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The Law Society is facing backlash from conveyancers after issuing new property information reforms that take account of Trading Standards’ material...

Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...

The increased focus on upfront material information could push up estate agency professional indemnity (PI) requirements, an industry trainer has warned. Michael...

Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...

Some agents still appear unaware about their material information responsibilities, conveyancers claim. The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...

It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...

Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

A  mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change.  This comes after a summer...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

A bulk quick buy company has surveyed purchasers who have been deterred from continuing their transactions to discover what the biggest...

A survey suggests that almost half of first time buyers have at some time pulled out of deals because of environmental...

Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

A PropTech firm says its new tool allows comprehensive upfront property information to be shared instantly with all parties in a...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...

A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...

The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago.  “The TA6...

The Law Society is telling prospective house purchasers to probe flood risks in the light of a new practice note it...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

The National Association of Estate Agents report has batted away an idea which has been resuscitated by the insurance industry, suggesting...

A poll of conveyancers suggests that the vast majority believe environmental searches to identify the risk of flooding will become standard...