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Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association, have launched the...

UK-based estate agencies are being given the opportunity to list their properties on Century 21 Global, the brand’s global listings site. This...

Propertymark updates Property Information QuestionnairePropertymark has updated its Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) in light of the latest part B and C...

Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...

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

Property sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in December and ended the year at 1.02m, HMRC data suggests. The latest property...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

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

The majority of agents back parts B and C of material information rules but more guidance is needed on where to...

Industry figure Michael Day has reached the halfway point of a one million step challenge he has embarked on to raise...

The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...

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

The phrase ‘customer experience’ is bandied around a lot these days, so much so that it’s sometimes easy to think that...

Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fourth iteration of the...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Winkworth agents ranked second when it came to property exchanges in London last year, the franchise agency brand claims. A trading update...

Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

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...

A former Housing Secretary has outlined why the Conservative Party mustn’t abandon its commitment to housebuilding. It comes as some 47 Conservative...

Auction House UK has reported a 10% annual rise in sales under the hammer despite the challenging market. The brand said its...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

July was the most active month for home sales so far this year but agents acknowledge that a slowdown is coming. The...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...

More than half of agents disagree that mobile phone signal should be treated as material information in listings. James Munro, head of...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

Agents may have to include the broadband speed and mobile signal for a property on listings in the next round of...

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

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...

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

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...

Zoopla has published a startling set of statistics to demonstrate what it calls “a record January with significant growth in delivery...

The shortlist has been announced for the annual Guild of Property Professionals Awards to be held on January 17 in London.  The...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...

Experts suggest that a possible interest rate rise this morning - if it is backed by a majority of members of...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

Entries for the new ESTAS Conveyancing Awards are now open and you have just over a month to get nominations in...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

It’s been a difficult week for agents, with a ban on some fees and gloomy market forecasts abounding, so it’s a...

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

It’s perhaps appropriate that we kick off this week’s Agents Do Charity with an appeal for winter clothing for the homeless...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

When, during his budget speech, George Osborne announced Capital Gains Tax (CGT) was going down to 20%, I experienced a mix...

So this weekend some of us will see our first snow of the season. Harsh weather, Christmas adverts and winter generally...

When it comes to the regulation of the conveyancing industry, this question is a topic of open and ongoing debate. Licensed conveyancers...

Remortgaging activity has soared in recent weeks, outperforming all other areas of the housing market. New research from Connells Survey & Valuation...