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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
Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association, have launched the...
27 April 2024
From: Features
A property consultancy is calling for improved accreditation for Energy Performance Certificate assessors. Re:solve Real Estate - which specialises in commercial property...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Able Agent - the online property training service which recently launched in Scotland - has now expanded to Wales as...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
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
Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...
13 April 2024
From: Features
Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...
13 April 2024
From: Features
An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has queried why there is a reluctance among estate agents to accept and follow AML responsibilities. It...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In his third and final article in this 3-part series, David Beaumont looks at the legal statues of Material Information Guidance. ...
06 April 2024
From: Features
Fall-throughs are costing home sellers an estimated £909m a year, according to new analysis. Upfront information provider Home Sale Pack has analysed...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fifth iteration of the...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Regulated firms, particularly estate agents, who take on new business clients are leaving themselves exposed to serious red flags by not...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
SPRING cleaning is an annual ritual for many households, but firms in the property sector would do well to spend some...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...
16 March 2024
From: Features
My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...
17 February 2024
From: Features
Winkworth has appointment its former general counsel to join the board. Tara Tan has become an executive director of the agency franchise...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s no question that trust is the bedrock of any longstanding client relationship. It is built on delivering on your promises...
03 February 2024
From: Features
There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...
03 February 2024
From: Features
Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...
03 February 2024
From: Features
Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...
31 January 2024
From: Features
More than 60,000 property and real estate businesses have started the year in ‘financial distress,’ a professional services and insolvency firm...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A joint venture between Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) and conveyancing firm Jephson Legal (JL) that aimed to rationalise the residential sales...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...
11 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
Fall-throughs are estimated to have cost UK buyers and sellers £270m during the third of last year, research suggests. It marks the...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Legal infrastructure provider CTS has managed to restore its services after a cyber-attack halted its conveyancing tools and delayed transactions at...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As the world marches relentlessly forward to 2024, the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS) remains in limbo. This...
30 December 2023
From: Features
Scottish property portal ESPC has announced the inaugural graduation of its first qualification, with a 100% pass rate. EPSC revealed that 55...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Able Agent has launched a Consumer Protection Regulations (CPR) guidance short course to support agents amid new Trading Standards material...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Fraud in the lettings industry is reaching unprecedented heights. Now, more than ever, there is a need for a revolution in...
09 December 2023
From: Features
This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...
02 December 2023
From: Features
Legal infrastructure provider CTS has said it is on the last phase of tackling a cyber-attack. CTS said last week that it...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals is urging estate agents across the UK to be on high alert as cyberattacks targeting the...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-awaited Leasehold and Freehold Bill is set to be unveiled in Parliament today. The Bill aims to make it cheaper and...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has urged members to check their client files to see if they may have been...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Legal sector infrastructure specialist CTS has said it is “urgently investigating” a cyberattack on its services that could impact property exchanges...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents are among falling numbers of regulated firms that aren’t checking sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEP) lists, research suggests. A...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new action group has been formed that is expressing concern about ineffective legal regulation as well as extra responsibilities being...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...
18 November 2023
From: Features
Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...
11 November 2023
From: Features
Many first-time buyers are unaware of the upfront costs they need to budget for before applying for a mortgage and purchasing...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...
01 November 2023
From: Features
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
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is preparing for its next regional conference. The next destination is Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on 9 November 2023. Members have...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) is seeking feedback from agents on proposals that it feels will “revolutionise moving home...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s growing evidence that wider family members - not just Mum and Dad - are stumping up cash to help younger...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
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
A conveyancing services proptech firm claims to have sped up transactions and reduced fall-throughs in just its first 18 months of...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Referral fees for estate agents could be back in the sights of industry regulators. It was reported last week that the National...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome back to the second instalment of our blog series on social media marketing tips for estate agents! In part one,...
19 September 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
Irwin Mitchell has expanded its property practice with an investment in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM). The two firms...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Compliancy expert Legal Eye has launched a new product to help agents ensure they are properly following all rules and regulations. Its...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....
15 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Mortgage searches on behalf of borrowers using gifted equity or making a concessionary purchase from a family member rose by 75%...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...
09 September 2023
From: Features
Spectre has hailed the success of its recently launched fee recovery tool after helping an agent reclaim £7,000 in owed fees. Launched...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
I sometimes wonder just how far our national obsession with buying our own homes will stretch. First-time buyers are prepared to save...
02 September 2023
From: Features
Record numbers of homebuyers are set to get on the property ladder with the help of the “Bank of Family” this...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to allow agents to promote their own revenue generating partnerships on listing pages. Agents who...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is to launch a six-part podcast series aimed at demystifying the home moving process for less experienced property seekers. It comes...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has given its backing to simplifying how firms are regulated under anti-money laundering (AML) rules. The Treasury is currently consulting on...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Now more than ever, property professionals across the sector need to pull together and collaborate more closely to make business gains,...
15 July 2023
From: Features
Coadjute has launched a Digital Property Data Pack service for its users. The pack is designed to cover the requirements of the...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard...
06 July 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...
01 July 2023
From: Features
Whether at home or abroad, here are some top tips to prevent homeowners from breaking common garden laws and rules this...
01 July 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has revealed details of a series of webinars throughout July for agents that are focused on legislation and compliance. A number...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
An agency brand claims to have reduced its fall-through rate to just 8% by legally preparing properties for sale before they...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Able Agent, has launched a new sales progression course and qualification, designed to raise industry standards and put a spotlight...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Properties in West London are currently selling quicker than anywhere else in the UK, new research suggests. Analysis by lead generation technology...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The founder of an online agency that switched to the for sale-by-owner model has turned his attention to property portals. Kae Travis...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
When it comes to the usage, and benefits of, providing upfront material information to all those involved in the home buying...
17 June 2023
From: Features
Just because you don’t live in London - and of course the vast majority of people don’t - doesn’t mean you’ve...
17 June 2023
From: Features
Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...