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![Material Information Guidance - Is it Actually Material?](/upload/images/5%20Part%202%20Material%20Information%20Guidance%20%20Is%20it%20Actually%20Material%20by%20David%20Beaumont.jpg)
In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![Material Information: How can Estate Agents Capitalise on the Opportunity?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2280558533(2).jpg)
Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...
07 February 2024
From: Features
![Trading Standards unveils latest material information guidance, but how will it be policed?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2280558533.jpg)
Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Online agency’s deal gives buyers home management services](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Two months left until old-fashioned phone lines disappear](/upload/images/shutterstock_1282738393.jpg)
Agents and other businesses are being reminded of a deadline to upgrade their technology systems for voice and broadband connections else...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents need to know: How can digital ID tools help you with AML?](/upload/images/1%20Software-400x310.png)
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
![Material information rules will help agents justify higher fees - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![It's time to turn fear of change into fuel for material information success](/upload/images/PropTech2.png)
Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...
03 May 2023
From: Features
![Home-moving platform unveils new features](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Utility technology platform Muuvo has unveiled a range of new features as it celebrates its second birthday. The proptech firm provides a...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why Material Information could make 2023 a Happy New Year](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PhilSpencer-EAT-LAT-2020-400x310.jpg)
Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Just 16% of agent listings are compliant - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-Image-400x310.png)
Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – the five biggest property moments of 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...
17 December 2022
From: Features
![Renewable energy and parking 'will be material information' - Trading Standards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
The existence of renewable energy sources and parking facilities look set to be among details that Trading Standards will expect to...
13 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Muuvo unveils new upfront information data for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has made new data available to help agents comply with impending Trading Standards upfront information requirements. The National...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency boss backs including broadband and mobile signal in listings](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Anewyear.png)
A senior agency executive has backed the controversial issue of including broadband and mobile signal in property listings. The National Trading Standards...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Greg Clark caught up in Rishi Sunak ‘deprived areas’ furore](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/GregClark-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Greg Clark, who is also the Levelling Up Secretary, has been caught up in the storm surrounding Rishi Sunak...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Reader poll reveals opposition to treating mobile signal as material information](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/smartphone-image400x310.png)
More than half of agents disagree that mobile phone signal should be treated as material information in listings. James Munro, head of...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - why conveyancers should charge more for a better service](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...
02 July 2022
From: Features
![Trading Standards: Mobile signal may be material information for property listings](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/smartphone-image400x310.png)
Agents may have to include the broadband speed and mobile signal for a property on listings in the next round of...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - why walled-off tech systems are no longer fit for purpose](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing Reform proposals to change economy by 2030](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![High speed broadband increasingly vital for buyers](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![What makes people move and what are their priorities? - Survey](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tablet-Millennials-400x310.jpg)
Living close to family and friends is a top priority for nearly four in 10 people according to a survey of...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Locked or open-door policy - has Covid changed the way offices operate forever?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgencyBoards-Lettings-400x310.png)
In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...
02 October 2021
From: Features
![New market appraisal guides go live on OnTheMarket](/upload/images/library/OnTheMarket-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live. In June OTM announced a...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![A third of sellers consider using Purplebricks, claims agency](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Reapit unveils latest added-value app accessed via CRM platform](/img/default/eat.png)
Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Broadband ever-more important for buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
New research has found that homebuyers would prioritise buying a home with superfast broadband over being close to a good school. A...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket data deal means free market appraisal guides for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Do you know what tenants want in 2021?](/img/default/eat.png)
As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...
30 January 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter: the backbone of our industry – charity, Cornwall and family!](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...
05 December 2020
From: Features
![Four revenue generation tips for letting agents](/img/default/eat.png)
What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...
07 November 2020
From: Features
![New house survey launched by fledgling rival to RICS](/img/default/eat.png)
A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Market analysis – why it’s all change in the rental sector](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s no surprise to hear that the property market has seen a lot of change across 2020, with ups and downs...
26 October 2020
From: Features
![Working From Home - what buyers want, and where they want to be](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major Countrywide shareholder demands “bold action to save company](/img/default/eat.png)
One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Broadband is ever-more important to buyers, survey shows](/img/default/eat.png)
A new study confirms the growing trend of buyers wanting good broadband links - and the possibility that homes without them...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Challenger portal offers agents free access to data on all UK homes](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks critic launches “agent-friendly” PropTech platform](/img/default/eat.png)
A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Estate agency post-Covid-19: more evolution than revolution](/img/default/eat.png)
The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...
