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THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...

Everyone’s a pundit these days, aren’t they? And January is pundit season – when a New Year starts, out come the...

The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

Agency software provider Reapit has achieved ISO 27001 certification for information security management. The certification means that Reapit has implemented one of...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

Cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies have been identified among the main risks facing conveyancers. The latest Risk Agenda report from the Council for Licensed...

The controversial conveyancing firm at the centre of an apparent cyber attack has hit back at newspaper claims that it did...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

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

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

The Simplify Group’s latest statement on the ongoing IT problem suggests a gradual improvement in services to agents and other clients. It...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

A cyber-attack on a London council has caused some transactions to fall through and others to be significantly delayed. The attack occurred...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

Zoopla has repelled a cyber attack on its Alto property software - with no breach of customer agents’ personal data. It has...

Property professionals are increasingly worried about the threat of cyber attacks, according to new research. Some 41% of 'real estate professionals from...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

An insurance provider says small estate agencies are peculiarly vulnerable to cyber attack yet are amongst the least prepared amongst their...

An agent has expressed his anger and frustration at being the subject of an apparent cyber-attack which involved his office telephone...