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Pattinson Auction is launching in Northern Ireland.  A statement from the high profile firm says the move is part of its mission...

A new action group has been formed that is expressing concern about ineffective legal regulation as well as extra responsibilities being...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard...

Claims management company (CMC) Hydrogard Legal Services has launched a helpline to advise agents on issues that may disrupt their sales. The firm...

The Government is not taking any responsibility for the thousands of people that have had spray foam installed by Green Homes...

The long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules will still be introduced but most probably in a different form, it has...

A claims management company (CMC) is in the process of helping with more than 500 claims from homeowners to get refunds...

Consolidation and industry challenges are among the key themes to be tackled at The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) annual conference next month...

A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...

Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...

The bid by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to re-establish itself as a trusted body continues with the naming of...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has encouraged people to complain if they are unhappy about working conditions and thousands of complaints...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...

The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team and The Property Ombudsman have launched an urgent survey to assess awareness...

Reapit has joined a consortium attempting to make the long-anticipated end-to-end digital home buying process a reality. It’s joined the IPN Consortium,...

In its latest State of the Property Nation report, which questions over 650 agents and 6,000 consumers, Zoopla says 55 per...

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...

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

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...

New rules set out by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which aim to support consumer choice, have been approved by...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

An Oxfordshire estate agency is shutting up shop at the end of this week in order to allow its parent company...

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...

The government wants the views of estate agents and other professionals affected by anti-money laundering legislation, in a new consultation launched...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a set of recommendations on how conveyancing, and other legal services, could be made...

Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace.  I have three...

The housing market has not been short of a White Paper over the last few months, and while you might just...

Conveyancers are to be told to publish the charges for their house-moving services in a bid to help consumers and to...

An online petition against the privatisation of the Land Registry now has around 225,000 signatures with just over a week to...

In this business you get used to dealing with regular customer and third-party feedback, input, and (occasionally) complaints.  Much like the agency market...