Index awarded NLIS Channel License
Land Data, the NLIS regulator has awarded a NLIS channel license to Index, a conveyancing search provider with 23 offices across England and Wales. The company joins the two existing live NLIS channels, SearchFlow and Thames Water Property Searches in providing authoritative electronic land and property information through NLIS to the conveyancing profession.
Index has been operating a successful franchise model for the past 6 years and offers conveyancers every type of search required in the land and property buying process. With 23 regional Index offices, it is one of the fastest growing conveyancing search providers in the country. The company’s ethos is based on providing a bespoke personal service local to the conveyancer which embraces modern technology at every step of the conveyancing search process.
Anne Lucking, Managing Director of Index comments: “Delivering consistently accurate data, on time is a core component to our service, having NLIS electronic data at the heart of our search offering means we will be able to offer official data from source and at speed. The robust and regulated NLIS infrastructure will give our clients confidence knowing that the search data is current and direct from the data provider.”
Jan Boothroyd, Chief Executive of Land Data comments: “We are delighted to welcome Index to NLIS. Opening more channels for conveyancing professionals to access authoritative electronic property search data is a fundamental part of Land Data’s business and as the market begins to improve we expect more companies to come on board. We look forward to working with Index and feel sure they will make a significant contribution as an NLIS Channel partner.”
NLIS was established 15 years ago and is the only government approved and regulated electronic land and property searches portal in the market. Land Data is inviting companies to apply for a license to operate as a regulated provider of NLIS data, interested parties should contact marketing@land-data.org.uk.