Lawyers seek land law overhaul

A MAJOR overhaul of land law to make the buying and selling of property quicker and cheaper will be welcomed by the legal profession, it was claimed yesterday.

As experts gather today for a major conference on “archaic” conveyancing and land legislation, an expert said lawyers were just as fed up and frustrated with the laws as customers.

Professor John Wylie, who has written extensively on property law, said some of it dates back to the 13th century.