27 May 2020
From: Features
![LonRes at 20: the lightbulb moment behind one of the first PropTech firms](/img/default/eat.png)
The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...
14 March 2020
From: Features
![Trading Standards demands “material information” in property details](/img/default/eat.png)
Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...
20 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
![Broadband seen as ‘4th utility’ by buyers and agents](/img/default/eat.png)
New research suggests the internet and broadband coverage have become even more important to buyers and tenants. The study - involving 228...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Dragons Den duo offer agents free trial of comms info](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents are being offered a two week free trial of a service giving mobile telephone signal strength information and broadband connectivity...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: what has the last decade meant for the property industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features
![Free service for agents to identify mobile and broadband connectivity](/img/default/eat.png)
A service has launched for estate and letting agents to copy and paste a widget into online advertisements free of charge. It...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide’s new Property MOT resembles old Home Information Pack](/img/default/eat.png)
A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to work with businesses on urban regeneration proposals](/img/default/eat.png)
A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide launches game changing” property MOT](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Advertising tips: be big, bold and back it up](/img/default/eat.png)
My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...
08 June 2019
From: Features
![New ‘tech solutions group’ for agents unveils high-profile suppliers](/img/default/eat.png)
The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agent says very slow broadband knocks 24% off house price](/img/default/eat.png)
Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Impact of the Tenant Fees Act - how can agents cover their costs?](/img/default/eat.png)
It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...
13 April 2019
From: Features
![Property Natter: should you be making your agency Instagram-friendly?](/img/default/eat.png)
Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive. Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...
02 March 2019
From: Features
![Lee Dahill, Director of Sales for the Today publications and The ValPal Network](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...
12 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![In Light of the Fee Ban, Can PropTech Firms Damage Control?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...
10 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Who comes out on top in the battle of the property portals?](/img/default/eat.png)
Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features
![Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...
26 September 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![PropTech Today: Is it time we had digital connectivity ratings for the home?](/img/default/eat.png)
I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Meet Tili, the free digital assistant that’s delivering new revenue streams for the property industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...
17 September 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![How can agents make money from TV, broadband and utilities?](/img/default/eat.png)
Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...
09 June 2018
From: Features
![Estate agency adverts rank high in 'most complained about' league table](/img/default/eat.png)
The annual report from the Advertising Standards Authority and the Committees of Advertising Practice, out today, shows that the estate and...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![ZPG's comparison service set to sponsor ITV's Britain's Got Talent](/img/default/eat.png)
ZPG’s comparison website uSwitch is to be the headline sponsor of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent. The company says it will use this...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a half-year review – hybrids, PropTech and resilience](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...
14 July 2017
From: Features
![Avoid unwanted hassles: Q & A with Jack Webb-Heller, Rent4sure IT director](/img/default/eat.png)
Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...
08 July 2017
From: Features
![Planning homes for the future](/img/default/eat.png)
In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...
17 June 2017
From: Features
![How to create new revenue streams for your letting agency](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Revealed: Top 20 features that sell vendors' homes](/img/default/eat.png)
New research has identified homebuyers' top 20 'must-have' features that would encourage them to purchase a seller's property. According to the survey...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Broadband speed in property details is 'broadly misleading'](/img/default/eat.png)
Slow broadband speed at peak-times has been cited as the number one unexpected home-mover bugbear according to a survey of 3,000...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices in the East head north on demand from the South](/img/default/eat.png)
The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...
28 January 2017
From: Features
![The PRS is set to benefit from a flourishing tech sector](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...
09 December 2016
From: Features
![Why do agents need a fast, responsive website?](/img/default/eat.png)
In the world of property and estate agency, competition is always fierce. It’s the same when it comes to your website....
22 November 2016
From: Sponsored Content
![Market targeting vs. stereotyping: hipsters, yummy mummies and the simply priced out](/img/default/eat.png)
Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...
22 January 2016
From: Features
![Online agency teams up with Property Detective to offer local-area info](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agent SellMyHome is teaming up with local-area research information provider Property Detective to offer what it calls a “hybrid”...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: this, that and a little bit of something else](/img/default/eat.png)
We’ve enjoyed a bit of an Indian summer this week. Not sure it makes up for one of the coldest and...