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There’s nothing more frustrating than losing a sale at the last minute due to details that could have been disclosed upfront....
07 August 2024
From: Features
The share price of Rightmove dropped some 6% yesterday on the back of an announcement that it was terminating the listings...
07 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Industry bodies are seeking agent views on material information rules. Propertymark, together with TDS, The Guild of Property Professionals, Property Redress Scheme,...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
A vote of no-confidence in the Law Society over material information rules has failed. The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG), had arranged...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...
24 July 2024
From: Features
HMRC and the Treasury have been urged to improve guidance on anti-money laundering (AML). Agency trade body Propertymark has suggested that while...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...
20 July 2024
From: Features
Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The Law Society has postponed plans to make use of its new TA6 form compulsory amid backlash from conveyancers. The new TA6...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has launched a new guide for conveyancing...
08 June 2024
From: Features
A legal action group is seeking support from solicitors to call a vote of no confidence in the Law Society The Property...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...
22 May 2024
From: Features
Street.co.uk has added new fields directly into its property records to help agents stay compliant following the new material information guidance. It...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove posted a bullish trading update and raised performance expectations for the year ahead on Friday but the markets seemed less...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new guide to help conveyancers understand and utilise digital signatures, electronic signatures and e-signature...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Material information requirements should be seen by agents as a positive change, a Trading Standards investigator has claimed. Speaking to The Guild...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In his third and final article in this 3-part series, David Beaumont looks at the legal statues of Material Information Guidance. ...
06 April 2024
From: Features
The Law Society is facing backlash from conveyancers after issuing new property information reforms that take account of Trading Standards’ material...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...
30 March 2024
From: Features
In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...
23 March 2024
From: Features
Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The increased focus on upfront material information could push up estate agency professional indemnity (PI) requirements, an industry trainer has warned. Michael...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark updates Property Information QuestionnairePropertymark has updated its Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) in light of the latest part B and C...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Conveyancers shouldn’t give buyers and sellers assurances about building safety remediations unless they are confident doing so, the Law Society has...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...
10 February 2024
From: Features
Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...
07 February 2024
From: Features
Calling all self-employed property professionals! With only one week to go until the 31 January self assessment deadline, the 3.8 million people...
27 January 2024
From: Features
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...
20 January 2024
From: Features
Some agents still appear unaware about their material information responsibilities, conveyancers claim. The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents should be more picky about their listings during 2024 and focus on sellers that will help speed up sales by...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Able Agent has launched a Consumer Protection Regulations (CPR) guidance short course to support agents amid new Trading Standards material...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new learning platform to help boost agent knowledge and skills. It includes the Guild's...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech firm iamproperty is inviting estate agents to a webinar about the latest Trading Standards’ material information guidance. It will be...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A series of webinars have been unveiled to help agents prepare for new material information rules. Rightmove said it is providing a...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...
25 November 2023
From: Features
The majority of agents back parts B and C of material information rules but more guidance is needed on where to...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...
14 October 2023
From: Features
Despite the announcements, the publicity, the guidance and the acres of website information, the most common complaint surrounding house sales is...
14 October 2023
From: Features
The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...
14 October 2023
From: Features
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new document to help firms benefit from the range of digital services available to...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the valuable guidance and innovation offered by Estate Agency...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...
09 September 2023
From: Features
The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
At a recent Women in Residential Property Group online coffee morning, I was given the opportunity to lead the session, gaining...
19 August 2023
From: Features
Industry regulator the National Trading Standards & Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has issued a reminder to agents about their responsibilities when it...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards has issued new guidance for agents to provide “working definitions” of common property marketing terms. The National Trading Standards &...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Retail queen Stacey Cartwright will succeed Nicholas Ferguson as chair of Savills from December 31 - but she inherits a company...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The majority of UK property professionals are confident that their job will not be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). A survey by...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The most highly-rated agents in the UK have been revealed. Comparison website allAgents has unveiled the winners of its 2023 People Awards. These...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Parts B and C of Material Information guidance are on the horizon and expected to come into play this autumn. I caught...
15 July 2023
From: Features
There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is working with an Anti-Money Laundering service to stage a webinar for agents wanting to know more about compliance. At the...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The majority of mortgage lenders have committed to showing more flexibility to struggling borrowers but the Government has confirmed that support...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
As we move into a more challenging market this summer with interest rates still on the rise, house prices relaxing and...
14 June 2023
From: Features
At the recent Home Buying & Selling Group UFI Roadshow in London, it was gratifying to note that panel members and...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Groundsure has launched a training partnership for conveyancers on climate risks. The environmental and climate data authority will provide training and education...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...
17 May 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The Conveyancing Association has launched a guidance document for firms that addresses the Building Safety Act and Building Safety (Leaseholder Protection)...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers are turning to social media platforms such as TikTok for homebuying advice and guidance. A survey of first-time buyers aged 18...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...
22 April 2023
From: Features
Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Property professionals have given their backing to new guidance on cladding. A webinar poll by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has revealed that...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A claims management company has criticised a long-awaited document released by the Property Care Association (PCA) on the use of the...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
New data shows that a large majority of compliance professionals are worried about the crypto-currency related money laundering. The survey, which gathered...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Last week was the first ever National Conveyancing Week, which I hope registered with agents and perhaps you even took up...
08 April 2023
From: Features
Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fourth iteration of the...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...
01 April 2023
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Dixon - Founder, Prestige & Village Group International What is...
27 March 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...
11 March 2023
From: Features
The financial regulator has revised its own data on how many mortgage borrowers may face repayment difficulties as it calls on...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Companies that own UK residential properties have under a month to revalue and tell HMRC if any are worth more than...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
From the 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into effect for multi-occupied residential buildings. This is what...
22 February 2023
From: Features
Two of the biggest challenges facing the property industry right now are fraud and money laundering. The scale of these activities is...
15 February 2023
From: Features
Crest Nicholson has become the first UK housebuilder to have its science-based net-zero aim checked and validated by the Science Based...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to leasehold reform and fixing cladding issues before the next election. It comes as the Government...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...
14 January 2023
From: Features
Fine & Country has elected new representatives to its National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is responsible for providing advice, suggestions and...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...
05 November 2022
From: Features
With the ever-persistent compliance hurdles materialising within the property market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, speaks about how the use of...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of complaints about agents are being resolved without formal investigation but issues are becoming more complex, The Property Ombudsman...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A surveyors’ trade body has retracted guidance that previously claimed homes with spray foam loft insulation could be impossible to sell. The Residential Property...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...
22 October 2022
From: Features
Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...
22 October 2022
From: Features
Letting agents and landlords who know how to avoid deposit disputes at the end of a tenancy can save time, money,...
15 October 2022
From: Features
Around one-third of properties on the portals are ‘fake listings,’ it has been claimed. Industry analyst Charlie Lamdin, founder of estate agency...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Legal claims over Japanese knotweed are on the rise, agents are being warned. Invasive plant consultancy Environet UK estimates that around 900,000...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA) has partnered with The Property Ombudsman (TPO) to boost compliance and working practices in...