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06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Material information rules: Rightmove and The Guild launch agency webinars](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
A series of webinars have been unveiled to help agents prepare for new material information rules. Rightmove said it is providing a...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to check PI cover amid rise in cyberattacks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
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
![Document reviews don’t stop at AML checks, agents warned](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
Agents are being urged to increase their efforts when it comes to checking documents to avoid potential claims. Paul Offley, compliance officer...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upfront material information is a huge opportunity - here's why](/upload/images/2%20EAT%20WEEKEND%20FEATURE%20-%2015_07%20-%20Material%20Information%20by%20Ben%20Ridgway.jpg)
Parts B and C of Material Information guidance are on the horizon and expected to come into play this autumn. I caught...
15 July 2023
From: Features
![Material information rules will help agents justify higher fees - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech1-400x310.png)
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
![Agents urged to conduct health and safety checks on listings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Inspection_2-400x310.png)
Agents are being reminded to conduct health and safety checks on their listings as well as in the office. This is according...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency network issues website compliance warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a reminder to agents about the importance of their websites remaining compliant. The property network...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Don’t leave AML checks to your accountant, agents advised](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AML_400x310.png)
Agents are being urged to keep an eye on their HMRC Government Gateway Account to ensure they don’t miss messages and...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Compliance expert: Agency complaints are inevitable](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/UKHomesTraditional-400x310.png)
High transaction volumes are likely to lead to more complaints about agents, a compliance expert claims. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents - are there gaps in your AML process?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/AML-400x310.png)
A compliance expert has warned that even though most agents will have robust anti-money laundering (AML) checks and processes in place,...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Proptech launches agent council to tackle property market problems](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-in-Hand-400x310.jpg)
Proptech firm iamproperty has formed its own committee of agents to discuss issues facing the property market. The auctioneer and sales progression...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards: Portals should refuse non-compliant listings](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
The head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has suggested the material listings rules should be...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tech Talk: Property experts explain Material Information shake-up](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...
18 May 2022
From: Features
![POA: So how many agency listings could be 'unlawful?'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-Tenant-Kitchen-400x310.jpg)
Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Watershed moment’ as estate agents and conveyancers agree to ditch rivalries](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Business-Handshake-Transaction-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents told to review client identities against sanctions list](/upload/images/library/IdentityChecks-1-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being told by a trade body to conduct more frequent risk reviews and check purchaser identities against up to...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cyber-security in 2022: what do agents need to know?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter – my predictions for the property market in 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...
15 January 2022
From: Features
![Agent Alert - “more and more” cyber attacks on companies](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Masks: Agents should wear them even if public not in branch - call](/upload/images/Coronavirus/Coronavirus6-400x310-min.jpeg)
Agents are being advised to wear face masks at work - even if no member of the public is present. Paul Offley,...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents in part of the UK advised to work from home again](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAtWork-Tat-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cyber-Attack: Agents must learn from Simplify IT catastrophe](/upload/images/Logos/Guild-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to conduct extra legal checks on buyers](/upload/images/Logos/Guild-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being advised to go above and beyond the legal requirements for anti-money laundering requirements. Paul Offley, compliance officer for The...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents warned about sensitive data being included in listings](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being warned about removing personal data and information from marketing material. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild of Property...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tips from The Guild as agents face Covid safety inspections](/upload/images/Logos/Guild-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being contacted by local council officers to check how Covid-safe their operations are. Paul Offley, compliance officer for The Guild,...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![The Guild gets ready to go live with formal qualifications platform](/upload/images/Logos/Guild-Logo-400x310.jpg)
The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cybercrime warning to estate agents holding sensitive data](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![New guidance to agents over Dual Fees and vendor dis-instruction](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents are being advised on what course of action they should take to safeguard their right to fees should they be dis-instructed...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Big sign-up for new Level Three Agency Qualification scheme](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Who runs the estate agent industry? Battle hots up](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Data Fraud Warning: lockdown makes agents’ systems more vulnerable](/img/default/eat.png)
A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![HMRC names agencies breaching anti-money laundering processes](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents have “moral obligation” to restrict physical viewings - call](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent threatened with prosecution for opening office to the public](/img/default/eat.png)
An unidentified estate agency has been threatened with prosecution by a local council after opening its office to the public during...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents back to work today after 17-day ‘fire break’ in Wales](/img/default/eat.png)
While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to go appointments-only in one-person offices during Covid](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents are being advised to operate an appointments-only system if they have offices with only one person on duty during the...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents must check where customers holidayed - compliance guru](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents should check where buyers and sellers have been on holiday as part of their approach to safety during the Coronavirus...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Leicester lockdown is warning to agents to abide by ‘new normal’](/img/default/eat.png)
The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Fury over agent breaching government rules on opening to public](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Facebook monthly compliance webinars for Guild agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Monthly webinars via Facebook are being set up to discuss compliance issues with member agents of the Guild of Property Professionals. “Because...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![GDPR compliance - three key questions every agency must answer](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Referral Fees: Guild backs tighter rules and is checking members for compliance](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has welcomed government steps to provide buyers and sellers with greater transparency in transactions - and...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Twitter, FB or Instagram: agents urged to boost social media performance](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Fees Ban, compliance and new business on agenda at Guild's roadshows](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: will the real Housing Minister please stand up?](/img/default/eat.png)
Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...
02 February 2019
From: Features
![Review – what did we learn from the Guild Conference?](/img/default/eat.png)
Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...
26 January 2019
From: Features
![Buying process reform guru to speak at The Guild conference panel](/img/default/eat.png)
The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Crossing borders - The Guild to launch in Northern Ireland](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals is set to launch in Northern Ireland later this month. The 800-strong network of independent estate agents...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – a property invasion on our tellies](/img/default/eat.png)
The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...
24 February 2018
From: Features
![GDPR Weekly: Taking the first steps towards compliance](/img/default/eat.png)
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...