How collaboration is helping speed up property transactions 

Speed has long been one of the biggest challenges in the UK property market. 

Last year, the average property completion in the UK took over 200 days¹, creating uncertainty for buyers, sellers and agents alike. Delays in the process have become so common that many see them as inevitable for the vast majority of the market.  

With Modern Method of Auction, transactions can exchange immediately and complete within as little as 56-days*, offering a level of certainty and pace that traditional methods often struggle to match. Yet delays have become so common that many now see them as inevitable. 

We’ve long believed that something needs to change, and over 7,000 Partner Agents who work with us agree.  

A recent collaboration between iamproperty, Movera and Connells Group is proving that faster property completions are possible. Whilst 56-days* is a huge improvement on the current transaction timelines, we’ve seen this come down to the single digits, including the fastest completion of this collaboration.  

We’ve just achieved something the market rarely sees: a fully completed property transaction in just three days! 

Rethinking the conveyancing process in the UK

Eighteen months ago, the three businesses came together to rethink the conveyancing process in the UK property market, focusing on improving speed, transparency, and collaboration across the transaction. By mapping the full buyer and seller journey, the partnership identified where property transaction delays most commonly occur, particularly between offer acceptance, conveyancing milestones, and completion. From this, they introduced shared processes, consistent workflows and better communication between all parties involved in the transaction. The result is a more connected and transparent conveyancing experience, helping to reduce delays, improve visibility for buyers and sellers, and create a smoother, more reliable property transaction process across the UK market. 

Julian Lavender, Corporate Accounts Director at iamproperty and integral to this partnership said: “This partnership helped us address common challenges we see in transactions that slow things down for everyone involved such as lack of communication. Now, on each transaction, we have two conveyancers working together, talking to each other, problem solving. As a pair they are building a relationship across brands with a commitment to work as one. Not only has it revolutionised the process, but we have people queuing up to work on those teams. It just goes to show that by combining the right technology, processes and people with a shared mindset, we can really make a difference to the home moving process.”  

As Nick Hale, CEO at Movera, explains: “This partnership highlights the impact that investing in the right people and technology can have on the home moving journey. We don’t have to wait for the market to change, we can actively improve it.” 

As Jean Coughlan, Home Conveyancing Director at Connells Group, puts it:
“We mapped out the entire journey in detail, from the vendor experience to the buyer journey and every touchpoint in between. This time, we had the right people in the room, all committed to improving the process.” 

How collaboration reduces property transaction delays

One of the biggest barriers to a faster home moving process has always been communication, and this partnership addresses that directly. By pairing conveyancers from ONP (Movera) and Medway Law (iamproperty) on every case, the model supports faster decision-making, real-time communication between both sides, and shared accountability across the property transaction. This reduces delays often caused by misalignment between parties and helps keep transactions progressing more consistently. Rather than working in isolation, conveyancers operate as a joined-up team with a shared focus on reducing conveyancing delays and improving outcomes for buyers and sellers.  

The role of technology in speeding up conveyancing

Alongside collaboration, digital conveyancing solutions play a crucial role. 

The partnership uses a custom-built workflow system designed to: 

• Improve visibility across the transaction. 

• Streamline communication between parties. 

• Reduce admin-heavy bottlenecks. 

• Keep property sales progressing efficiently. 

Technology alone doesn’t solve delays, but when combined with the right processes and people, it becomes a powerful enabler of faster property sales in the UK. 

Faster property sales: The results so far

Since launching, the partnership has delivered measurable improvements in property transaction timelines: 

• 614 completed cases 

• Average completion time: 47 days 

• Customer satisfaction (CSAT): 88% 

• Net Promoter Score (NPS): +84  

Notably: A record-breaking 3-day property completion! While not every transaction will complete this quickly, it demonstrates what’s achievable when you actively reduce friction in the conveyancing process. 

What this means for the UK property market

For Estate Agents, buyers and sellers, the implications are significant. It shows that faster property transactions are not dependent on long-term market reform alone, as many delays in the conveyancing process are preventable with better communication, clearer workflows, and earlier collaboration. When Estate Agents, conveyancers and technology providers work more closely together, transaction timelines can improve and fall-through risk can be reduced. While industry initiatives continue to focus on digitisation and upfront information, this approach demonstrates that the real opportunity is not just to digitise the property transaction process, but to redesign it around speed, transparency, and collaboration from the start. 

Could this transform the future of conveyancing?

Currently, this model is available to Connells Group customers using the iamproperty Auction service and there are plans to expand this approach further, including exploring how these principles could be applied to Private Treaty transactions in the UK.  

If rolled out more widely, this could significantly reduce average property transaction times across the market. 

Final thought: Reducing delays in the home moving process

For years, delays have been accepted as part of the home moving process in the UK. But this partnership challenges that thinking. 

Because when you combine the right, people, process, and technology; you don’t just improve timelines, you redefine what’s possible.

And in a market where speed, certainty, and customer experience matter more than ever, that shift could change everything. 

¹ TwentyEA  

*From receipt of draft contracts. Based on standard properties.