Electronic Conveyancing

English Legal System: Electronic Conveyancing

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Electronic Conveyancing : (e-conveyancing)

The transfer of land by electronic means instead of by paper documents. The government has announced its intention to introduce such a method of transferring land, and the Electronic Communications Act 2000 paves the way for such transfers. It is already possible to discharge mortgages of registered land electronically. *land registration (which is already computerized) has made electronic conveyancing and registration possible.