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Propertymark’s regional conferences are returning in November, promising to help members keep up with the latest legislative changes. As part of the...

Estate agents are being asked to do too much when it comes to material information rules but there appears to be...

The Law Society has postponed plans to make use of its new TA6 form compulsory amid backlash from conveyancers. The new TA6...

Enforcement of material information rules is being done through redress schemes rather than putting a strict deadline on compliance, James Munro,...

A legal action group is seeking support from solicitors to call a vote of no confidence in the Law Society The Property...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

Material information requirements should be seen by agents as a positive change, a Trading Standards investigator has claimed. Speaking to The Guild...

The Law Society is facing backlash from conveyancers after issuing new property information reforms that take account of Trading Standards’ material...

Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...

Propertymark updates Property Information QuestionnairePropertymark has updated its Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) in light of the latest part B and C...

Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...

Some agents still appear unaware about their material information responsibilities, conveyancers claim. The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...

A series of webinars have been unveiled to help agents prepare for new material information rules. Rightmove said it is providing a...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...

Referral fees for estate agents could be back in the sights of industry regulators. It was reported last week that the National...

Agents are supportive of new rules on upfront material information but there is concern about the administrative burden. While the industry awaits...

The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has made new data available to help agents comply with impending Trading Standards upfront information requirements. The National...

A senior agency executive has backed the controversial issue of including broadband and mobile signal in property listings. The National Trading Standards...

A mortgage broker has hit out at estate agents for forcing prospective buyers to visit their branches to sell financial services...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...

More than half of agents disagree that mobile phone signal should be treated as material information in listings. James Munro, head of...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

New estate agency listings that don’t display a price can no longer be uploaded to Rightmove from today. The portal giant has...

Agents may have to include the broadband speed and mobile signal for a property on listings in the next round of...

Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...

The head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has suggested the material listings rules should be...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) deemed yesterday that the use of POA or “price on application”...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has deemed that the use of POA or “price on application”...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

The work of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is “vital” it claims - and the case of the...

The Trading Standards agency team has outlined to Estate Agent Today the process it will follow to improve what it calls...

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

The Property Ombudsman’s office is still receiving 40 to 50 calls a day from the public, even though most transactions with...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

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

Estate and letting agents are being urged to check that they are signed up with an approved redress scheme that covers...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...