SOFTWARE which enables speedy on-line property searches has earned Swindon-based TM Property Service a major industry award.

The fast expanding company has won a Highly Commended E-Commerce Award for its TM National Land Information Service search product.

The company was created to provide end-to-end electronic conveyancing services and wider land and property information services. It provides on-line searches from more than 400 local authorities and HM Land Registry.

Jill Davis, business development manager at sponsors Eclipse Internet, who presented the award, said: "TM Property Service has made great steps forward in supporting the Government's e-business programme. It has enabled hundreds of solicitors to obtain vast amounts of property information in next to no time.

TM Property Service, formerly known as Teramedia Ltd, is a joint venture created by KPMG Consulting and Intergraph UK and based at Integraph's headquarters on the Delta Business Park, Swindon.