Sort Group has hosted its second conveyancing ‘Levelling Up’ forum, a campaign aimed at addressing key issues within the conveyancing sector.
Headed by Kevin Tunnicliffe, CEO of Sort Group, the initiative was launched in January 2024 with an inaugural event in Manchester.
This brought key industry players together for an open discussion on how to improve the experience for the law firms, intermediaries and clients alike.
Informal discussions have been taking place since then, resulting in a second forum at the Park Plaza hotel in Nottingham.
Representatives from conveyancing firms and panel managers who attended the inaugural session in January were joined by a number of new attendees.
Discussions ranged from industry collaboration, logjams and escalation points, to the inconsistency of conveyancing quotations and the Government’s levelling up initiative.
The first action point emerging from the forum was a commitment to collaboration through the creation of an escalation point framework, to foster better communication and co-operation among law firms.
Everyone in attendance agreed to share their escalation contact details to help law firms work better together in future; an update on this will be announced soon.
Kevin Tunnicliffe, CEO of the Sort Group, said: “Our second ‘Levelling Up’ forum was just as positive as the first one held in January.
“There are currently lots of different improvement schemes being implemented across the property industry, and this is our contribution towards having an impact on the elements of the process we can change for the better.
“Levelling Up forums are now a regular fixture on the industry calendar with events taking place three times a year at a different geographical location.
“This geographical rotation will allow us to engage a wider range of professionals and incorporate diverse perspectives from across the country.”
