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The Government is being urged to take the lead on homebuying reform as conveyancers warn that recruitment issues and lawyer burn-out...

A senior member of the Home Buying and Selling Group has insisted work on reforms is ongoing despite the ministerial merry-go-round...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...

Trials of reservation agreements for buyers and sellers have been delayed until the late spring. Statements last year from the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...

Reservation agreements locking in buyers and sellers could be trailed with some agencies and conveyancers early in 2020, a government official...

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

One of the country’s leading conveyancing chiefs has given his support to reforms to the house buying process. But Rob Hailstone -...

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

The head of a major Oxford estate and lettings agency has written an open letter to Chancellor Phillip Hammond urging him...

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...

An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...

The Conservatives have this morning announced a reform of the house buying process in the party’s manifesto for the June 8...