The E-Homebuying Forum was established in April 2008 to provide a platform for companies who wish to modernise the home buying process. The Forum will work with Government and other industry stakeholders to provide industry-wide strategic vision and direction in pursuit of an easier, greener and more transparent home buying process.
Latest News
October 2009 - EHF publishes latest version of the Blueprint
The E-Homebuying Forum has published a revised version of its Blueprint for the Future of Homebuying.
You can download the latest version here
The Blueprint has been revised following feedback from industry and political stakeholders since the orginal version was published in February 2009.
It is a dynamic document and is kept under constant review. We therefore welcome any feedback from interested parties on the scope and content of the Blueprint. Please contact us if you have any comments.
September 2009 - Update on the EHF Action Groups
The E-Homebuying Forum provides an update on the progress of its Action Groups, which were launched in May.
- The Leasehold Information Provision Action Group had its first meeting in June and has since met on a monthly basis. The Group is working in collaboration with the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA) to develop a standard form for pre-contract inquiries on a leasehold property. We believe this will deliver faster certainty for consumers engaged in leasehold transactions by significantly improving the efficiency of access to leasehold information.
- The Innovation and Closer Co-operation Between Estate Agents and Conveyancers Action Group had its first meeting in June and has since met on a monthly basis. The Group is made up of estate agents and conveyancers from the EHF’s membership and is currently drafting a code of practice establishing minimum standards of communication, which we believe would deliver greater efficiency and engender greater cooperation between the two parties.
- The Local Search Data Action Group had its first meeting in July and has since met on a monthly basis. The Group, made up of private search companies from the EHF’s membership, has worked to identify where inefficiencies that lead to delays for the consumer currently exist in accessing local search data, what the causes for the blockages in the system are and how problems can be solved. The Group has now completed this process and will now be embarking upon an intensive stakeholder engagement programme to work through its proposed solutions.
Please contact us if you would like any further information about the Action Groups, or if you would like to participate in one of the Groups.
8th June 2009 - CLS takes up Executive Membership
The E-Homebuying Forum announces that Conveyancing Liability Solutions Ltd has become the latest company to take up Executive membership of the Forum.
Download the press release here
28th May 2009 - Forum announces new Action Groups
The E-Homebuying Forum announces the creation of three new Action Groups, which are being convened to take forward three of the recommendations set out in the Forum's Blueprint for the Future of Homebuying, published in February 2009.
The first three groups are examining:
- Leasehold Information Provision
- Innovation and Closer Co-operation Between Estate Agents and Conveyancers
- Electronic Provision of Local Search Data
For more information, or if you would like to take part in any of these Groups, please contact Richard Maughan on 020 7340 6260.
Download the press release launching the Groups here