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Councils are warning agents to abide by the rules following complaints from residents and businesses about the positions of For Sale...

The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...

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

At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...

Industry bodies are seeking agent views on material information rules. Propertymark, together with TDS, The Guild of Property Professionals, Property Redress Scheme,...

A vote of no-confidence in the Law Society over material information rules has failed. The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG), had arranged...

Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...

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

A date has been set for a vote of no confidence in the Law Society amid furore over its stance on...

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...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts for prime central London (PCL) and now expects values to fall this year. The...

Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...

High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...

Estate agency regulation is needed to help improve the homebuying and selling process, MPs have been told. The first hearing of the...

You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...

Councils across England could make an additional £540m a year in council tax on empty homes after new rules came into...

Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...

I bought a bar of chocolate today, I shouldn’t have done it but the weather was grey and I was in...

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

Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  Responding to a call for evidence...

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

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

Attempts to get the long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules introduced into the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill have failed. The...

If you saw our recent article, you’ll know that one in five (19.24%) ValPal leads generated via Facebook ads actually went...

Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...

Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Sprift has unveiled its solution to help agents cope with material information requirements and collate the property-specific details required prior to...

Estate agency regulations and minimum standards may finally see the light of day after Labour put forward amendments to the Government’s...

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

Estate and letting agents are being urged to take data protection rules more seriously. It comes as the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)...

Agents should be more picky about their listings during 2024 and focus on sellers that will help speed up sales by...

As the world marches relentlessly forward to 2024, the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS) remains in limbo. This...

T'was three nights before Christmas, when all through the site, We’ve delivered thousands of stories to bring you delight. We’ve had Strike turn...

The Able Agent has launched a Consumer Protection Regulations (CPR) guidance short course to support agents amid new Trading Standards material...

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

Fraud in the lettings industry is reaching unprecedented heights. Now, more than ever, there is a need for a revolution in...

Home-moving platform MoveReady has launched a new game to raise awareness of new material information rules and help agents, buyers and...

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...

SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...

Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...

Rightmove has launched a course for estate and letting agents to help them understand and remain compliant with the Consumer Protection...

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

As sure as night follows day, so our industry sets out a wish list of tax changes which it hopes the...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking feedback on two ‘working papers’ that detail its assessment on the use of...

The majority of agents back parts B and C of material information rules but more guidance is needed on where to...

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

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

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published an updated UK supplement of its ‘Red Book’ – its master document...

Inheritance Tax receipts for April to September 2023 have soared to £3.9 billion, some £0.4 billion higher than the same period...

It's emerged that Homes England and HMRC have explored possible fraud within the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme. This formed part of...

The Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has opened its annual conference in Derby to estate agents and conveyancers for the first...

A lack of barriers to entry for estate agents is attracting poor performing and unscrupulous people to the sector, professionals have...

The Labour Party has committed to introducing the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules if it wins next year’s General Election. Shadow...

Proptech firm iamproperty is inviting agents to a webinar to help them get ahead of parts B and C of the...

While some landlords may have breathed a sigh of relief following Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s announcement on energy upgrades, I suspect...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

Compliancy expert Legal Eye has launched a new product to help agents ensure they are properly following all rules and regulations. Its...

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has highlighted land banks and planning blockages as potential areas for investigation. It comes as the...

Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...

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

Propertymark has given its backing to simplifying how firms are regulated under anti-money laundering (AML) rules. The Treasury is currently consulting on...

It’s not a sentence that I thought I would be writing, but Housing Secretary Michael Gove has indeed finally done something...

According to the latest English Housing Survey, there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said...

Whether at home or abroad, here are some top tips to prevent homeowners from breaking common garden laws and rules this...

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

An estate agent is urging people selling their flats to have building safety documentation in place before putting the property on...

Russell Quirk may have already irked plenty of estate agents in his time as boss of collapsed online brand Emoov and...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ruled out providing financial support for struggling mortgage borrowers as rates hit new highs. Average mortgage rates hit...

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

HMRC data showing more than £1m of anti-money laundering (AML) fines to estate and lettings agents should be a “wake-up call”...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

It has been another busy week in the property sector.  In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

As the unending attack on landlords continues, many are succumbing to the pressures of increased taxes, interest rates rising, regulations becoming...

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

Agents of all sizes are being urged to make themselves aware of a new anti-money laundering (AML) charge that has come...

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

Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...

  It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...

Companies that own UK residential properties have under a month to revalue and tell HMRC if any are worth more than...

A high-profile charity is calling for a Stamp Duty overhaul, local buyer restrictions and extra charges on property purchases by landlords...

The important issue of hard-to-sell inherited properties has been raised in Parliament. Labour MP Zarah Sultana issued a written question asking what...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Politicians are to take estate agents to task over what they call “a forest” of For Sale and To Let boards. Local...

A well known critic of stamp duty has returned to his long-standing theme of querying whether buyers have paid too much...

AML experts SmartSearch warn estate agents that, with so many firms still hiding behind ‘opaque corporate structures,’ proper due diligence has...

Industry analyst and and chair of The Home Buying and Selling Group Kate Faulkner, has called for the Government to stop agents being...