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![New lawyers action group queries material information rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
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
![Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard Legal Services](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Hydrogard_Legal_Services/chris%20400%20x%20310%20jpg.jpg)
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
![Helpline launched to advise agents on spray foam and solar panel issues](/upload/images/shutterstock_1343411174.jpg)
Claims management company (CMC) Hydrogard Legal Services has launched a helpline to advise agents on issues that may disrupt their sales. The firm...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government ‘failing’ home sellers over spray foam insulation issues](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
The Government is not taking any responsibility for the thousands of people that have had spray foam installed by Green Homes...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency regulations may not come in original form – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules will still be introduced but most probably in a different form, it has...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hundreds of claims to be made for ‘mis-sold spray foam insulation’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1087263845.jpg)
A claims management company (CMC) is in the process of helping with more than 500 claims from homeowners to get refunds...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing Association reveals conference agenda](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
Consolidation and industry challenges are among the key themes to be tackled at The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) annual conference next month...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers - why preparing for the worst is a wise move](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...
03 December 2022
From: Features
![New Deputy for TPO as industry gears up for change](/upload/images/Logos/ThePropertyOmbudsman-logo400x310.png)
A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cost of moving soars for second year in a row](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![RICS Scandal: Establishment trio named as interim leadership team](/upload/images/library/RICS-logo400x310.png)
The bid by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to re-establish itself as a trusted body continues with the naming of...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![360° virtual tours require GDPR and CPR compliance](/upload/images/library/VirtualViewing-CoreLogic-400x310.jpg)
As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...
18 September 2021
From: Features
![Safety in agents’ offices: understanding the law on whistleblowing](/img/default/eat.png)
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has encouraged people to complain if they are unhappy about working conditions and thousands of complaints...
26 September 2020
From: Features
![Code of Practice marks welcome progress for RoPA recommendations](/img/default/eat.png)
Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...
25 July 2020
From: Features
![Code of Practice for Estate Agents set to change industry forever](/img/default/eat.png)
A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![How to avoid delays as the property market recovers](/img/default/eat.png)
Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...
27 June 2020
From: Features
![Corona Uncoupling: Agency says divorces will help housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: 75% of agency branches will close within five years](/img/default/eat.png)
“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![What is Section 8?](/img/default/eat.png)
With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Sellers desert online agents for High Street rivals, says Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Urgent Referral Fees survey of agents launched by Trading Standards](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team and The Property Ombudsman have launched an urgent survey to assess awareness...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Reapit takes another step towards end-to-end digital home buying](/img/default/eat.png)
Reapit has joined a consortium attempting to make the long-anticipated end-to-end digital home buying process a reality. It’s joined the IPN Consortium,...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agent confidence hits three year high says Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
In its latest State of the Property Nation report, which questions over 650 agents and 6,000 consumers, Zoopla says 55 per...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: an insider’s story of what it was REALLY like](/img/default/eat.png)
A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Referral Fees clampdown welcomed as “a triumph for consumers”](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Referral fees: agents must be more transparent, government says](/img/default/eat.png)
A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Some conveyancers to give upfront service and price information](/img/default/eat.png)
Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Approved: rules to make it easier for consumers to choose conveyancers](/img/default/eat.png)
New rules set out by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which aim to support consumer choice, have been approved by...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing body wants fees listed on law firms' websites](/img/default/eat.png)
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agency shuts after 30 years to concentrate on legal services](/img/default/eat.png)
An Oxfordshire estate agency is shutting up shop at the end of this week in order to allow its parent company...
11 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers may have to publish prices, services and reviews](/img/default/eat.png)
As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents accused of pressuring sellers and buyers into additional services](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Anti-money laundering regulations – collaboration is key](/img/default/eat.png)
A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...
11 November 2017
From: Features
![Property Natter – are you GDPR-ready?](/img/default/eat.png)
Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features
![Foxtons told: 'More digital innovation or risk being left behind'](/img/default/eat.png)
Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Yet more consultation starts over anti-money laundering measures](/img/default/eat.png)
The government wants the views of estate agents and other professionals affected by anti-money laundering legislation, in a new consultation launched...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Regulators call for conveyancing to become more competitive, transparent](/img/default/eat.png)
The Competition and Markets Authority has released a set of recommendations on how conveyancing, and other legal services, could be made...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Redressing the balance: why we need more women in agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace. I have three...
18 March 2017
From: Features
![Why up-front ID verification could speed up transactions](/img/default/eat.png)
The housing market has not been short of a White Paper over the last few months, and while you might just...
25 February 2017
From: Features
![CMA to make conveyancers publish home-moving charges online](/img/default/eat.png)
Conveyancers are to be told to publish the charges for their house-moving services in a bid to help consumers and to...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry: anti-privatisation campaign gathers momentum](/img/default/eat.png)
An online petition against the privatisation of the Land Registry now has around 225,000 signatures with just over a week to...