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

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

High street agents are eagerly anticipating a government announcement on support for business energy bills today. As with many businesses, estate agents...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...

From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...

Housing minister Kelly Tolhurst has resigned from the government for personal reasons. Tolhurst had formal responsibility for the government’s policies to combat...

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

A technology company says that despite government attempts to eradicate money laundering in property transactions, agents and other industry professionals have been left...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is stepping up the pressure on government to speed up the delivery of a new public register...

The Home Office has announced a new division to tackle fraud issues, including money laundering. A new national economic crime centre within...

The Conveyancing Association is setting up a working group to consider how to increase transparency, cut unnecessary delays and costs, and...

The government's consultation on the proposed privatisation of the Land Registry closes today. Interested parties have had since March 24 to give...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has challenged the government over its renewed attempt to privatise the Land Registry. Last week's Queen's...

The answer to the question is that we all should; both in terms of the contribution we can make to the...