Encouraging digital identity checking in conveyancing

We are seeking feedback on our draft standard for digital identity checking, designed to support the development of new and accessible services for conveyancers.
General Counsel, Deputy Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Land Registrar at HM Land Registry
We are seeking feedback on our draft standard for digital identity checking, designed to support the development of new and accessible services for conveyancers.
How getting feedback from HM Land Registry Industry Forum members is helping to guide and shape our policy and development plans.
Witnessed electronic signatures are already being used by customers and look to be a credible long-term option. Find out more about the process and what happens next.
We will soon start accepting electronic signatures. Find out which form of electronic signatures we are looking at, how these may be used and how you can tell us what you think.
Cryptographic and biometric identity checks may be the solution for conveyancers when verifying an applicant’s identity, according to the Law Society, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers, the Chartered Institute for Legal Executives and HM Land Registry.
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