Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103007

Conveyancing: Digital Technology

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure home buyers and sellers are protected through the expansion of digital conveyancing, particularly in terms of data verification, property inform

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

On 6 October, my Department published two consultations outlining reform proposals to transform home buying and selling. They can be found on gov.uk here and here. As part of those consultations, we made clear our interest in ensuring digital data from tr...

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