Conveyancing reform will lead to faster property transactions

The Law Society of Ireland has two teams working on proposals that it believes will improve and speed up the process of property sales

Digital conveyancing could shorten the average period of up to seven months from the decision to sell until the sale is completed

Amid discussions about stimulating supply to meet the housing crisis, and necessary planning reform, rumblings continue about the property transaction timeline. It is estimated that in Ireland the average period is up to seven months from the decision to sell until the sale is completed. For unregistered land, it can take several years before land ownership becomes registered in the Land Registry.

This reflects conveyancing and land registration systems which are in need of state ...