The chairman of the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has queried the relevance of a new Government-backed property group focused on digital information.
A new Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG) was unveiled earlier this week, with the purpose of accelerating the adoption of digital technology across the housing sector.
Founding members include the Land Registry, Propertymark, the Law Society, the Council of Licensed Conveyancers and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
It will have working groups focusing on public commitment, removing barriers to upfront information, embracing digital identity and increasing data transparency.
But RLBA chairman Nigel Walley has queried how this differs with the work of the Government-backed Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG).
He suggested some of HBSG’s working groups such as on upfront information have disappeared “without explanation.”
Walley queried why there was no representation from the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA) or case management and logbook firms.
He said: “So none of the companies that would have to deliver a digital buying & selling process are represented?”
Kate Faulkner, chair of the HBSG, said there was no conflict with the work of the DPMSG and said both groups have been working together from day one.
She told Estate Agent Today: “We have come to the stage where we know what information we need for upfront information and know what needs to be digitised, we just need to get people working on it and now have an association to drive that forward.
“We are working hand-in-hand to get this done."
This article is taken from Estate Agent Today