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Councils across England could make an additional £540m a year in council tax on empty homes after new rules came into...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

The Government has given local authorities powers to double the council tax charged on long-term empty homes after 12 months. The time...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

Alto has unveiled a new integration with Bridge AI – a system designed to streamline communication with applicants through their preferred...

Propertymark has expressed its opposition to Scottish Government plans to increase council tax premiums on second homes. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s...

The majority of agents back parts B and C of material information rules but more guidance is needed on where to...

Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...

Agency software provider Alto has announced a new partnership with home setup provider Just Move In. Customers of the Zoopla-backed firm will...

And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has repeated calls for Stamp Duty to be scrapped as politicians prepare for party conference...

Like most parts of the UK, the one I live in has a bit of a beef about parking. More precisely,...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...

At the recent Home Buying & Selling Group UFI Roadshow in London, it was gratifying to note that panel members and...

Housing policy formation must go beyond electoral cycles, academics have warned. A group of Cambridge University alumni has teamed up to urge...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

So next week we get to know how high housing is on the Government’s list of priorities. As we wait to see...

A high-profile charity is calling for a Stamp Duty overhaul, local buyer restrictions and extra charges on property purchases by landlords...

The important issue of hard-to-sell inherited properties has been raised in Parliament. Labour MP Zarah Sultana issued a written question asking what...

A promise to sell homes for £1 by Scottish Labour has been labelled as a “politically led housing gimmick” by estate...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...

The existence of renewable energy sources and parking facilities look set to be among details that Trading Standards will expect to...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...

An Estate Agent Today reader poll has revealed opposition to climate risks being outlined to buyers when purchasing a property. A poll...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...

New estate agency listings that don’t display a price can no longer be uploaded to Rightmove from today. The portal giant has...

Agents may have to include the broadband speed and mobile signal for a property on listings in the next round of...

Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...

The head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has suggested the material listings rules should be...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...

The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...

Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...

A leading property lawyer says some agents will struggle to meet the demand for more ‘material information’ put forward by Trading...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

It’s been revealed that HM Revenue & Customs scours the listings on both Rightmove and Zoopla to assess whether property investors...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...

A think tank has proposed scrapping Council Tax and stamp duty in favour of an annual property levy.  The Institute for Public...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax.  Colliers claims local authorities are...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

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...

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

A nationalist candidate in next month’s elections claims there is a second homes crisis which may create a “lost generation” of...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...