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05 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...
13 April 2024
From: Features
Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...
12 February 2022
From: Features
I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features
Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features
“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...
12 June 2021
From: Features
Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...
29 May 2021
From: Features
Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...
14 April 2021
From: Features
A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...
02 December 2020
From: Features
The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation
An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...
27 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
As the review of the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group continues, Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager and...
01 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
A buying agency targeting what it calls the “prime and super-prime” London market is offering clients not only a sourcing service, but also...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer. There has been...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...
01 July 2020
From: Features
Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The trouble with traditional property portals, and how Zillios is spearheading the next step forward
Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...
05 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...
26 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...
29 June 2019
From: Features
The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features
I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...
16 March 2019
From: Features
Another For Sale By Owner website has been launched - this one, apparently, because the founder was “frustrated” with estate agents’...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...
02 February 2019
From: Features
Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News
After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...
22 August 2018
From: Features
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News
The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...
03 June 2017
From: Features
The Competition and Markets Authority has ordered a company to stop writing fake reviews for small businesses and to try to...
08 March 2016
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Estate Agents says HMRC have been making unscheduled visits to individual agency offices to check on their...