Society of Licensed Conveyancers

What Society of Licensed Conveyancers does

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) is the professional membership body that represents Licensed Conveyancers in England and Wales. Founded in February 1988 and formally incorporated on 15 March 1989 as a company limited by guarantee (Reg No. 02361202), the SLC is independent of, but maintains a working relationship with, the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), the statutory regulator of the profession. The society operates from a registered office in Dingley, with a small staff base of 1–10 employees, and confines its remit to England and Wales.

The SLC's core offering is a tiered membership product — Principal (£360 BACS / £330 DD annually), Employed and Associate (£180/£160), Retired and Student (£35/£30) — which grants access to continuing professional development (CPD) webinars and online forums, an annual conference with 200+ delegates, a library of 40+ branded client guides, professional indemnity (PI) insurance through a Howden-led scheme, cyber insurance, a 'Find a Conveyancer' consumer search tool, free job advertising, lobbying on regulatory issues (HMLR backlogs, lender panel access, digital signatures, commonhold), and an exit-strategy/M&A matching service. The society also operates a paid non-member conference rate (£140 early bird) and earned ancillary revenue from sponsorships (Howden, Bold Legal Group).

Membership is voluntary — unlike Solicitors, who must belong to the Law Society — and the SLC opened membership to Solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives as Associate members in 2013 to broaden the addressable base. The wider market context is favourable: Licensed Conveyancers now represent over 20% of the UK conveyancing market, with four LC firms among the ten largest conveyancing firms, and CLC-regulated firm revenues grew from £277m in 2020 to £349m in 2021. No revenue figures for the SLC itself are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Society of Licensed Conveyancers

Legal name

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers

Website

https://conveyancers.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers is the professional membership body representing Licensed Conveyancers in England and Wales, providing tiered membership, CPD events, an annual conference, a 40+ guide content library, and PI insurance access.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Primary revenue stream from annual membership fees across multiple tiers (Principal, Employed, Associate, Retired, Student). Fees range from £30-360 annually depending on membership category and payment method (BACS, Direct Debit monthly or annual).
2. Conference Revenue: Revenue from non-member conference attendance. Early bird rate of £140 for non-members attending the Annual Conference and Dinner. Members attend free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers is a professional membership body for Licensed Conveyancers (and, since 2013, Solicitors and Legal Executives as Associate members) in England and Wales. It sells tiered annual memberships that unlock CPD webinars, an Annual Conference, a library of over 40 client guides, competitive Professional Indemnity insurance via Howden, a Find a Conveyancer lead-generation search, free job advertising, and a mergers and acquisitions 'dating service' for member firms.

Product overview

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers operates as a professional membership body rather than a software product company. Its core offering consists of membership services with tiered categories (Principal, Employed, Associate, Retired, Student), providing access to an Annual Conference & Dinner, CPD events/webinars, a library of over 40 client guides, PI insurance schemes through Howden, cyber insurance, job advertising, a 'Find a Conveyancer' search tool, and exit strategy/merger-acquisition support. These services work together to support Licensed Conveyancers throughout their professional careers, from training through to retirement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Services
• Annual Conference and Dinner
• CPD Events and Webinars
• Client Guides Library
• PI Insurance Scheme
• Find a Conveyancer Search
• Job Advertising Platform
• Exit Strategy 'Dating Service'

Quantifiable outcome

• Licensed Conveyancer practices pay only 50-60% of PI Insurance premiums compared to solicitors predominantly engaged in conveyancing
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conveyancing FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2024The Conveyancing Foundation is the charity partner for the SLC Annual Conference. The society has supported this non-profit registered charity for many years. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting the conveyancing community through fundraising and promoting best practices, with work focused on enhancing industry standards, raising awareness about wellbeing at work, and driving positive change within the property industry.
• HowdencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHowden provides the SLC's professional indemnity insurance policy which has been 'transformational in lowering the cost of PI Insurance for Licensed Conveyancer firms'. Howden also sponsors the Annual Conference. Ed Donne from Howden presented on the insurers' perspective regarding the Building Safety Act.
• Nationwide Building SocietyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNationwide re-opened its Conveyancing Panel to new applications from law firms, implementing new processes to admit additional firms in line with inclusive policy. The SLC welcomed this news as it enables members to apply to join Nationwide's Panel.
• Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC)coreOthersThe CLC is the regulator of Licensed Conveyancers. SLC is independent of but maintains good relations with the CLC. The society works with CLC on various matters including insurer arrangements, regulatory updates, and maintaining open dialogue on professional issues.
• HM Land Registry (HMLR)coreOthersSLC engages regularly with HMLR regarding registration backlogs, requisition reduction, and digital transformation. The society has issued position papers on HMLR backlogs and works with HMLR on training, webinars, and improving application quality.
• Bold Legal Group (BLG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLG is a long-standing partner for the SLC Annual Conference and Spring Road Shows. The partnership dates back to at least 2014. BLG members receive free delegate spaces at events. The joint events are described as 'organised by conveyancers for conveyancers'.
• Conveyancing MapminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSLC announced a partnership with Conveyancing Map offering members a discount on the online market analysis tool. The tool allows conveyancing firms to analyze markets, track market share against competitors, and support marketing planning and business development.
• R K Harrison Insurance Services (RKH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRKH administers the SLC's alternative PI Insurance policy scheme provided by Lloyd's of London insurers. The scheme is open to all Licensed Conveyancer firms regardless of SLC membership. Quotes include discounted premiums for firms where all Licensed Conveyancers are SLC members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Propertymark: The UK's leading professional body for property agents (estate and letting agents). It is comparable as a UK property-sector membership organisation with similar tiered membership, events, lobbying, and consumer-facing 'find a member' directories.
• The Law Society of England and Wales: The mandatory professional body for Solicitors in England and Wales. It is the closest broad-incumbent peer because Solicitors also practise conveyancing and overlap with SLC's potential Associate membership base, while competing for influence over conveyancing policy and CPD.
• STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners): A global professional body for trust and estate practitioners, several of whom (e.g., Licensed Probate Practitioners) sit in the SLC's broader member ecosystem. Comparable as a specialist legal membership body offering tiered membership, events, and CPD.

Regional players

• The Law Society of Scotland: The mandatory professional body for Scottish Solicitors, who can practise some property work. It is a comparable legal membership body operating in a separate UK jurisdiction that the SLC cannot directly serve.

Direct peers

• Conveyancing Association: A specialist trade body focused on conveyancing firms, overlapping with the SLC's member base. It competes directly for influence on lender panels, commonhold reform, and industry consultation responses.
• Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx): The professional body for Chartered Legal Executives, who are eligible for SLC Associate membership. It serves a closely overlapping legal professional segment and competes for CPD, events, and content distribution mindshare.
• Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC): The statutory regulator of Licensed Conveyancers in England and Wales. While not a membership body per se, it is the most directly comparable organisation in the same professional niche, governing the same population the SLC represents.

Emerging players

• Bold Legal Group (BLG): A conveyancing-focused community and event organiser that has partnered with the SLC on conferences and roadshows. It is an emerging community-led alternative that competes for member engagement, networking, and CPD delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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M&A

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