DPMSG - About - Home Buying and Selling Council

About us

The Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG) represents an important coming together of key industry partners under a shared vision at a pivotal time for the property market. The group’s purpose is to help the property market work better for all by accelerating the adoption of digital technology, while ensuring it is transparent, secure and consumer friendly, through collaboration and innovation across the sector.

Who we are

DPMSG has representation from key areas of the sector where there is likely to be the greatest potential for accelerated digital adoption. This includes legal property professionals, surveyors, conveyancers, lenders and estate agents.

• Law Society • Conveyancing Association (CA) • Council for Licensed Conveyancers • The Society of Licensed Conveyancers • Solicitors Regulation Authority • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors • Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) • CILEx Regulation • Council of Property Search Organisations • Propertymark • Building Societies Association • UK Finance • HM Land Registry • UK PropTech Association (UKPA) • Geovation • Local Government Association • Open Property Data Association • Home Buying & Selling Council

Our vision

We want everyone involved in buying, leasing and selling land and property to experience a secure and modern market that is transparent, customer-friendly and business-friendly at all stages.

Through collaboration, innovation and a focus on emerging digital technologies we will build on existing progress across the home buying and selling system to get a better result for the customer: simpler, faster, more certain and less stressful.

Property with a View, the DPMSG podcast

Hosted by Mike Harlow, HM Land Registry’s Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Customer & Strategy, ‘Property with a View’ features conversations with influencers from all corners of the property industry, discussing what changes need to be made to collectively improve the home buying and selling process.

Previous guests include:
Beth Rudolf, Director of Delivery at the Conveyancing Association
Kate Faulkner OBE, Chair of the Home Buying and Selling Group
Rob Hailstone, Founder of Bold Legal Group
Sammy Pahal, Managing Director of UK PropTech Association (UKPA)
Hannah Cook, Director of Cadastre and Land Registration at The Norwegian Mapping Authority
And a round up of speeches from our DPMSG launch event in September 2023.

Listen to all episodes on Podbean or on our YouTube playlist