Conveyancing is evolving faster than ever. Our latest residential market research, Paving the way for smarter residential conveyancing in 2026, reveals how technology is transforming your day-to-day work, helping you deliver smarter, faster, and more certain transactions.
Here’s a snapshot of what’s inside:
- 86% of conveyancers agree digitisation and automation have improved customer experience.
- 78% now use AI to assist fee earners, double last year’s figure.
- 73% believe earlier data insights provide greater certainty for buyers.
This market research report provides key insights to help you stay competitive, boost efficiency, and meet client needs.
Download your copy today and discover how to leverage technology and collaboration for success in 2026.
UK property market enters ‘suspended animation’ amid Autumn Budget speculation
Our Q3 2025 Property Trends Report reveals that the UK housing market entered a period of ‘suspended animation’ during the third quarter of the year, with uncertainty over potential property tax changes in the run-up to the Autumn Budget causing the market to adopt a holding pattern.
Across England and Wales, there was a 1% drop in new property listings year-on-year. Sales agreed (SSTC) were 6% lower than in Q3 2024, while completion and search order volumes tracked in line with 2024 levels. Mortgage valuation numbers held steady, but remortgaging continued to drive much of the market activity.
Other key findings from Q3 2025 include:
- Listings volumes were down 1% vs Q3 ‘24 volumes.
- In Scotland, listings were down 4% in Q3 ‘25 vs Q3 ‘24.
- SSTC volumes in Q3 ‘25 were down 6% compared to Q3 ‘24 volumes.
- SSTM levels in Scotland were up 4% in Q3 ‘25 vs Q3 ‘24.
- Completion volumes were up 1% in Q3 ‘25 compared to Q3 ’24.
- In Scotland, completions were up 10% in Q3 ‘25 vs Q3 ‘24.
Download the report for the latest trends affecting the residential sector in Q3 2025.
Our parent company Landmark Information Group is among some of the UK’s leading organisations from across the property sector who have united to streamline the property transaction process and bring certainty back to the sector. Our bold ambition is to transform how we buy and sell property for good.
The Charter is a cross-industry commitment to transform the UK property market by reducing the time from sale agreed to exchange to just 28 days.
For the first time, mortgage lenders, brokers, estate agents, conveyancers and property data providers have come together to define eight key commitments aimed at streamlining the property transaction process and delivering better outcomes for all.
Landmark Information Group is committed to bringing certainty, transparency and speed to the home buying process.
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Climate change is now having a systemic effect on the property market. Landmark’s latest market research report – Climate change in the property sector: A cross-market update, seeks to understand what progress is being made on climate change related resilience and what notable barriers remain.
For this report, Landmark interviewed 150 senior property professionals: estate agents, residential conveyancers and mortgage lenders; all with decades’ worth of experience. In a muted market, beset by other pressures, conveyancers report buyers are increasingly walking away from risky transactions, suggesting a growing consumer sensitivity and more serious financial implications attached to climate data.
Some of the key findings of our 2025 research include:
- 99% of property professionals say their clients are concerned to some degree with the evolving / future potential threat of climate change when buying a property.
- 93% of property professionals say that recent climate events have impacted the way they advise clients to think about climate related risks and how they could affect their home.
- On average, property professionals are advising 52% of their clients on potential climate change risks to their property (up from 50% in 2024).
- Nearly three quarters (74%) of the conveyancers we spoke to now have a net zero strategy.
Download the report by clicking below.
In collaboration with the UK’s leading law firms, three of Argyll’s environmental SiteSolutions and FloodSolutions reports have been redesigned to improve usability and provide clearer guidance.
These renowned and trusted reports go beyond mere data, offering expert analysis and advice to help real estate lawyers, and their clients proceed with confidence and certainty.
Flexible product portfolio
Our range of remastered reports is designed to meet the diverse needs of property lawyers, offering expert recommendations and bespoke risk assessment across a wide selection of reports. This flexibility ensures that the right solution is available for every transaction, every time.
With this in mind, we are launching our SiteSolutions Combined + Climate Change report which includes Landmark’s market leading climate change module. This element provides a forward-looking analysis of how climate change may impact a property over time, helping clients understand potential long-term physical risks such as increased flooding, heat stress, as well as transitional risks such as energy efficiency of buildings.
Providing SiteSolutions Combined reports both with and without a climate change assessment allows lawyers and their clients a choice to decide whether, or when, this information should be part of the due diligence process and / or satisfy client tolerances. This approach aligns with the updated guidance recently published Law Society’s Property Specific Climate Practice Note.
Tailored reports, trusted outcomes
Argyll Environmental is the leading provider of expert environmental risk assessment and consultancy services for the UK property and legal sectors.
Each SiteSolutions and FloodSolutions report is written and assessed by an experienced in-house Environmental Consultant, transforming complex data into clear, visual insights and plain-language commentary. With meticulous attention to detail, our reports offer bespoke recommendations and overall risk assessments tailored to the context of your transaction. The remastered SiteSolutions range of reports sets the highest standard for commercial environmental searches. With an intuitive design, industry-leading data interpretation, and actionable insight, these reports empower you to deliver exceptional service to your clients.
Introducing the first of our enhanced SiteSolutions range:
- SiteSolutions Commercial
- SiteSolutions Combined
- SiteSolutions Combined + Climate Change
- FloodSolutions Commercial
Your risk report, now smarter and simpler
Our remastered SiteSolutions reports set a new standard for environmental searches. With an intuitive design, industry-leading data interpretation, and upgrades that address today’s most pressing risks, these reports empower you to deliver exceptional service to your clients.
- New landscape layout for easier on-screen reading.
- Side-by-side summary pages for Contaminated Land and Flood, enabling quicker comparison.
- Data summary maps now appear alongside consultant commentary, helping you interpret risks in context.
- Plain English commentary – no acronyms, just clear, relevant insights that enhance the risk assessment.
- Hyperlinks throughout to take you directly to the data you need.
- Improved flood data summary maps for better visual clarity.
- OS MasterMap integration to quickly verify property boundaries and locations.
- At-a-glance risk overview so you can immediately see what needs your attention.
- Clear author contact details for quick access to expert support when needed.
Explore the future of environmental due diligence. To find our more, click here.
On the latest episode of Landmark Talks Property, we were joined by OneSearch Client Relationship Manager John Margett and Tom Lyes, Head of Legal at Armalytix, to take a deep dive into the complexities surrounding Source of Funds (SoF) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) guidance within the legal sector, particularly for conveyancing.
The conversation unpacks the crucial ‘golden triangle’ of technology, people, and processes, emphasising that all three must be harmoniously integrated and invested in for effective AML. Tom shares his perspective on how the residential property sector has notably adapted to tightening AML pressures, even setting a precedent for other industries. Looking ahead, the discussion touches on the future of AML, including reducing duplication, the continued evolution and wider adoption of technology, the potential of Open Finance, and the ultimate aim of making UK property a robustly defended hard target against illicit funds.
To watch the webinar which accompanies this audio podcast, please click here.
To listen to more Landmark Talks Property episodes on Spotify, click here.
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