Survey: Technology and Innovation

4 February, 2025

The CLC has established a Technology and Innovation Working Group.   Guided by three principles, improving efficiency and transparency, protecting consumers and improving the consumer experience, the Working Group will collaborate to help shape new CLC guidance on the responsible and ethical use of technology and innovation in practice.

You can help shape future CLC Guidance

Today, the Working Group has published two questionnaires to gather insights from practices and technology providers to inform the CLC’s new guidance.

The Working Group is particularly interested in understanding more about risks and benefits, obstacles to adopting, perceptions and what key issues should be addressed in the new guidance.  

The Working Group is keen to learn more about the experience of CLC practices that are currently using or planning to adopt new technology.  Those interested in taking part are invited to complete this online questionnaire   https://forms.office.com/e/LX0amXxURu.

Similarly, the Working Group invites technology providers that are working with CLC practices or planning to enter the CLC market to share their insights via this questionnaire  https://forms.office.com/e/viVsSQMeN9.

The questionnaire closes on 29 February 2025. 

What next

The Working Group will convene on 29 April to review the feedback provided in response to the questionnaires and plans to hold an in-person Q&A session with a view to gathering a deeper understanding of certain technologies. 

Informed by the expertise of technology providers and the experience of practices, and in collaboration with the Working Group, the CLC will prepare draft guidance for publication in late summer. 

If you are interested in finding out more about the Working Group or would like to submit evidence but cannot complete the online questionnaires, please contact Catherined@clc-uk.org.

If you are interested, the Working Group’s terms of reference can be viewed here Terms of Reference  and membership includes:

Council of Licensed Conveyancers

Milton James (Chair of Working Group and CLC board member)

Sarah Debney (CLC board member)

Sarah Ryan (CLC board member)

Representing small, medium and large conveyancing and probate practices:

Sunita Chauhan (Premier Property Lawyers)

Bruce Griffin (Eden Conveyancing)

Etienne Pollard (Juno Property Lawyers)

Ed Percival (Simply Property Lawyers)

Kirsty Claridge (Probate Practitioner, The Deans Legal Services Ltd)  

Simon Hawkins (ChartaHouse)

PII Providers:

Calum MacLean (Miller)

Vanessa Cathie (Miller)

Scott Thorne (Howden)

Lenders:

Epi Pearce(Nationwide)

Stakeholders from wider sector:

Lisa Summerton (consultant)

Caroline Bray (HM Land Registry Geovation Stakeholder and Contract Manager)

Isabelle Chatel de Brancion (Business and Innovation Lead, Geovation, working at Ordinance Survey)

Ross Love (PEXA)