10.00 a.m.

Registration and Networking

Morning Session

11.00

Chairman’s welcome and introduction
Fiona Hoyle, Chairman, Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO)

11.10

Local Searches: Access to data and new fees   

• What information will local authorities have to provide and by when?
• How will the new access regime be implemented and what will search organisations need to do?
• What fees can local authorities charge for access to data from April 2007 and how will this be regulated?
• What will happen to the prescribed fee for the personal local search of the Local Land Charges Register?  

DCLG
Liz Catherall, Department of Constitutional Affairs

11.40

Opportunity or Threat?  Implications for local search providers

• What impact will increased data access and the new charging regime have on the local search industry?
• Will business grow or will local authorities look to regain market share?

John Gray, Richards Gray

12.00

NLIS: What does the future hold?

• How will new NLIS channels be selected and is the market big enough for more players?
• Is NLIS a route to delivering the re-use of unrefined public sector data?

Alex Fraser, Chief Executive, C-NLIS

12.25

E-Conveyancing: What does this mean for search providers?

• Development of e-conveyancing and the impact on the search industry.
• How effective will the chain matrix be?
• What are the new services being developed by the Land Registry.

Linda Chamberlain, Head of Education and Training, Land Registry

12.55

Questions to the morning panel

1.10 p.m.

Buffet Lunch

Afternoon Session

Chairman: James Sherwood-Rogers, Landmark

2.10

Re-Use of Public Sector Information and OFT Market Study

• Has the re-use of public sector data become easier for search providers or is the legislation a damp squib?
• What are the main recommendations in OFT’s new Market Study on the commercial re-use of public sector data?
• What action should the search industry take to gain maximum benefit from these recommendations?

David Worlock, Chairman, Electronic Publishing Services Limited

2.40

What is the Government doing to promote re-use of public data?

Marcia Jackson, Head of Standards, Office of Public Sector Information

3.00

Search Code – Raising Standards

• Update on progress two months after launch.
• What do lenders, conveyancers and HIP providers think of the Code and do they support it?
• How can search organisations benefit from subscribing to the Search Code?

Fiona Hoyle, Chairman, CoPSO

3.20

HIPs: A catalyst for improved consumer redress

• HIP Code - driving new standards and consumer redress.
• Would a HIP provider use searches from an unregulated search organisation?
• How are searches being tested in the early roll-out pilots?

Mike Ockenden, Director General, Association of Home Information Pack Providers

3.40

Questions to the afternoon panel

3.50

Close of Conference and Chairman’s summing up

Conference:

No other conference focuses specifically on the main issues currently affecting the property search sector and uniquely brings together the search industry, the major stakeholders and Government to debate these.

Delegate Profile:

Search companies, mortgage lenders, residential conveyancers and HIP providers.

Benefits:

• Hear from industry experts about the changes affecting the search industry
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• Obtain a better understanding of the new environment and how you can prepare for it

Cost:

£75 (CoPSO members), £110 (non-members) [VAT exempt]

Location:

Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2

Sessions:

All day 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (100 places)

Contact:

info@copso.org.uk

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