HMRC and the Treasury have been urged to improve guidance on anti-money laundering (AML). Agency trade body Propertymark has suggested that while...
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![Is upfront material information creating a consumer-focused moving process?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![The rise of the op-co prop-co](/upload/images/shutterstock_1368984350(1).jpg)
In the first quarter of the year, the UK real estate investment market demonstrated resilience and active participation. Despite ongoing uncertainties,...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![10 reasons to become a Your Move franchise.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/LSL/online.jpg)
If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...
16 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Spring seals part exchange partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![AML compliance done digitally through proper identity verification](/upload/images/APLYiD-Apr24-Blog-1-Enhancing-AML-compliance%202.jpg)
Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...
13 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Estate agents and money laundering - the need for vigilance](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Estate%20agents%20and%20money%20laundering%20-%20the%20need%20for%20vigilance%20by%20Niall%20Hearty%20Partner%20at%20Rahman%20Ravelli_.jpg)
For most of us, estate agents are key when it comes to the biggest sales and purchases of our lives. With the...
04 May 2024
From: Features
![Surge in agents’ Suspicious Activity Reports filed to National Crime Agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_2246635353.jpg)
There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Expert tips on how conveyancers can mitigate risk of negligence claims](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature-%20Expert%20tips%20on%20how%20conveyancers%20can%20mitigate%20risk%20of%20negligence%20claims%20By%20Jonathan%20Stebbings%20.jpg)
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
![Agent Tim's top tips for going it alone](/upload/images/1%20shutterstock_431846332.jpg)
Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...
03 February 2024
From: Features
![Architecture and interior designer launches pre-offer advice service for prime buyers](/upload/images/shutterstock_547272463.jpg)
A new service has launched to provide buyers of prime and super-prime residential properties with an appraisal of the property’s suitability,...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Client Accounting – what are your options?](/upload/images/2023-24_2%20(FEB)%20-%20IMAGE%20Client%20Accounting%20%E2%80%93%20what%20are%20your%20options.jpg)
The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...
31 January 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Why property firms should prioritise open banking in 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2224707903.jpg)
SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...
29 November 2023
From: Features
![SmartSearch launches innovative new solution to help estate agents and conveyancers detect dirty money](/upload/images/3%20Source%20of%20Funds%20Article%20by%20SmartSearch(1).jpg)
Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![Estate agents need to know: How can digital ID tools help you with AML?](/upload/images/1%20Software-400x310.png)
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
![New private equity owners for prominent PropTech company](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
TM Group, a high profile provider of data and technology services such as tmconvey, mio, and tmconnect, has been sold to...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Street CRM users given access to compliance tools](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
CRM provider Street.co.uk has partnered with Smart Compliance to give agents access to its tools. With the integration of Smart Compliance into...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![AI property due diligence platform to enter residential market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
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
![Smoove pauses agency AML product](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML%20_400x310.png)
Conveyancing software provider Smoove’s flagship agency product has been “paused.” Smoove Start was launched last year, providing a platform for agents to...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents face a 'perfect storm' for money laundering](/upload/images/Agents%20face%20a%20perfect%20storm%20for%20money%20laundering.png)
Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...
22 April 2023
From: Features
![New agency AML service pledges to pay fines for own errors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
A new product to help agents meet their anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities has launched. Lifetime Legal has unveiled Smart Compliance, which advises...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New agency AML product aims to reduce risk of fines](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
Sales progression service ASAP has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) product to help agents comply with due diligence requirements and...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – what estate agents need to know to succeed at compliance in 2023](/upload/images/Emma%20Burdis%2C%20Head%20of%20Compliance%20at%20iamproperty.jpg)
The dreaded ‘C word’ – compliance – has been facing Estate Agents for years now and it’s not going anywhere. Looking ahead...
15 April 2023
From: Features
![Conveyancing software firm unveils new AI partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_638342005.jpg)
Search Acumen has announced a new partnership that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in conveyancing Property data, insight...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![What is keeping estate agents awake at night in 2023?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/reapit-image.jpg)
Two of the biggest challenges facing the property industry right now are fraud and money laundering. The scale of these activities is...
15 February 2023
From: Features
![UK Government has vowed to use ‘all the tools’ to expose the ‘criminals and corrupt elites’ using the UK property market to clean their dirty cash](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AML_400x310.png)
AML experts SmartSearch warn estate agents that, with so many firms still hiding behind ‘opaque corporate structures,’ proper due diligence has...
11 February 2023
From: Features
![Merger and acquisitions become more popular in times of uncertainty - here's why](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Atomic%20Consultancy/LucyNoonan_360x280.png)
With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...
18 January 2023
From: Features
![24 agency brands among latest firms fined for AML breaches](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AntiMoneyLaundering-400x310.png)
HMRC fined 24 estate agency and property businesses for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches between April and June 2022, new figures show. The...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Thinking of selling your lettings agency? Here’s what you need to know!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...
