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High-end estate agent Tyron Ash has hit out at the “sense of entitlement” at corporate estate agencies who he said don’t...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...

Three men who set fire to an estate agency branch in Luton while residents of upstairs flat were home have been...

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

A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...

Last week was the first ever National Conveyancing Week, which I hope registered with agents and perhaps you even took up...

AML experts SmartSearch warn estate agents that, with so many firms still hiding behind ‘opaque corporate structures,’ proper due diligence has...

In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...

Dozens of estate agents have been fined a combined total of £519,645 for failing to meet their obligations under anti-money laundering...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...

A leading property lawyer says some agents will struggle to meet the demand for more ‘material information’ put forward by Trading...

We doff our caps to the brilliant folk at Haslams agency in Reading for their extremely attractive and clever Christmas decorations...

A Connells senior negotiator has received a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding following an attack at a...

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...

The convicted murderer and rapist John Cannan, who is the prime suspect in the still-unsolved murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh,...

A burglar who ransacked an independent agency’s branch office and stole equipment worth almost £2,000 has escaped prison. Bilal Hemmi of Windsor...

A soap star has swapped scripts for property sales. Actor Marc Silcock was involved in one of ITV soap Emmerdale’s biggest storylines,...

Regulators are warning the UK’s property, finance and legal sectors to be aware of the possible impacts of the exit from...

An estate agent with stomach cancer faces a prison sentence after pleading guilty of defrauding an 80 year old pensioner out...

The Crown Prosecution Service has joined in the criticism of unemployed estate agent Lewis Hughes, who last week admitted a count...

A bankrupt builder from Devon persuaded pensioners to pay him £271,000 to construct a home - but his poor workmanship has...

As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

Purplebricks has pulled off another publicity coup - it’s to sell the Rovers Return in Coronation Street. The hybrid agency, which already...

An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...

A new report funded by high profile consumer champion Martin Lewis says the government must do more to help ‘mortgage prisoners’. These...

Ed Mead has joined a growing chorus demanding government action on the cladding crisis. He is one of the industry’s leading figures from...

Over £73,000 has been stolen from a Countrywide branch by two admin staff making false travel claims and issuing fake invoices. The crimes...

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

The government has announced its First Homes scheme - a policy under which it says some new homes will see their...

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote.  “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

There’s been a five per cent rise in the cases of mortgage fraud as increasing numbers of house buyers appear to...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

An estate agent in the north east of England has been told he will face prison after admitting two counts of...

Mortgage prisoners - borrowers unable to switch lenders despite being up-to-date with payments - may have an escape route in sight...

Few can deny that with announcements from MPs and an announcement from Purplebricks, that it’s been an extraordinary week.  While it may...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

There’s been a warm welcome from the property and consumer sectors for a suggestion that the Financial Conduct Authority may be...

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

Raffles are in the news as a way of ‘selling’ homes, and not just because an Irish club has won a...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

A maverick Cornish estate agent who falsely gave the impression to customers that his business was highly successful has been hit...

A pensioner who committed sexual assaults on two women - one of them an estate agent - has been sent to...

The Financial Conduct Authority says house buyers need more help to find the best priced and most appropriate mortgage deal for their...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

An estate agent who ‘glassed’ a man who rejected her advances in a pub has escaped a prison sentence. Sarah Brown, 27,...

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...

An estate agent branded as "thoroughly dishonest" following a Gumtree scam has been jailed for 20 months, suspended for two years....

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

A campaigning estate agency has taken the distinctly unusual route of exposing what it calls the ‘Top Ten Dirty Tricks’ which...

Local media in Scotland suggest an agency in Motherwell is continuing as normal despite the owner of the business having been...

Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace.  I have three...

It has been revealed that an estate agent who is serving a five year prison sentence for fraud is to return...

Over 50,000 have signed up to the Land Registry’s property fraud alert service following a series of high-profile stories on the...

As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...

One of the directors of Agents’ Mutual, parent body of portal OnTheMarket, has told Estate Agent Today that his firm does...

Forget the gloomy stamp duty news, or the prospect that a new house price index might revalue house prices downwards, or...

An estate agent who has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of fraud involving around £450,000 has been warned he is likely...

An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes...

There was a recent article in Estate Agent Today titled: Agents 'missing out on income by not charging for referrals'. A study...

An estate agent who was jilted by his girlfriend has been jailed for sending explicit sexual images of her to another...

Three prisoners have been convicted of a prison attack on Jeremy Green, the former army lieutenant jailed for life for the...

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...

Stories of migrants attempting to make their way to the UK are now a daily feature in our news bulletins and...

The internet and rapidly evolving digital landscape has revolutionised the way people buy and sell properties. With some reports suggesting 95 per...