Hackathon ‘proves home-moving data can be shared securely in real-time’
Proptech firms and software developers have participated in a series of hackathons to test how property data can be shared during the home-moving process. The hackathons, hosted by The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) and the Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG), saw firms collaborating in real-time within the Smart Property Data Trust Framework sandbox. […]
Regulation and standards not designed with AI in mind are leaving consumers exposed – LSB
Two reports commissioned by the Legal Services Board (LSB) examining the use of artificial intelligence in legal services have concluded it has the potential to reduce unmet legal needs, but safeguards are needed to protect consumers. According to the report, around 32% of adults in England and Wales who experience a legal problem receive no […]
How can law firms select the right technology? Part 3: The role of vendors and the importance of an implementation plan
To help firms select technology that meets ongoing needs, Today’s Conveyancer invited four experts to share their top tips on identifying and implementing the right combination of software. Our first two parts focused on fragmented decision making, overlapping technology solutions, the ‘right people’ to lead technology projects, and the questions they should be asking of […]
Conveyancing firm completes digital purchase transaction in ‘new digital property milestone’
Amity Law, a property law firm specialising in residential conveyancing, has completed its first digital purchase transaction using PEXA. The transaction marks an important milestone in the adoption of a digital completions process in the UK property market, the companies said. The transaction saw the Bolton-based firm experience the live completion environment via PEXA’s FCA-regulated […]
DSIT launches AI Growth Lab to target legal services innovation
The Legal Services Board (LSB) and Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) will play key roles in the newly established AI Growth Lab, a government-led advisory sandbox intended to accelerate the development and deployment of AI products and services. Legal services is the first sector to participate in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) […]
How smaller conveyancing firms are gaining an unexpected edge with AI
Dimple Rama from property tech company Orbital says AI can help conveyancers gain a competitive advantage – but before you invest in new technology, you have to know what you want it to do. Consolidation is reshaping residential conveyancing. Larger, volume-led firms are growing their market share, transaction numbers are up and smaller firms […]
Slow take-up of QES at HMLR with just five submissions in Q1
The total number of e-signatures used at HM Land Registry by the first quarter of this year is five, according to a freedom of information request. Just two businesses have started submitting Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) since HMLR invited conveyancers and others to start using them last August. Just one e-signature was used by the […]
How can law firms select the right technology? Part 2: Who is making decisions, and are they the right people?
To help firms select technology that meets ongoing needs, Today’s Conveyancer invited four experts to share their top tips on identifying and implementing the right combination of software. In the first of a three-part series, the experts explore how a fragmented decision-making process and an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality can lead […]
The property sector should not invest into digital ID systems – yet
Should the property industry spend more time and money on implementing digital ID systems which may be rendered obsolete or non-compliant by future legislation? Stuart Young is managing director of Etive, the company leading the MyIdentity scheme, a recognised industry standard for carrying out customer identity verification and anti-money laundering checks of home buyers and […]
Homeowners to be given access to HMLR data in digital property logbook trial
Homeowners will be given direct access to their own Land Registry data as part of a 12-month digital property logbook trial set to begin this month. The trial, which has been coordinated by the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA), will explore how homeowners can securely access the data, with participating logbook providers encouraged to explore innovative […]
Operational drag: The hidden barrier between law firms and sustainable growth
Damian Reed, head of brand and marketing at QualitySolicitors, explains how firms can use AI as an administration asset to improve margins and enhance reputation, rather than view the technology as a problem to be dealt with. There is a peculiar tension sitting at the heart of many independent law firms right now. Revenue […]
How can law firms select the right technology? Part 1: Can we leverage what we have now?
To help firms select technology that meets ongoing needs, Today’s Conveyancer invited four experts to share their top tips on identifying and implementing the right combination of software. In the first of a three-part series, the experts explore how a fragmented decision-making process and an “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality can lead […]
Most firms are buying AI: Here’s what you should be investing in instead
Ed Molyneux argued last week that two AI shifts have compressed the Open Property Coalition’s roadmap. This week he sets out the four-layer stack a conveyancing firm actually needs to take advantage of those shifts, and why most firms are buying the wrong layer first. If last week’s column persuaded you that the agentic […]
Draft title reports still leave the hardest part with your team. ngine was built to end that
Most title investigation tools hand the hardest part back to the conveyancing team – ngine doesn’t. When title investigations become a bottleneck, the consequences can move quickly through a conveyancing team. Transactions can stall, leaving fee earners to absorb pressure that was never really theirs to carry, and client timelines extend in ways that are […]
Tech round-up: Firms launch compliance, verification, searches and chat tools
With legal technology developing at pace, Today’s Conveyancer brings all the latest innovation together in a regular round up of news, updates and upgrades for conveyancing firms. Here, in the first of what will be a regular look at all the latest tech news and developments that impact conveyancing practice, we share the latest news […]