The Society of Licensed Conveyancers Welcomes Government Focus on Improving Home Buying and Selling Process

7^th July 2026

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has welcomed the Government’s commitment to improving the home buying and selling process, recognising the potential for reforms to deliver faster, more transparent and more reliable transactions for consumers.

Simon Law, Chairperson of the SLC, said:

“The ambition to reduce delays, lower costs, increase transparency and minimise the number of transactions that fall through is one that conveyancers, consumers and the wider property industry can all support. Proposals such as providing more information upfront, greater use of digital tools and identities, and improving professional standards across the transaction chain have the potential to deliver meaningful benefits for home movers.”

The SLC emphasised that as with any significant reform, the detail will be critical. Measures such as sales packs, earlier binding commitments and increased digitisation could improve certainty, but they also risk introducing additional costs, responsibilities and liabilities if not carefully implemented.

Simon Law added:

“It is essential that reforms do not simply move complexity from one stage of the transaction to another or create unintended barriers for consumers and significant additional regulatory burdens for conveyancers.”

Licensed Conveyancers have long supported efforts to improve the quality and availability of property information at the outset of a transaction. However, the SLC stresses that any move towards earlier commitment between parties must take into account the practical realities of mortgage lending, surveys, title investigations and evolving client circumstances.

The SLC looks forward to engaging constructively with Government and industry stakeholders as these proposals develop.

“Successful reform will depend not only on technology and regulation, but on ensuring that all participants in the home moving process—buyers, sellers, conveyancers, lenders, estate agents and public bodies—are able to work from accurate information and aligned processes,” Law said. “Ultimately, we support the objective of creating a faster, more transparent and more reliable home buying system, whilst recognising that achieving lasting change will require careful implementation, realistic timescales and ongoing collaboration across the sector.”