e-Conveyancing
A superior Land Registry
4 February 2021
UK: HM Land Registry has undertaken an extensive programme to digitise key elements of the registration process with estimated completion dates, automatic fees calculation and fewer requisitions being the planned result.
e-Signatures and property
19 November 2020
Denoon Sampson discusses a recent judgement about the use of e-signatures when buying property, which instead of giving clarity and guidance, introduces doubt and uncertainty into this fast-growing category of technology.
Witnessed electronic signatures
16 July 2020
UK: HM Land Registry will soon begin to accept witnessed electronic signatures - controlled by conveyancers, for the conveyancing process and has published a draft practice guidance note.
Facing up
4 June 2020
UK - The current processes in identity verification in conveyancing do not feel very 21st century and they have proved difficult to maintain in the current crisis. So what can be done about it?
E-Signatures and sale agreements
28 May 2020
Denoon Sampson asks whether it is time to embark on a process of validating Electronic signatures for Immovable Property sales, Wills, Negotiable Instruments and to do away with the need for Rule 63 Authentications.
Lexis® Pay
14 May 2020
With the COVID-19 lockdown, Lexis® Pay has come into its own as a secure online web-based payment requisition solution for legal firms to efficiently capture, approve and execute internal payments.
Lexis® DeedTracker
7 May 2020
It is time to implement Lexis® DeedTracker, a mobile scanning app using a notification system which simplifies communication between the Deeds office, lodging and instructing attorney firms.
Post COVID-19 property solutions
16 April 2020
The property market has not been left unaffected by COVID-19 and looking to the future, property professionals including conveyancers, need to be prepared for how the marketplace will change.
Impact of technology on conveyancing
28 November 2019
Greg Brown writes that conveyancers have been using technology for years, and are quick to use new technologies for reminders, updates and to keep clients and estate agents informed.