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Land registry joins PISCES open standards organisation

Land Registry is pleased to announce that it has signed up to full membership of the e-business standards body PISCES (Property Information Systems Common Exchange Standard) from January 2008, as part of its commitment to the adoption of e-conveyancing.

Land Registry Director of Information Systems John Wright said: "We are delighted to sign up as members of PISCES and look forward to a productive partnership. PISCES is one of the key drivers behind the adoption of open e-business standards for the property industry, enabling it to function more effectively and efficiently.

"Land Registry is naturally keen to be part of this. Since many of our customers are already members of PISCES, we believe this development will be taken very positively as a sign of our commitment to e-conveyancing." PISCES is a not-for-profit company widely seen as a key player in driving rapid take-up of e-commerce, for the benefit of the property industry and its customers.

Roger de Boehmler, Director General of PISCES, said:

"We are pleased to welcome Land Registry as an executive member of our open standards body.

"PISCES has been publishing a wide range of electronic Standards for over ten years. The property industry can now adopt our eStandards in the knowledge that the whole industry is involved in their development. "This partnership between Land Registry and PISCES is really great news for the property industry, sellers and buyers. It will help speed up conveyancing."


Notes to editors

1. PISCES is a not-for-profit e-business organisation that develops and maintains an open global industry standard for property-related data exchanges. Information about PISCES, including its member organisations, is available at www.pisces.co.uk


2. With the world's largest property database of over 21 million titles, Land Registry underpins the economy by safeguarding ownership of many billions of pounds worth of property. Around £1million worth of property is processed every minute in England and Wales.

3. As a government department established in 1862, executive agency and trading fund responsible to the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, Land Registry keeps and maintains the Land Register for England and Wales. The Land Register has been an open document since 1990.

4. For further information about Land Registry, please visit www.landregistry.gov.uk


Contacts

Land Registry

Marion Shelley 020 7166 4543 marion.shelley@landregistry.gsi.gov.uk


Heather Edwards 020 7166 4487 heather.edwards@landregistry.gsi.gov.uk


PISCES

Roger de Boehmler 01379 588194 or 07768 383693 roger@pisces.co.uk

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