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In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

The Property Ombudsman role is being advertised. The current Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is giving up the role in November after five years in...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

The government introduced the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive into UK law just before Christmas - and it has a significant implication for...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

An unlicensed landlord who let out rooms with dangerous electrics and refused to pay a civil fine, has been told he...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

The National Audit Office, a spending watchdog, has exposed the government’s Starter Homes policy with a damning critique of its failure The...

It’s now emerged that Countrywide has to pay a £100,000 fine to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after breaching guidelines...

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines dominated by changes to tenancy rules, government consultations and more than a few scare stories. Landlords...

An estate agency will pay out over £40,000 after being found to have misled customers and allowing one of its own...

Countrywide’s upmarket brand Hamptons International is urging all owners of homes with septic tanks to prepare for new regulations that kick...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that the original Emoov online agency has been fined for breaches of money laundering regulations. HMRC...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

First time buyers will constitute the largest single group of purchasers in 2019, despite the apparent difficulties of deposits and securing...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

A PropTech firm is marketing anti-money laundering audit checks for agents to help the industry comply with tighter regulation. Identity verification business...

I suspect that at some time we have all rented an Airbnb (I am sitting on the couch of one as...

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

A new PropTech product uses WhatsApp to communicate within agency teams as soon as a lead is received from a portal. However,...

A property company chief has been banned from being involved in any company for five years following a case involving over...

New compulsory qualifications for estate agents will not only offer more transparency for customers but will help recruit better staff into...

There’s been only a vague government response to the recommendations for an estate and lettings agency regulator. Last month the Regulation of...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says clarity and speed are vital to ensure agencies can adequately prepare for a...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

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

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?             Becky Howes, mio Account Manager What...

The police have opened an investigation after a number of complaints have been made about the financial affairs of a sales...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

A member of a legal information and networking organisation says an online estate agency expects him to do some work in...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

The head of the Property Redress Scheme is urging agents to prepare for yet more regulation and legislation changes likely to...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

Consultation closes today on a Law Commission proposal to radically reshape leasehold and the Right To Manage. Right To Manage was introduced...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

The jury appears to be out on whether the new enforcement body for estate and lettings agents will be resourced sufficiently...

A new team has been set up to police all estate and letting agency legislation including the upcoming tenants' fees ban. The...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

There was a time when the mere mention of the financial services industry brought with it scorn and mistrust. The issues arising...

Winkworth has a new office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as an independent local agency rebrands as part of the franchise giant. Previously trading...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

One of the industry’s leading compliance experts is to lead a roundtable discussion in May on the anti-money laundering issue -...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...

The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and...

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...

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

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

The huge £215,000 fine levied on Countrywide for failing to abide by anti-money laundering procedures is a demonstration that estate agents...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide has been hit with a £215,000 fine as part of a swoop by HMRC cracking down...

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...

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

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

A London council is considering a borough-wide ban on agents’ boards of all kinds. Labour-controlled Camden already has a ban for a...

The average prices of flats and maisonettes bucked the trend by falling very slightly in the year to December, according to...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

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

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

Our latest case study come from a recent news item to have hit the industry and national press. A disgruntled tenant is claiming...

The government has moved to crack down on money laundering in the UK with a new campaign focusing on the accountancy,...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

One of Britain’s foremost property consultancies has given a relatively upbeat prediction for the UK housing market over the next five...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

The market is now over-supplied with homes to sell while at the same time demand is dipping and there are widespread...

Savills has issued its forecast for the housing market for the next five years, and while it highlights some bright spots...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

The old cliche about statistics may be cruel but the government has perhaps left itself open to its use after announcing...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

Estate agents have been warned that underestimating their legal obligations when it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) could see an increase...

Technology is transforming the way we comply with Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulation. It is providing a consistent approach, reliable outcomes...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...

A Labour MP has used Parliamentary privilege to name a quick buy company and to make accusations about its practices. During Prime...

One of three schemes with government backing to offer redress for complaints about estate and letting agents has reignited the debate...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

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

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

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

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

We’re lucky enough to interact with thousands of landlords and tenants every month. As a result, we get the chance to...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

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

High-end housebuilder Berkeley Homes says “macro and political uncertainty, including Brexit” is leading to some developers previously building in London to...

National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team and two of the three industry redress organisations have launched a survey to measure the...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

It is understood that an estate agent from Cornwall is to face trial over allegations that he misled potential customers over...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

Mike Day, one of the best known and most popular figures in the agency business, is celebrating 15 years as one...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...

