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The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

Interest rates made their biggest leap in 27 years yesterday, rising by 0.5% from 1.25% to 1.75%. It was the biggest...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has reached 1,000 clients in the property industry. It comes amid increased scrutiny of money laundering amid sanctions...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...

The industry is braced for more anti-money laundering compliance processes according to a risk consultancy. LexisNexis Risk Solutions claims its survey shows...

An assessment by a risk solutions firm shows that estate agents are on average just 53 per cent of the way...

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

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

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...

Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

A security company says it is “disappointing” the estate agency industry is only around 55 per cent through preparations to cope...

Figures drawn up by a property industry recruitment guru show that estate agents work only two thirds of the hours they...

Aside from the obvious health crisis, the current pandemic is proving difficult for the business worldwide. However, despite the increasing contact...

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

Estate agents and others in the property industry have much more to do to deter money laundering. That’s the view of a security...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

The government introduced the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive into UK law just before Christmas - and it has a significant implication for...

The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...

A PropTech firm is marketing anti-money laundering audit checks for agents to help the industry comply with tighter regulation. Identity verification business...

Estate agents have been urged to ensure they are carrying out an annual independent audit of their anti-money laundering (AML) processes. ID...

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...

One of the industry’s leading compliance experts is to lead a roundtable discussion in May on the anti-money laundering issue -...

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...

Technology is transforming the way we comply with Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulation. It is providing a consistent approach, reliable outcomes...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

The National Association of Estate Agents says a new tool just launched will make it easier for agent members to comply...

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

A major industry supplier has reminded estate and letting agents that they have to check their responsibilities and systems ahead of...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

The National Association of Estate Agents is rolling out a series of masterclasses to prepare members for the European Fourth Anti-Money...

An online petition to scrap Energy Performance Certificates has received only modest support so far. The petition has been put forward by eMoov...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...

Two initiatives appear to show efforts by the conveyancing industry to make its house transaction processes quicker and more appropriate to...

Predicting ho­­w the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number...

What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the agency industry during your time at TPO?  For me, the biggest change has...

“Estate Agents have been highlighted by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) as under reporting relative to their vulnerability to money...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants to become a supervisory body under new laws attempting...