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Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...
22 May 2024
From: Features
Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...
08 May 2024
From: Features
A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...
20 April 2024
From: Features
Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has queried why there is a reluctance among estate agents to accept and follow AML responsibilities. It...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...
24 February 2024
From: Features
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...
04 November 2023
From: Features
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...
26 August 2023
From: Features
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
In recent years, the UK private rented sector has witnessed a significant increase in government regulation aimed at raising standards for...
12 August 2023
From: Features
29 July 2023
From: Features
The market share of online and hybrid agents reduced further during the second quarter of 2023, new figures show. Analysis from property...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Now more than ever, property professionals across the sector need to pull together and collaborate more closely to make business gains,...
15 July 2023
From: Features
MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...
12 July 2023
From: Features
Just because you don’t live in London - and of course the vast majority of people don’t - doesn’t mean you’ve...
17 June 2023
From: Features
Purplebricks ended its life on the stock market with a share price of 0.30p. It comes as the controversial online brand officially...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...
27 May 2023
From: Features
Yes it should….and we’re getting closer. Where there’s no chain involved, here at AVRillo, we can be ready to exchange contracts in...
22 April 2023
From: Features
Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...
18 February 2023
From: Features
Politicians are to take estate agents to task over what they call “a forest” of For Sale and To Let boards. Local...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are being urged to keep an eye on their HMRC Government Gateway Account to ensure they don’t miss messages and...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are being urged to avoid “too much enthusiasm” when conducting market appraisals amid warnings of a house price slowdown. Hybrid agency...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish housing market is at a serious crossroads, a major estate agency brand in the country has warned. Lomond Group-owned agent...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A fifth of potential borrowers have had their mortgage application rejected over the past 12 months – hitting their hopes of...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks’ activist investor Lecram Holdings has warned shareholders can’t afford to wait ‘while the business runs out of money’ in a...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The only certainty at the moment is that we are living in a period of uncertainty. The challenges facing the property...
08 December 2022
From: Sponsored Content
The Government has been urged to revise its plans for affordable housing as MPs warn it is set to fall short...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...
26 November 2022
From: Features
Property sales are being put at risk by failure to tackle infestations of bamboo, according to new warnings. Invasive plant removal firm...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The chair of the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned firms that it shouldn’t be seen as a ‘light-touch’ regulator. Speaking at...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...
04 November 2022
From: Sponsored Content
A surveyors’ trade body has retracted guidance that previously claimed homes with spray foam loft insulation could be impossible to sell. The Residential Property...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...
15 October 2022
From: Features
Trade body Propertymark has revealed that it has opened compliance cases against a small number of members following the latest HMRC...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has recruited Helen Martin to the newly created role of group director of risk and compliance. It comes as the beleaguered...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published a list of firms that have received penalty notices for failure to meet their...
17 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...
06 August 2022
From: Features
For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...
30 July 2022
From: Features
As Britain’s housing boom continues, SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...
26 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Property firms are still failing to make basic anti-money laundering checks (AML), and some may even unwittingly be helping politically exposed...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A wide range of upcoming legislative changes will affect the private rented sector. From new carbon monoxide alarm regulations to renters...
16 July 2022
From: Features
The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...
09 July 2022
From: Features
Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...
22 June 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
A high-profile review of the governance and purpose of the RICS has said the need for change at the institution is...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...
18 June 2022
From: Features
Almost half of the UK public think young people cannot afford to buy their own home because they spend too much...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Four estate agents have had their anti-money laundering (AML) registrations cancelled by HMRC so far this year. The taxman has published its...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Government was 120,000 homes short of its own new-build targets last year, research claims. Analysis by new-build sales optimisation platform Unlatch...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...
21 May 2022
From: Features
More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are being urged not to fear exams when it comes to new industry qualifications for the sector. The industry is still awaiting...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...
07 May 2022
From: Features
As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...
09 April 2022
From: Features
Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A tech company in the compliance sector claims that 25 per cent of UK estate agency branches have failed to register...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...
19 January 2022
From: Features
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
The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...
08 January 2022
From: Features
Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks is delaying release of its half-year figures which were scheduled to be given to shareholders tomorrow. This follows revelations in the Daily...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...
27 November 2021
From: Features
Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...
16 October 2021
From: Features
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is trying to win back respect within the property industry with new Rules of Conduct...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The governing council of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a public apology to the whistle blowers whose actions...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest campaign groups calling for leasehold reform has welcomed the action taken by the Competition and Markets Authority...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The independent QC leading a review into the governance scandal at the RICS says there was “no fraudulent or criminal misbehaviour”...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A news conference today is expected to reveal more details of the governance scandal which has engulfed the Royal Institution of...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sean Tompkins, is in talks to step down according to an...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...
21 August 2021
From: Features
Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The independent QC asked to prepare a report into the financial conduct row at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The publication of a report following a controversial RICS investigation has been pushed back another month. Last month it was announced that...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
How are the fingernails? After a tense night and with England destined for their first international tournament final in 55 years...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...
07 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content
03 July 2021
From: Features
A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The independent review into the governance of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling for comments. Earlier this year RICS was the...