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Material information requirements should be seen by agents as a positive change, a Trading Standards investigator has claimed. Speaking to The Guild...

Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...

Agents are being urged to take extra care when dealing with sales on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity. Kate Stockdale,...

HMRC data showing more than £1m of anti-money laundering (AML) fines to estate and lettings agents should be a “wake-up call”...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...

Home repossessions have begun to rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, Government figures show. The number of mortgage possession claims increased by...

On 23 June 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) released its English Private Landlord Survey, the first...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

Purplebricks insists there is no basis for a class action legal case over its employment practices which may start this month. A pressure group, Contractors...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m.  The firm sold 397 properties...

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...

A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic. The...

Down valuations could leave some surveyors liable to professional negligence claims, a law firm says. Nelsons law firm says down valuations have...

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

The ban on evictions was due to end earlier this month, but following a last-minute U-turn from the government, it has...

There’s a record number of property industry companies, including agencies, in financial distress according to the latest Red Flag alert monitor. The...

The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

A surveyors’ firm has been wound up after courts declared that it had misled clients over the success of its core...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

Esther McVey has been sacked as housing minister; she was the ninth housing minister in as many years. Her successor is the...

The man who founded Zoopla is now a second hand car salesman - but with a digital difference. Alex Chesterman, who founded...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

It is now over two months since the introduction of the ban on fees charged to tenants, leaving letting agents with...

Estate and letting agents are being urged to check that they are signed up with an approved redress scheme that covers...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

A husband and wife pair of directors at a property valuation and surveying company have been ordered by the courts to...

Coutts Private Bank is the latest institution to express its concern over London’s housing market. The latest Courts London Prime Property Index...

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...

Wimbledon finals and the British Grand Prix await us this weekend and The Open begins a few days later, completing what...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

The OnTheMarket Action Group of rebel agents in a legal process against the portal has issued a set of questions following...

An estate agent accused of an alleged £300,000 fraud charge has appeared in a magistrates court, ahead of an expected Crown...

Estate agency marketing organisation Cream Club - formally known as Cabec Limited - has been put into administration. It was almost two...