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![Law Society faces backlash over material information forms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
The Law Society is facing backlash from conveyancers after issuing new property information reforms that take account of Trading Standards’ material...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Material information rules set to cost sellers ‘hundreds of pounds’ - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_309559970.jpg)
Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Material information rules have ‘passed agents by’ - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Some agents still appear unaware about their material information responsibilities, conveyancers claim. The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![AML platform adds material information tools](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/UBO%20register%20%20_AML-400x310.png)
Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards unveils latest material information rules for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents back material information but seek more guidance](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
The majority of agents back parts B and C of material information rules but more guidance is needed on where to...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![When will parts B and C of upfront info reforms materialise?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards boss reveals timeline for latest material information changes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![How title insights can sharpen your selling process](/upload/images/__thumbs/EAT%20Special%20Feature%2021-6-23%20-%20How%20title%20insights%20can%20sharpen%20your%20selling%20process%20-%20Nick%20Ball.jpg/EAT%20Special%20Feature%2021-6-23%20-%20How%20title%20insights%20can%20sharpen%20your%20selling%20process%20-%20Nick%20Ball__400x300.jpg)
Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...
21 June 2023
From: Features
![Reader poll: Agents against highlighting climate risks on property purchases](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Survey-image400x310.png)
An Estate Agent Today reader poll has revealed opposition to climate risks being outlined to buyers when purchasing a property. A poll...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - there is hope for a better conveyancer-agent relationship](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/GoldenHandshake-400x310.jpg)
The relationship between estate agents and conveyancers is undoubtedly a complex one and has certainly had ‘its moments’ over the years,...
30 July 2022
From: Features
![Portal listings without material information ‘will eventually be rejected’](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlinePropertySearch-3-400x310.jpg)
Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Material information update: Agents reminded of disclosure requirements](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-MagnifyingGlass-1-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...
12 July 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
![Property portals gear up for material info changes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Upfront info debate: What about buyer transparency?](/upload/images/library/Documents-400x310-min.jpeg)
The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers 'happy to pay' for upfront sales information](/upload/images/library/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A: What do new material information rules mean for estate agents?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....
23 April 2022
From: Features
![Home Information Packs - are they making a comeback?](/upload/images/library/Documents-400x310-min.jpeg)
Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Material Information Change - agents should revise processes now to prepare](/upload/images/library/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fall-Through Mayhem - over 50,000 deals collapse since New Year](/upload/images/library/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards new rules - agents urged to comment on Material Info](/upload/images/library/NationalTradingStandards-400x310.png)
Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![From Poacher to Gamekeeper - Levelling Up from Agent to Developer](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PlanningImage-400x310.jpg)
The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features
![Trading Standards to give more details of property listings changes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket2020-400x310.jpg)
A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Material information’ tool to help meet Trading Standards regs](/upload/images/library/NationalTradingStandards-400x310.png)
A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - why Trading Standards wants changes to property listings](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Alert - new info must be included on all property listings](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons sells off London sales agency it bought last year](/upload/images/library/Foxtons-logo400x310.png)
Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![What to consider when buying or selling an estate agency business](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features
![Purplebricks sells its Canadian business for £35m](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour and Conservative square up over second home taxes](/img/default/eat.png)
The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...