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Agents Giving says its Fundraising Champions of the Year Awards 2024 are now open for entries. You can enter the awards yourself...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...
23 April 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
A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The cost and time consuming nature of the house moving process is deterring older owners from downsizing, it’s been alleged. An upfront...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has arranged a new pilot scheme for a group of lawyers and conveyancers to...
15 April 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
Who says irony is dead? That Purplebricks, of all agencies, should promote the idea of a ‘BS-Tester’ to identify false promises by...
06 April 2024
From: Features
In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...
06 April 2024
From: Features
Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fifth iteration of the...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Single first-time buyers need to save for almost 6.5 years or 76 months to raise a 10% deposit and cover moving...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...
13 March 2024
From: Features
Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OneDome is expanding its flagship product HomeBuyer Service to include surveying. The property platform said it now provides a full suite of...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...
02 March 2024
From: Features
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A new upfront information provider has launched, promising to shorten the homebuying and conveyancing process. Home Sale Pack has said it will...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
HOP (the Home Owner’s Passport) has released its upgraded material information report to support agents with Trading Standards compliance. The list of...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices will fall 3.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to forecasts by reallymoving.com. The research is based...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Property sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in December and ended the year at 1.02m, HMRC data suggests. The latest property...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...
31 January 2024
From: Features
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...
20 January 2024
From: Features
A joint venture between Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) and conveyancing firm Jephson Legal (JL) that aimed to rationalise the residential sales...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Some agents still appear unaware about their material information responsibilities, conveyancers claim. The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Legal infrastructure provider CTS has managed to restore its services after a cyber-attack halted its conveyancing tools and delayed transactions at...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Scottish property portal ESPC has announced the inaugural graduation of its first qualification, with a 100% pass rate. EPSC revealed that 55...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has shifted to a free pricing model and will replace the Strike brand. It follows Strike’s acquisition of Purplebricks earlier this...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Exchanges are on the rise but the amount of stock and level of properties going through conveyancing has dipped, new figures...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...
09 December 2023
From: Features
Proptech firm iamproperty is inviting estate agents to a webinar about the latest Trading Standards’ material information guidance. It will be...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Reservation agreement provider Gazeal has partnered with Optimus, Landmark’s panel of conveyancers to offer its services as an option for home...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...
02 December 2023
From: Features
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has urged members to check their client files to see if they may have been...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...
25 November 2023
From: Features
OneDome has unveiled a new express conveyancing service following a successful trial period. OneDome Conveyancing Premium Express aims to deliver a swift...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The conveyancing process has been highlighted as a key pain point among buyers in the property transaction process. Research by anti-money laundering...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are constantly developing, helping to improve efficiencies across all sectors and disciplines. Recent data* highlights that the...
21 October 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
UK consumers are feeling financially worse off than they were a year ago but this sentiment isn’t necessarily reflected when it...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The 20th annual ESTAS Awards are set to take place a week from today. Backed by headline sponsor Coadjute, the event will...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Industry figure Sean Newman has named seven additional speakers for the Estate Agent Success Summit, with 50% of tickets already sold. The...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A conveyancing services proptech firm claims to have sped up transactions and reduced fall-throughs in just its first 18 months of...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new document to help firms benefit from the range of digital services available to...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
As an Estate Agent it’s important to be able to interpret and understand the information that a Title Deed document presents...
20 September 2023
From: Features
Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Post Partner as its latest affiliate member. Post Partner offers a range of document management tools...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The majority of conveyancers would advise aspiring lawyers against entering the profession, research has revealed. It comes as a survey by Today’s...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Joe Pepper has stepped down as chief executive of TM Group. It follows the acquisition of the proptech brand by Aurelius last...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Kendal’s Arnold Greenwood Estate Agents has expanded with the launch of a new south Cumbria branch. Estate agency services at the new...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The size of the UK property auction house market hit the highest point in a decade in 2022, approaching half a...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to allow agents to promote their own revenue generating partnerships on listing pages. Agents who...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents could boost their salary by up to 50% by finding a new job, new research suggests. A report from recruitment...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
PM Property Lawyers has launched a service to offer all its conveyancing clients a digital property logbook for their new homes. Working...
20 July 2023
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The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has produced a first specification for a ‘Digital Deed Pack’ that can be used for any...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Parts B and C of Material Information guidance are on the horizon and expected to come into play this autumn. I caught...
15 July 2023
From: Features
Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...
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
It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Interesting news from Leaders Romans Group (LRG) this week when they revealed sales figures across the group for June. Nationally, sales figures...
08 July 2023
From: Features
Property data in the UK is mined from a labyrinth of sources such as local authorities, various government departments and private...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...
01 July 2023
From: Features
From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Properties in West London are currently selling quicker than anywhere else in the UK, new research suggests. Analysis by lead generation technology...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
When it comes to the usage, and benefits of, providing upfront material information to all those involved in the home buying...
17 June 2023
From: Features
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
Smoove has entered into a strategic agreement with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to provide conveyancing comparison and related home-buying support services. The...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
By Michele Gettins, Chief Marketing Officer at iamproperty Data is a powerful tool and understanding how to successfully identify and utilise reliable...
07 June 2023
From: Features
Landmark Information Group has partnered with payment processor Shieldpay. The partnership aims to provide faster and more transparent conveyancing payments. Shieldpay’s digital platform,...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Law firm Shoosmiths has rebranded its conveyancing arm. Its 110-strong national conveyancing team will now operate as Swiitch. Operating nationally from its bases...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Former LSL boss David Newnes has invested in legal technology startup Collaborative Conveyancing. The brand is currently developing artificial intelligence tools to...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
At the recent Home Buying & Selling Group UFI Roadshow in London, it was gratifying to note that panel members and...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Property market activity has slowed but conveyancers are still dealing with backlogs which has taken their average caseload to the second...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
An artificial intelligence-powered property due diligence platform that is popular in the commercial market has raised £7.5m to help expand into...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Groundsure has launched a training partnership for conveyancers on climate risks. The environmental and climate data authority will provide training and education...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A year-long pilot of using upfront material Information by conveyancer Thomas Legal and search provider Conveyancing Data Services, a part of...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Building Safety Act will cause further delays to the home moving process, a senior industry executive has warned. Rob Hailstone, chief...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Online agents and outsourced conveyancing panels have been cited as factors delaying property sales in the UK. A trade body has warned...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents and others in the industry are being invited to a free “Tech Talk” on the power of motivation to...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Industry veteran Michael Day is marking 20 years since setting up his Integra Property Services consultancy and training business. The brand now...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers in the UK are paying almost a third more to get on the property ladder than they were five...