From Ambition to Delivery: Why 2026 Marks a Turning Point for Smart Property Data
For decades, those of us working across the property sector have been describing the same problem. Buying and selling a home in England and Wales remains too slow, too fragment
A once-in-a-generation moment for home buying reform, but what comes next?
There’s not much else to say about transforming the homebuying process, or is there? Well, we’ve only had the most significant development in the five-year effort to fix ho
OPDA Research Featured in This is Money: Two Thirds of Homebuyers Put Off Moving Again
We’re pleased to share that our upcoming Consumer Survey Report feartured in This is Money last week. The article highlights data from our 5,000-person survey, revealing that
Connected Future for Property Data: Setting the 2026 Vision
As we step into 2026, the property market stands at a defining moment. For decades, buying and selling a home has been one of the most important financial decisions people make—y
Introductory guide to the Smart Property Data Trust Framework
How are we delivering trust and interoperability for Smart Data in the property market? By creating the data standards, governance rules, role profiles, technical trust interfaces,
OPDA Launches YouTube Channel
Open Property Data Association launches a YouTube channel to explain digital homebuying. The channel features videos for consumers about the work we do and for the industry to intr
Data Standards for Smart Data
The Department for Business & Trade has published independent research which they commissioned to understand how existing data standards can support future Smart Data schemes i
A Huge Step Forward for Open Property Data
We’ve taken another major step forward toward the digital foundations that the homebuying process needs 🎉 OPDA and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) have secured
Press Release: OPDA launches v3.5 of its schema with new functionality to streamline transactions
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has released version 3.5 of its Property Data Trust Framework (PDTF) schema, adding new features to improve transparency, reduce delays an
