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Government-Backed Trial Tests Secure Property Data Sharing Framework
A government-backed trial has tested how property data can be securely accessed, verified, and shared throughout the homebuying process. The Smart Property Data Trust Framework sandbox was established as a controlled environment for organisations to explore secure data exchange using shared standards, moving away from manual document handling and one-off integrations.
The 12-month project is funded by a £742,700 grant from the government’s Regulators’ Pioneer Fund and is led by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers in partnership with the Open Property Data Association. The initiative also involves Raidiam, HM Land Registry property data, and oversight from the Digital Property Market Steering Group.
PropTech firm Kotini was among the first to test the framework, focusing on how smaller firms could access and reuse verified property data in a fragmented market. The sandbox allowed Kotini to access HM Land Registry data, verify its source, and share it onward while retaining a record of its origin. Previously, each new use case would have required a separate integration, but the sandbox tested a shared framework enabling participants to connect once and reuse that connection as more organisations joined.
The project is now moving on to testing practical applications and business use cases, including a four-day hackathon to bring organisations together to identify potential uses, define operational challenges, and examine possible solutions. The initiative is intended to involve both technical and non-technical participants, including those working on customer processes, operational workflows, and service design.
Findings from the initiative will be published to provide insight into what worked during the trial, where challenges emerged, and what changes may be needed for wider adoption across the property sector.
Source: Property Industry Eye