Conveyancing search boss appointed to Digital Property Market Steering Group
Summary
The operations director of X-Press Legal Services has been appointed to the Digital Property Market Steering Group, which is helping shape the government’s home buying and selling roadmap. The article highlights a push for responsible digitalisation of conveyancing, with emphasis on data provenance, privacy, security, transparency and the role of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015.
Why it matters
Residential property surveyors are affected by changes to the conveyancing and property data ecosystem because these can influence transaction speed, information quality and consumer confidence. The discussion around public-sector data access and digital reform may also affect how surveyors source, interpret and rely on property information.
Key points
- Christian Lister of X-Press Legal Services has joined the DPMSG.
- The group is influencing the government’s home buying and selling roadmap.
- The article argues conveyancing can be modernised without compromising consumer protection.
- RPSI 2015 is presented as a key legal framework for re-use of public-sector information.
- The next DPMSG meeting is scheduled for 23 July.
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