11/09/2024

Move iQ Podcast – Phil Spencer talks with Maria Harris

Phil Spencer says “We really must speed up the home buying process in the UK. The length of time it takes to buy and sell property has long been a frustration.”

In this latest Move iQ Podcast Phil is joined by Maria Harris – Chair of the ‘The Open Property Data Association’ who are working tirelessly to speed up the home buying process. But when will this happen? 🤔

Maria shares the work she’s doing with OPDA members, the government, and the wider property market to transform this terrible customer experience.

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Discover what 5,300 homebuyers really think

Download the latest OPDA report – with a foreword by Phil Spencer – and see why it’s time to digitise homebuying.