The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the launch of its new Conveyancing Progression Training Course for both estate agents and mortgage brokers.
The course – made up of three modules and costing £59 – has been designed to aid agents and brokers in understanding the workings of the conveyancing process and helping them work with all parties within a property chain in order to reduce fall throughs and get sales to exchange faster.
During the course, delegates will gain an understanding of the legal process and how they can genuinely make a difference. By the end of the course, agents and brokers will be able to identify basic conveyancing principles and will be able to speak knowledgeably, and support, clients in developing a much smoother process.
The course is open to both new starters and more experienced professionals who want to know what is happening in the conveyancer’s office and want to understand both the terminology used and the process taken.
Within the three modules, delegates will cover a number of different topics including: the role of the parties in the process; contractual liabilities; registration; tenure; caveat emptor, rights or easements; restrictions; covenants, overriding interests; and lender requirements.
The modules are split as follows:
- Module 1 – learn what conveyancing is, all about the parties involved in the transaction and when contractual liabilities come into play during the house moving process.
- Module 2 – find out about one of the most complex elements of land law, tenure, as well as those things which impact property ownership such as covenants, restrictions and easements.
- Module 3 – discover what the conveyancing process really involves with a full, animated walk-through of the process and top tips on how to can keep the transaction moving while preventing fall throughs.
The CA also offers a similar course as an ‘Introduction to Conveyancing’ which is aimed at acclimatising new starters into any conveyancing department. It too covers both terminology and process as part of an individual’s induction training.
Lloyd Davies, operations director at the Conveyancing Association, said: “In a recent survey conducted by the CA of both agents and conveyancers, one in five defined the home-moving process as an ‘absolute nightmare, while 61% of agents said they’d experienced difficulties obtaining information. Conveyancers themselves said they struggled with the lack of agents’ understanding about their role. There is clearly an information and communication disconnect here that, if fixed, should provide significant benefits to all stakeholders and make for a much smoother conveyancing process for all concerned.
“To that end, we’ve developed this progression training course for agents and mortgage brokers to provide them with a much fuller understanding of the conveyancing terminology and the process. We’re hoping that, by having this knowledge, these professionals will be able to head off any potential problems before they can delay the process, which will hopefully make for a much quicker move to exchange.
“Each module in the course is delivered via an interactive and audio-visual e-learning system and covers off procedural, regulatory and customer best-practice for property professionals. Plus at just £59 per delegate, we believe this is a cost-effective way of getting all staff up to speed with conveyancing and, via this greater understanding, we can help create a far slicker and much more satisfactory experience for all.”
