March 3rd: AI Agents and the Future of Real Estate Acquisition in London with Charlotte Hill, Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

AI agents and the future of real estate acquisition in London - London’s property market remains one of the world’s most valuable, but it is still too often slow, opaque and labour intensive. Transactions can take months, depend on fragmented data and require a choreography of intermediaries whose incentives are not always aligned. Artificial intelligence, paired with maturing digital conveyancing rails, can improve, not only how property is marketed but how it is searched, priced, negotiated, executed and registered. Crucially, English law already accommodates significant elements of digital execution and agent enabled processes, provided that human sign off and regulated professionals remain in the loop at defined points. The result is a realistic near-term hybrid: AI as tireless executor; lawyers as arbiters of judgement; and settlement that is faster, cheaper and more auditable, raising important legal, ethical and social questions about ownership and agency.Click here to download the full article