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HSBC UK has joined forces with the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to help improve the homebuying process through the sharing...

Agents can now access pre-populated material information forms through iamproperty. Users of iamproperty’s movebutler platform can use the feature, helping save time...

Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...

The Law Society has launched a consultation for conveyancers and legal groups on how its latest TA6 property information form should...

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

Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association, have launched the...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...

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

Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fifth iteration of the...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has launched a fully automated and integrated Property Information Questionnaire (PIQs)  that can be accessed directly...

The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has become the latest member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), committing to help speed up...

Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...

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

Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

TwentyEA has unveiled a suite of new marketing solutions combining its data tools, giving estate agents greater flexibility over their prospecting...

Iamproperty has launched what it calls “a new solution” to help agents deal with new Material Information rules. The supplier’s new Enhanced...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

Agents are being urged to increase their efforts when it comes to checking documents to avoid potential claims. Paul Offley, compliance officer...

The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has produced a first specification for a ‘Digital Deed Pack’ that can be used for any...

Property data in the UK is mined from a labyrinth of sources such as local authorities, various government departments and private...

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...

Industry veteran Tim Main has issued a challenge for agents in the latest attempt to speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs. Main,...

The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group (HBSG) has launched the latest version of the Property Data Trust Framework following live...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

Conveyancing software provider Smoove’s flagship agency product has been “paused.” Smoove Start was launched last year, providing a platform for agents to...

Sales progression platform mio is set to launch its digital Sellers Information Pack (SIP), designed to make it easy for agents...

Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fourth iteration of the...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Another interest rate hike could further dampen property market activity, research suggests. It comes as new analysis shows the average number of...

Agency website designer and marketing provider is starting to use artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in the products it provides agents. ChatGPT AI...

Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...

Agents have begun trialling a new common technology framework devised by a committee within the Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG)...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

Conveyancing software provider Smoove has revealed that 30 branches across 18 firms have so far signed up to its new flagship...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

Conveyancing software provider Dye & Durham has upgraded its Index Property Information platform, promising to ease the registration process and provide...

Property data company Sprift has been confirmed as one of the Principal Partners for this year’s ESTAS Awards, which take place...

Smoove has announced the full market rollout of its digital onboarding platform, Smoove Start. The conveyancing software provider’s latest tool provides a...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is seeking views about the industry beyond its membership. The trade body has launched a new survey asking...

Conveyancing software provider Smoove is set to rollout a new flagship estate agency product following a successful trial phase. Smoove Start was...

Buyers of new-build homes are being left exposed to the risk of Japanese knotweed due to difference in the conveyancing process...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

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...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

The government’s call for a pack of property information to be made available upfront during the sales process has been welcomed...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

A company supplying data to conveyancers and other property professionals warns that Japanese Knotweed is a bigger headache than usual this summer. A wet and frosty spring,...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

It’s hard to remember a time at any point in the last 20 years when agents have been looking for a...

A PropTech firm says its new tool allows comprehensive upfront property information to be shared instantly with all parties in a...

An industry group charged with trying to make house buying simpler and quicker says it’s made a breakthrough on ‘upfront’ information...

An estate agency is this month launching packs of up-front information for buyers in a bid to speed sales and reduce fall-throughs.  Miles...

Experts are warning that buyers rushing to complete before the March 31 cliff edge for the stamp duty holiday may miss...

‘Many are in complete denial about the time it takes and still think it’s eight to 10 weeks.’ I won’t tell you...

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...

Another attempt is being made to introduce property logbooks to the selling and buying process, and agents are invited to play a...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

A PropTech platform that aims to lock-in sellers and buyers via a mutually agreed reservation agreement system is being offered free...

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

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

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

A working party of property professionals is being set up to look at whether and how property logbooks could help speed...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

The National Association of Estate Agents is urging its members to use the lockdown as an opportunity to train on its...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

Sellers who failed to mention a motel and diner being constructed nearby have been ordered by a court to pay £285,000...

The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago.  “The TA6...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

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

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...