03 December 2022
From: Features
![Why estate agents need to be aware of social housing fraudsters](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...
26 November 2022
From: Features
![Avoiding the threat of fines: what’s often missed in the AML process](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML%20_400x310.png)
HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...
26 November 2022
From: Features
![Smoove agency platform 'exceeds expectations'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Conveyancing software provider Smoove has revealed that 30 branches across 18 firms have so far signed up to its new flagship...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents must take AML seriously after huge HMRC crackdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/AML400X310.jpg)
Dozens of estate agents have been fined a combined total of £519,645 for failing to meet their obligations under anti-money laundering...
02 November 2022
From: Features
![Going digital is the answer to sector compliancy woes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/martin400x310.jpg)
If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...
15 October 2022
From: Features
![Now automation can help protect the property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/HomeInternet-400x310.png)
Over the last five years, the Government has introduced a range of measures to regulate the property market, particularly in the...
12 October 2022
From: Features
![AML fines! Cases opened against Propertymark agents](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Trade body Propertymark has revealed that it has opened compliance cases against a small number of members following the latest HMRC...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Smoove brings ‘pain-saving’ agency platform to the whole market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Smoove has announced the full market rollout of its digital onboarding platform, Smoove Start. The conveyancing software provider’s latest tool provides a...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Smoove to rollout agency platform to help 'fix homebuying process'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Conveyancing software provider Smoove is set to rollout a new flagship estate agency product following a successful trial phase. Smoove Start was...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![As HMRC reveals almost half of those falling foul of AML regulations are property firms, estate agents are urged to get their compliance in order or face the consequences](/upload/images/Back-link-images/EAT%20-%20August%20Sponsorship%20Image%20360%20x%20280.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published a list of firms that have received penalty notices for failure to meet their...
17 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Does it really take a war to improve AML checks?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AML-400x310.png)
It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...
13 August 2022
From: Features
![Purplebricks, Liz Truss and George Orwell - double-think about it](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss01-400x310.png)
Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...
06 August 2022
From: Features
![How conveyancers are using due diligence to attract estate agents leads](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Checkboard/checkboard%20380x280%20EAT%20Image.png)
Smart conveyancers are making themselves indispensable to estate agents by doing their due diligence for them. Until now, estate agents and conveyancers...
01 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Property firms failing to detect criminal 'ghosts'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor3-400x310-min.jpeg)
Property firms are still failing to make basic anti-money laundering checks (AML), and some may even unwittingly be helping politically exposed...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![AML expert: Where are the checks on UK buyers?](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/scam%20alert.png)
An anti-money laundering (AML) has queried why there are so few checks on UK property buyers compared with those from overseas. Tim...
20 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing report highlights emerging property sales risks](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
Cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies have been identified among the main risks facing conveyancers. The latest Risk Agenda report from the Council for Licensed...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![AML investigator to host agent webinar on customer due diligence](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Webinar-400x310-min.jpeg)
Agents are being given the chance to learn how to improve their anti-money laundering (AML) processes from a veteran police investigator. Rightmove...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: ‘the only way to bring about change is to be proactive’](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...
28 May 2022
From: Features
![HMRC shows its teeth with bumper AML fines for agents](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![The identity revolution is here…how will agency be affected?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AI-PropTech-400x310.jpg)
Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...
14 May 2022
From: Features
![New Purplebricks CEO – what challenges will she face?](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-TeamGB-Board-400x310.jpg)
Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks finally confirms appointment of new CEO](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Client money and the regulation governing it is changing](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Millennial-PayingCard-400x310.jpg)
PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...
09 April 2022
From: Features
![The biggest problem with PropTech? All the choice it offers!](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...
06 April 2022
From: Features
![Markets shrug as Purplebricks awaits confirmation of new chief executive](/upload/images/Logos/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Appointment of new Purplebricks CEO delayed](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Mystery surrounds the appointment of Purplebricks new chief executive following a stockmarket update this morning. Helena Marston was due to start as...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![The death of data migration – is there a solution for agents?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Toolshed-400x310.jpg)
One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features
![Client Accounting – Why Outsource?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...
19 March 2022
From: Features
![Russian attempts to buy property - legal warning over sanctions](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine.png)
A legal expert has warned that everyone is theoretically at risk of committing a breach of sanctions against Russia - but...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![From Poacher to Gamekeeper - Levelling Up from Agent to Developer](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features
![Can Purplebricks thrive with a CEO without agency experience?](/upload/images/library/Purplebricks-TeamGB-Board-400x310.jpg)
The Purplebricks share price remained relatively unchanged yesterday following the shock announcement that chief executive Vic Darvey was quitting the company...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Will ‘upfront information’ go from buzzword to conventional practice in the year ahead?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....
