Blockchain in Conveyancing: What Is Realistic (and What Is Not)

Conveyancing is still largely documents, enquiries, searches, and registration. That is not an insult to technology. It reflects how risk is allocated in UK residential transactions.

Realistic near-term roles

Blockchain-related tooling may help with verification identity, audit trails, and public proof references in products that keep canonical records off chain.

Unrealistic claims

Anything that sounds like “smart contract alone completes registration” or “token replaces TR1” should be treated with extreme scepticism in mainstream residential conveyancing.

Property Passport UK’s boundary

Property Passport Blockchain Verification is not a conveyancing replacement. It is positioned around Property Passport identity and verification, with admin-controlled issuance.

Related reading

• Blockchain in conveyancing: what is realistic and what is not

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