Understanding the TA6 form and digital developments in residential conveyancing

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14 Oct 2024
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As part of the consultation and engagement around the new TA6 Property information form (5th edition, 2024), we’ve recorded two webinars on areas where members have asked questions or expressed concern.

Understanding the TA6 – the legal position

This webinar explores the changes introduced in the TA6 form (5th edition, 2024) and will provide you with a clearer understanding of the effect of the changes on the legal position of sellers, buyers, solicitors and licensed conveyancers.

Topics covered

  • Obligations and liabilities for sellers and solicitors
  • Contractual liability and clause 6 of the Standard Conditions of Sale
  • Misrepresentation: innocent, fraudulent and negligent
  • The current status of ‘caveat emptor’
  • The scope for criminal offences
  • The relevance of the SRA Code of Conduct

Speakers

  • Jonathan Kirk KC, Gough Square Chambers
  • Rupert Cohen, Landmark Chambers
  • Chaired by Shaniah Bart, head of legal at the Law Society

Digital developments in residential conveyancing

This webinar explores how digital developments are impacting different parts of residential conveyancing practice. It reviews what change has already happened and what’s coming next.

Topics covered

  • Digitisation in HM Land Registry
  • Digital identity verification in property transactions
  • Electronic signatures, digital identity verification and HM Land Registry’s digital identity standard
  • How digital data and processes can improve the conveyancing process
  • Developments in conveyancing forms

Speakers

  • Michael Harlow, deputy chief executive and director of customer and strategy at HM Land Registry
  • Hannah Rutter, deputy director – digital identity at the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Abbie Purslow, land registrar at HM Land Registry
  • Robert Stevens, head of property risk at Nationwide
  • Alec Welland, operational director – commercial and partnerships at the Law Society
  • Louise Hanson, executive director – membership and external affairs at the Law Society (chair)

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