Estate agents are being asked to do too much when it comes to material information rules but there appears to be...
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05 August 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 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
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
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
Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...
11 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 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
The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...
21 June 2023
From: Features
An Estate Agent Today reader poll has revealed opposition to climate risks being outlined to buyers when purchasing a property. A poll...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The relationship between estate agents and conveyancers is undoubtedly a complex one and has certainly had ‘its moments’ over the years,...
30 July 2022
From: Features
Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has suggested the material listings rules should be...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....
23 April 2022
From: Features
Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features
A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features
Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...