Conveyancing Association announce theme and date for 2027 Annual Conference & Charity Dinner

04 November 2026

The Conveyancing Association (CA), the leading representative body for the conveyancing industry, has today (4th November 2026) announced the theme, date and venue for its 2027 Annual Conference and Charity Dinner.

Taking place on the 3rd February at the Hilton Metropole hotel in Birmingham, next year’s Conference will have the theme of 'Reclaiming Conveyancing - The Architecture of Trust’, and will focus on ensuring conveyancers play a central role in shaping the future of the home buying and selling process, while strengthening transaction security and consumer protection.

The CA said the Conference would reflect a period of considerable change for the conveyancing profession, with the Government’s home buying and selling reforms, regulatory developments, the future treatment and security of client money, greater use of upfront information and digital sales packs, and the growing role of AI, all likely to have a major bearing on firms and their clients.

Rather than simply responding to changes being proposed elsewhere, the 2027 Conference will seek to draw on the knowledge and experience of practising conveyancers, helping to establish clear, common CA positions on some of the biggest issues facing the profession and the wider property market.

A series of practitioner-led sessions are planned throughout the day, including discussions around client money and the different approaches to providing greater security and consumer protection; the future of upfront information and digital sales packs; and the commercial and operational pressures facing modern conveyancing firms.

The Conference will also consider the practical use of AI within conveyancing firms, including how technology is already being used to support title checking, risk identification and compliance, alongside the safeguards and human oversight required as its use increases.

Delegates will be encouraged to contribute throughout the Conference, with live polling and interactive sessions designed to gather the views of those in the room and help inform the CA's future work and policy positions.

The programme also includes an assessment of the wider economic and housing market outlook, delivered by Kate Faulkner OBE, providing context for the challenges and opportunities facing conveyancing firms and the broader property industry during 2027.

The Conference will conclude with a session bringing together the key findings and views from the day, with the intention of identifying areas of agreement and priorities for the CA to take forward with Government, regulators, lenders and other industry stakeholders.

Further details of the Conference programme including speakers, sponsors, individual sessions, and details on the Charity Dinner will be announced over the coming months.

Eddie Goldsmith, CA Annual Conference Chair, said:

“The starting point for next year's Conference is that conveyancers should have a much stronger say in the decisions which shape their profession and the wider home buying and selling process, particularly when those decisions have such a direct impact on the security of transactions and the protection of consumers.

“We want this Conference to be much more than a series of discussions about the issues facing firms. Our intention is to hear directly from practising conveyancers, establish where there is common ground and use those views to help develop clear positions which the CA can take forward with Government, regulators, lenders and the wider property industry.

“That means looking at some potentially divisive but important subjects, from client money and upfront information through to the pressures on firms and the growing use of AI, but always considering how we can improve the security of transactions, protect consumers and ensure the responsibilities placed on conveyancers are appropriate and properly understood.

“We are delighted that Kate Faulkner OBE will deliver our economic outlook assessment given her ability to bring the reality of the macro economy to regional housing markets in England and Wales.

“We are currently working on the full programme and speaker line-up, and will announce further details over the coming months, but we would encourage members and the wider industry to put the 3rd February in their diaries now.”

Nick Chadbourne, Non-Executive Chair of the Conveyancing Association, said:

“There is a huge amount of change taking place and being proposed across the home buying and selling process, and conveyancers are the people dealing with the practical realities of property transactions every single day. Their knowledge and experience should therefore be central to developing the solutions we need, rather than the profession simply being expected to respond once decisions have already been made.

“One of my priorities as the CA’s new Chair is to ensure it continues to strengthen the voice of conveyancers and that we are actively involved in shaping the changes which affect our members, their businesses and the consumers they serve. We have a strong foundation to build on, but there is an opportunity for us to do more in establishing common positions and making sure the profession's views are heard and acted upon.

“The Conference will be an important part of that work, bringing conveyancers together to share their experiences, identify where change is needed and help us agree the priorities we should be taking forward. We want to make sure the CA is helping to shape the future of conveyancing, rather than simply responding to decisions made elsewhere.”