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Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is facing backlash from conveyancers after issuing new property information reforms that take account of Trading Standards’ material...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The increased focus on upfront material information could push up estate agency professional indemnity (PI) requirements, an industry trainer has warned. Michael...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...
07 February 2024
From: Features
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss Uzair, an industry-specific artificial intelligence (AI). Iceberg Digital, the creators...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Sprift has unveiled its solution to help agents cope with material information requirements and collate the property-specific details required prior to...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Some agents still appear unaware about their material information responsibilities, conveyancers claim. The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...
23 December 2023
From: Features
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Propertymark Trust is offering grants to agents and family members affect by Storm Ciaran. The Met Office has issued almost 200...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...
14 October 2023
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Graham Paterson. If I had a business card it would probably...
16 September 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...
02 September 2023
From: Features
PropTech Today - Why investing in the right PropTech is like having an extra pair of hands - or two…
Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...
03 May 2023
From: Features
As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...
29 April 2023
From: Features
Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...
29 March 2023
From: Features
Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
More than two-thirds of Europeans are willing to compromise on certain features of their future home for the sake of the...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...
17 October 2022
From: Sponsored Content
After two years of extraordinary activity in the housing market there are signs that the clouds are gathering as RICS reports...
21 September 2022
From: Features
Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...
06 August 2022
From: Features
Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
With green issues on the agenda more than ever, homeowners wanting to learn more about making their homes more eco-friendly have...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Cash buyers may no longer be king in the property market. The level of demand and lack of supply in the current...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...
11 May 2022
From: Features
Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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
A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...
01 December 2021
From: Features
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
The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...
17 November 2021
From: Features
The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News
We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features
New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change. This comes after a summer...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live. In June OTM announced a...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A bulk quick buy company has surveyed purchasers who have been deterred from continuing their transactions to discover what the biggest...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A survey suggests that almost half of first time buyers have at some time pulled out of deals because of environmental...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...
12 May 2021
From: Features
The estate agency industry is besotted with digital canvassing to try to win business - but that’s the wrong approach to take...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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
A PropTech firm says its new tool allows comprehensive upfront property information to be shared instantly with all parties in a...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...
15 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content
We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...
03 April 2021
From: Features
The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Despite the booming housing market the whole property sector - a key indicator of the economy's performance - has seen 11,000...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...
31 October 2020
From: Features
Estate agents are increasingly using low-key ‘grey’ marketing to avoid too many prospective buyers swamping them when homes go on sale. That’s...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News
One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders. Christina Davis...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...
20 June 2020
From: Features
A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago. “The TA6...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is telling prospective house purchasers to probe flood risks in the light of a new practice note it...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...
07 December 2019
From: Features
Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...
30 November 2019
From: Features
It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...
16 March 2019
From: Features
The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...
09 March 2019
From: Features
Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive. Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...
02 March 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
23 February 2019
From: Features
If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News
The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...
05 December 2018
From: Features
One of the brothers behind Purplebricks has bought a football stadium in his home town. Kenny Bruce last year put £500,000 into...