Why do property transactions take so long? Dan Hamilton-Charlton explains the real causes, including unprepared sellers, buyers not financially ready, late risk discovery, fragile chains, and conveyancing delays. Learn how better preparation, early access to searches, and realistic expectations can make buying or selling property faster, smoother, and less stressful.

The public consultation on reforming the home buying and selling process has now closed. As government moves into a period of analysis and roadmap development, the market enters a natural pause, not in transactions, but in direction.

We had a chat with online AI service ChatGPT just to see what it would say about us. This is how it went:

We created the company to make a difference and to help make the moving process more transparent, friendlier and more collaborative.

Moving home is stressful, what can be done?

We believe fundamentally that the status quo for buying and selling property in England and Wales needs to change

The emergence of a new conveyancing industry—*a crossover between traditional conveyancing professionals and innovative service providers—is

There is a simple solution to reduce property fall-throughs

Answering the most frequently asked questions about Property Searches Direct. If your question is not on the list, please get in touch.

Knowing how long your searches are going to take is vital to ensuring that completion timescales can be met.

Running a successful conveyancing practice is tough and is getting harder to get right. If you are struggling to find a balance ...

How to take charge of your house purchase and be more informed earlier in the transaction.

Merry Christmas 2021

We remain hopeful that Property Logbooks are adopted by Estate Agents and conveyancers...

We believe fundamentally that Estate Agents have the power to dictate that the process be tightened up by making sure that Seller know...

Reality Check - Why we do what we do for home movers. Did you know that it takes a conveyancer, on average, 6.5 weeks to order the searches?

Why and how should Estate Agents adopt change to keep up with market requirements

The solutions are out there, you just have to be looking for them.

Kerfuffle Silver Bullets. Helping Estate Agents find solutions that make a difference to transactions and client happiness.

Up front data will make the conveyancers task a little quicker to get off the mark. Read how here