Welcome
Following on from the success of the inaugural National Conveyancing Week in March 2023, National Conveyancing Week will return in 2024 from Monday 11th to Friday 15th March.
In 2023 the focus was on raising the profile of conveyancers and property lawyers in the home moving process; so often the conduit between the home mover, lender, mortgage broker and estate agent and a role that is largely undervalued, underappreciated and mis- understood.
We continue to see more practitioners leaving the conveyancing profession at the top end than there are joining at the bottom end, and is it any wonder? The profile of conveyancing and conveyancers needs to improve. They are not the bad guys, in fact, quite the opposite, they help people buy their dream homes so that they can live in them and enjoy them as they should. And in these times of frauds and scams, they also make sure that the biggest purchase of their lives is carried out diligently.
In the 20th Century, conveyancers had maybe 10 plates to keep spinning at any one time, now, in the 21st century, it is many many more. And they still keep being added too. The job now is far more challenging than it was, and despite advances in technology, in some quarters there is still a reluctance to adopt and adapt and create efficiencies to enable productivity and streamline workflow. Something needs to change.
The purpose of NCW will be (amongst other things) to: Inform; Educate; Assist; Motivate; Reassure; Help recruit new entrants; Improve the profile of conveyancers and conveyancing and ensure fees can be set at and kept at an acceptable level.
National Conveyancing Week 2024 – Key Themes
Register now to attend our online discussion and information sessions.
| Morning | Afternoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Material and Up Front Information and the opportunity for conveyancing A session featuring representatives from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team on the requirements of the new material information guidance and implications across the property sector. 10am-11.30am | Creating a digital property market and the role of conveyancers A discussion to learn more about the way in which HM Land Registry, the Home Buying and Selling Group, the Digital Property Market Steering Group and Government are working together to develop the strategy for the continued digitisation of the property transaction. 3pm-4pm |
| Tuesday | Mental health and wellbeing in the property sector Mental health and wellbeing remains high on the agenda for law firms after the challenges presented by the pandemic. This panel discussion explores how to provide a positive employee experience 10am-11am | The British Conveyancing Awards 2024 In-person and online www.britishconveyancingawards.co.uk |
| Wednesday | Collaboration Coffee Morning In aid of your chosen charity with assistance from the Conveyancing Foundation. Conveyancing firms are encouraged to open their doors and invite and engage with a wide range of stakeholders including consumers, referrers, mortgage advisers, and estate agents. | What do consumers really think about moving home Alongside HomeOwners Alliance, NCW will look at the results of its exclusive consumer sentiment survey focused on the consumer understanding of conveyancing and the role of the conveyancer in the home purchase/sale process.
3pm-4pm |
| Thursday | HM Land Registry in conversation Mike Harlow, HM Land Registry’s Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Customer and Strategy, will be in conversation with Rob Hailstone. 10am-11am | The economics of the property market and what might happen next A research presentation from Frances McDonald of Savills. 3pm-4pm |
| Friday | No Planned Theme – Completions | Wine’d Down |
You can watch all the talks and presentations from National Conveyancing Week 2023 on the National Conveyancing Week YouTube Channel.