05 March 2022
From: Features
![Estate Agents warned to ensure screening procedures are up to date as the Government toughens sanctions on Russia](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Smartsearch/Sanctions%20-%20EAT%20sponsored.jpg)
Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...
02 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Busted - newspaper reveals scandals behind self-employed agents on TV](/upload/images/library/Newspapers-400x310.jpg)
A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion: The property sector should take action now, not wait for the Economic Crime Bill](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...
26 February 2022
From: Features
![Knowledge is power - why PDTF is a positive step forward for buying and selling](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...
19 February 2022
From: Features
![Insight - an estate agents’ guide to AML](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Achieve excellent sales and lettings performance with PropTech](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...
09 February 2022
From: Features
![Property Fraud - Agents have key role to deter crime](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/scam%20alert.png)
An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents expect more upfront info and paperless processes - survey](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTechCollaboration-1-400x310.jpg)
A survey of agents suggests the majority believe the process of buying and selling residential properties will be fully digital or...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Compliance check list - are you New Year ready?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Smartsearch/EAT%20-%20December.jpeg)
Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...
10 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Fraud - how agents can combat a growing threat](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Improving the home buying and selling process - what's the latest?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...
27 November 2021
From: Features
![“Devastating lack of due diligence” slammed in property fraud case](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
A prominent law expert is claiming that a high profile case of property fraud, reported earlier this week, involved a “devastating...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Booming opportunity: how technology can empower finance teams to do more](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features
![HMRC SDLT Refunds: Agents warned about ‘ambulance chasers’](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty. “An increasing...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will online agencies take over, or do we still need face-to-face contact?](/upload/images/library/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...
06 October 2021
From: Features
![HMRC probe into suspicious property deals revealed in leaked files](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Due diligence for buying process must improve - Propertymark](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has spoken out over the Pandora Papers leak scandal, which reveals many elite and super-rich buyers of properties in London...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hunters says new ‘Personal Agent’ franchise allows flexible working](/upload/images/Logos/Hunters400x310.png)
Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![How estate agents can optimise their workflows with conveyancers](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....
25 September 2021
From: Features
Better AML solutions needed amid warnings of possible impacts of Afghanistan exit on financial crime
![Better AML solutions needed amid warnings of possible impacts of Afghanistan exit on financial crime](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Smartsearch/EAT%20Sponsorship%20image.png)
Regulators are warning the UK’s property, finance and legal sectors to be aware of the possible impacts of the exit from...
09 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Avoid sleepless nights by choosing the right sales and lettings software](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTechCollaboration-1-400x310.jpg)
We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...
04 September 2021
From: Features
![Half a billion to be spent on new private shared ownership scheme](/upload/images/library/HandingOverKeys-1-400x310.jpg)
A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents fined by HMRC for breaches of anti-money laundering rules](/upload/images/library/MoneyLaundering-1-400x310.jpg)
Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Flexible working? Get flexible compliance!](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Smartsearch/Hybrid%20working%20image.png)
Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...
16 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![An interview with Ben Ridgway, Managing Director of iamproperty](/img/default/eat.png)
Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...
21 July 2021
From: Features
![Agents told they can ‘work as they wish’ with hybrid agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents can now speed up their AML checks - here’s how](/img/default/eat.png)
As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...
01 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Estate agents risk multi-million-pound fines if they don’t keep proper customer records](/img/default/eat.png)
While running customer identification and verification checks is part and parcel of the onboarding process for estate agents, under UK anti...
01 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Property marketing - keeping personal data protected](/img/default/eat.png)
After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...
25 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Q&A with Jerry Walters – why the AML clock is ticking for letting agents](/img/default/eat.png)
With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...
22 May 2021
From: Features
![PropTech Today - how agents can choose the right PropTech solutions](/img/default/eat.png)
In the first of our revamped PropTech Today series - which will see six industry experts discussing a range of issues...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Nicky Stevenson – how do we encourage more women into senior roles?](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents back portal run by member of construction dynasty](/img/default/eat.png)
Two leading agencies and an agent network have signed up to the UK’s first dedicated portal for those finding, researching, buying...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty holiday: could the market be more vulnerable to fraud?](/img/default/eat.png)
The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features
![Breakthrough on faster house sales with new digital form](/img/default/eat.png)
An industry group charged with trying to make house buying simpler and quicker says it’s made a breakthrough on ‘upfront’ information...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![In Conversation – Data Sharing with LonRes chief Anthony Payne](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing work output surges despite ‘creaking processes’](/img/default/eat.png)
Conveyancing volumes rose 27 per cent in just one month as the sector attempts to cope with huge demand prompted by...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![How to ensure your letting business remains compliant](/img/default/eat.png)
Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...