molyneux gets specific about where AI excels and where it fails in conveyancing — and why understanding the difference is the key to using it safely. Last week I introduced the “jagged frontier” of AI capability; the idea that these systems are superhuman at some tasks and […]
The age of the AI agent: A conveyancer’s guide to what’s coming
AI agents are arriving in property transactions. Not chatbots, but autonomous systems that complete tasks across every participant in the chain. In the first of a weekly series, Ed Molyneux explains why the technology’s ‘jagged frontier’ of capability means the real challenge isn’t intelligence – it’s architecture. A few days ago, a clip went […]
Confessions of a cyber conveyancer – ‘Machines will never take the place of lawyers’
Attend any conference, trade show or CPD training session and it will only be a matter of time before someone trots out the phrase, “AI will not replace lawyers, it will be lawyers using AI who replace those who do not”. It’s usually accompanied by an irritating side-tilt of the head and a sympathetic look […]
Legal Eye urges law firms to strengthen their AI governance following landmark High Court warning
Legal Eye – a leading provider of risk and compliance solutions – is highlighting the heightened need for robust AI governance within law firms following the Divisional Court’s recent judgment in Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey and Al-Haroun v Qatar National Bank [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin). In a strongly worded decision, the court criticised […]
Confessions of a cyber conveyancer – ‘All AI is equal, it’s just that some is more equal than others’
As George Orwell pointed out in Animal Farm, while some things start out as a good idea, there’s always the possibility that they can go horribly wrong. Unfortunately, when it comes to how technology providers are explaining their offerings today, there’ll be many lawyers who wish they were like Boxer and shipped off to the […]
AI adoption among law firms outpaces readiness – Access Legal shares plan to close the gap
While 68% of law firms report using GenAI at least once a week – underscoring enthusiasm for its transformative potential – 37% cite integration challenges and 41% express doubts about the reliability of AI outputs, revealing a clear readiness gap in the sector. In response, Access Legal has reinforced its GenAI strategy to help firms […]
AI Marketing Tools for Law Firms in 2025
Every law firm knows that exceptional legal expertise isn’t enough to stand out in today’s saturated marketplace. To attract and retain clients, law firms need robust marketing strategies that combine creativity, innovation, and technology. However, marketing a law firm comes with its own set of challenges. From adhering to strict regulatory requirements to staying relevant […]
Foreign home-ownership up 2.6% year on year
Research has suggested foreign ownership of home in England and Wales is up 2.6% year on year, with Hong Kong, Singapore, United States, UAE and China making up the top five countries foreign owners reside. A freedom of information request to HM Land Registry by lettings and estate agent Benham and Reeves has revealed 189,793 […]