If you want to know whether buy to let, landlords and letting agents will be in the firing line for more...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

An estate agency has been ordered to pay £841 to a council - because it failed to provide paperwork about its...

A flat in Brixton is being raffled for £5 a ticket by a start-up entrepreneur who claims this is just the...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

The announcement that MPs will set up a Select Committee to probe the scale of money laundering in the UK property...

A 15-month research project says HMRC should do more to engage estate agents in recognising the importance of complying with anti-money...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

A technology company says that despite government attempts to eradicate money laundering in property transactions, agents and other industry professionals have been left...

A survey suggests that the average fine incurred by estate agents for apparent non-compliance with anti-money laundering regulations is £11,842. Research by...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

With reports continuing to focus on a slowing property market and an understanding that not enough properties are being marketed for...

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

The Property Ombudsman has launched an online training module which it describes as the first of its kind.  The interactive module -...

Industry suppliers Landmark Information and The ValPal Network have entered what they call “a strategic relationship” to provide the firms’ respective...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

A compliance specialist company is warning that as it believes relatively few estate agents fully understand their anti-money laundering obligations, firms...

The National Association of Estate Agents says a new tool just launched will make it easier for agent members to comply...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

In the great swathe of housing market data which is delivered each month, conveyancers’ case volumes often get overlooked, however the...

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

Readers of a certain age may remember the spoon-bending eccentric Uri Geller, self-proclaimed friend of Michael Jackson and an almost permanent...

Almost a third of all ‘Suspicious Activity Reports’ concerning possible anti-money laundering infringements and reported to the National Crime Agency have...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

The General Data Protection Regulation legislation coming into effect in the UK on May 25 has undergone some subtle changes which...

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

Estate agents have been hit with six- and seven-figure fines under new anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion regulations according to the...

Last week’s news that the lettings fee ban is unlikely to materialise before next spring was perhaps to be expected. Ever since...

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...

There’s a new warning being issued for estate agents and all other businesses to ensure they are prepared for the General...

A major industry supplier has reminded estate and letting agents that they have to check their responsibilities and systems ahead of...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has told Estate Agent Today that it WILL formally launch after all, in...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

The raffle-a-home gimmick appears to be gaining strength with the arrival of a new website - Rafflemyhouse.com - which will also...

The owner of a penthouse flat in London says he is willing to accept the cryptocurrency Bitcoin - providing the buyer...

The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared...

A roadshow is being launched to help the industry tackle what is being described as “the biggest change to affect estate...

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...

The spread and sophistication of financial crime in the UK in recent years has been unprecedented.  Figures from UK Finance show that...

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years.  It says average house prices across...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to allow its associate members to have ID cards showing clients that they have passed...

The Estate Agent’s Act 1979 is rapidly approaching its 40th anniversary, yet still agents make mistakes and can all too easily...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...

The UK estate agency and construction industries are not ready for the huge workload and responsibilities involved in the General Data...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

A minister has floated the idea that stamp duty could be reduced on homes where sellers have improved energy efficiency. Climate Change...

Agents’ Mutual is officially making no comment on the timetable for the company flotation but speculation within the industry is mounting...

Like many of Labour’s recent policy proposals, its call for rent controls leaves more questions than answers.  There has been widespread criticism...

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...

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

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...

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

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

Some good news is here for landlords and letting agents worried about the energy efficiency rating of their property – the...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Stephanie Slater died last week, aged 50. Whilst she died from cancer (tragically, only 11 days after diagnosis), it’s the events...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has shown that the cost of the average rental deposit is expected...

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents and Fine & Country are offering agent members the option to have in-person reviews and...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

Local councils say there must be an immediate and fast-moving review of building regulations in the light of the Grenfell Tower...

For the second time in two weeks, experts are warning that new data protection laws could seriously disrupt the agency industry...

That the private rental sector has become the government’s whipping boy for housing problems - landlords in particular, letting agents almost...

Estate and letting agents are being urged to prepare for new data protection legislation coming into effect next year - but...

Estate agents complying with new anti-money laundering regulations introduced this week are unlikely to avoid falling foul of terrorists and criminal...

The new anti-money laundering regulations introduced this week will delay the routine buying and selling of homes, a lawyer warns -...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold...

An audit and tax consultancy is urging estate agencies across the UK to prepare for new EU General Data Protection Regulation...

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’.    This...

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In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...