This article rounds up several proptech and legal-tech updates affecting conveyancing workflows, including deeper case management integrations, AML compliance automation, and new digital submission tools. It also notes product launches aimed at improving broker portals, post-completion processing, and survey-related services, with an incomplete final item about a knotweed surveyor app.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has rebuked Preston-based Gowlings Solicitors Limited after it failed to comply with an undertaking in a conveyancing transaction within the agreed timescale. The firm had promised to redeem a mortgage on completion without first verifying the redemption figure, leaving a shortfall that had to be covered from its own office account before the matter was resolved.
The article explains that UK Finance has introduced two-factor authentication on its Lender Handbook website, prompting some conveyancers to use the Lender Handbook functionality already embedded within the InfoTrack platform instead of logging in separately. It also notes that lender Part 2 requirements are changing frequently, making integrated access and alerts more useful for day-to-day conveyancing workflows.
