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E-conveyancing fits the bill

By: Series: Estates Gazette ; (0146) 17 November 2001, 175(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Argues that the electronic conveyancing provisions in the Land Registration Bill will ensure greater security, and are far from 'deeply flawed' as suggested by Malcolm Dowden in a previous EG article (ABS64730). Acknowledges the issue of presumption of authority and suggests that the provisions on rectification and indemnity in the Land Registration Act 1925 and the bill provide a straightfoward solution to the problem of rogue solicitors.

Argues that the electronic conveyancing provisions in the Land Registration Bill will ensure greater security, and are far from 'deeply flawed' as suggested by Malcolm Dowden in a previous EG article (ABS64730). Acknowledges the issue of presumption of authority and suggests that the provisions on rectification and indemnity in the Land Registration Act 1925 and the bill provide a straightfoward solution to the problem of rogue solicitors.