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Just one estate agency has signed up to become a UK-regulated agent to verify overseas entities for property ownership. The Register of...

The liquidator of collapsed portal Boomin is investigating a sale of the portal's intellectual property to My Bespoke Room as its...

The intellectual property of collapsed online agency brand Doorsteps has sold for just £3,666. Begbies Traynor, the liquidator for Doorsteps, sought offers...

Yopa has detailed a restructure of its business after chairman Grenville Turner mysteriously stepped down as a director. Companies House documents last...

The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...

A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...

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

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) Gatwick market centre is rumoured to have closed but the self-employed agency network’s chief executive Ben Taylor...

Another Keller Williams UK (KWUK) market centre is set to close its doors but it is unclear who made the decision...

The company behind Keller Williams' Evolve Market Centre - TBF Centres - has entered voluntary liqudation, Companies House documents show. It comes...

Just 8% of estate agencies launched last year were started by women, new research suggests. Companies House data analysed by Instant Offices...

The dreaded ‘C word’ – compliance – has been facing Estate Agents for years now and it’s not going anywhere. Looking ahead...

Eight agents were excluded from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme during the first quarter of 2023 including collapsed online brand Doorsteps for...

A home linked to Douglas & Gordon chief executive James Evans is currently listed for sale at £3.5m. The property has been...

Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a reminder to agents about the importance of their websites remaining compliant. The property network...

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

Thousands of foreign companies with property in the UK have failed to declare their true owners. It comes as new anti-money laundering (AML)...

Collapsed challenger portal Boomin has officially named its liquidator as company documents this morning outlined a deficiency of almost £10m in...

Collapsed online agent Doorsteps owes more than half a million pounds to company creditors including Rightmove, HMRC and the Treasury, documents...

Over the last five years, the Government has introduced a range of measures to regulate the property market, particularly in the...

It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...

Four estate agents have had their anti-money laundering (AML) registrations cancelled by HMRC so far this year. The taxman has published its...

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

The housing market could be in for a financial boost of an unusual kind as a High Street bank plans to...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...

A woman claims she had no idea that her husband stole almost £1.5m from two high-profile employers - one of them...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

The government has moved to crack down on money laundering in the UK with a new campaign focusing on the accountancy,...

More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

This week, it would be very easy for me to focus on the startling figures that easyProperty logged with Companies House...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has started its ‘pre-launch’ membership drive - and says it ultimately want to...

Figures lodged at Companies House by online agency easyProperty suggest parent company EProp Services will seek additional funding this year. A strategic...

Research by The Guardian has revealed that the Blair family’s property empire has expanded - secured just ahead of the stamp...

There are 16,547 businesses registered as estate agencies in the UK according to figures obtained from Companies House - the equivalent...

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...