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The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...

In the bustling world of social media, success isn't just about posting content; it's about fostering engagement, maintaining consistency, and implementing...

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...

Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...

The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...

In his third and final article in this 3-part series, David Beaumont looks at the legal statues of Material Information Guidance. ...

The Law Society is facing backlash from conveyancers after issuing new property information reforms that take account of Trading Standards’ material...

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

Prime central London (PCL) property values flattened out during the first quarter of 2024 after six consecutive quarterly falls, figures suggest. Analysts...

The Government may have backtracked on plans for 100% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages but Yorkshire Building Society has come up with its...

Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...

The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...

If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant  inflation and...

Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...

Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...

SPRING cleaning is an annual ritual for many households, but firms in the property sector would do well to spend some...

The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...

The increased focus on upfront material information could push up estate agency professional indemnity (PI) requirements, an industry trainer has warned. Michael...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...

The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has questioned if allowing agents to choose their own redress scheme damages consumer trust. Speaking to the House...

OneDome is offering free digital know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks for estate agents using its various home buying services.  The...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

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

Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget  Chancellor...

A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...

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

The Labour Party has committed to working on ways to offer longer-term fixed rate mortgages to support first-time buyers. Outlining its plan...

Calling all self-employed property professionals! With only one week to go until the 31 January self assessment deadline, the 3.8 million people...

Whether a General Election is held in May, November or in January one thing is guaranteed -  we can expect to...

Sprift has unveiled its solution to help agents cope with material information requirements and collate the property-specific details required prior to...

More than 60,000 property and real estate businesses have started the year in ‘financial distress,’ a professional services and insolvency firm...

The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...

Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

Everyone’s a pundit these days, aren’t they? And January is pundit season – when a New Year starts, out come the...

The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...

Some agents still appear unaware about their material information responsibilities, conveyancers claim. The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)...

NatWest chairman Sir Howard Davies sparked fury on social media last week after claiming it isn’t difficult to get on the...

Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...

Increasing numbers of auction sales are at risk of failing in 2024 if vendors don’t adjust their expectations, an auctioneer claims. Stuart...

Homeowners in the East Midlands, North East, North West and Scotland may be at higher risk of property fraud, research suggests. Anti-money...

The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

More than half of agents have cited 2023 as a difficult financial year, research has revealed. Analysis by data firm Landmark Estate...

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

House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...

Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...

Legal infrastructure provider CTS has said it is on the last phase of tackling a cyber-attack. CTS said last week that it...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

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

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has urged members to check their client files to see if they may have been...

Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...

Estate agents are being reminded of their anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities. It comes after HMRC has seen a rise in new applications...

The lending outlook is improving for the housing market but psychological milestones remain, Knight Frank warns. The latest UK market commentary from...

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...

Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...

Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...

Knight Frank has entered a redundancy consultation process with staff. The agency and property brand has said up to 3% of roles...

Hands-up who likes doing check-in reports? These start-of-tenancy reports may not be the most popular of activities for the letting agent...

An agent with two decades of experience in the industry has returned to the town where it all began. David Bruckert, the...

The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...

Compliancy expert Legal Eye has launched a new product to help agents ensure they are properly following all rules and regulations. Its...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has been urged to reveal its current assessment of the risk of...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...

Preston Baker has launched a new partner model to help estate agents start their own business in the property world. The new...

It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...

By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...

Propertymark has written to the Government to ask why attempts to protect leaseholders are being ignored. It comes as the Earl of...

Over 20,000 UK agency branches have now registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision. A new analysis from risk management platform Thirdfort...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned it is receiving “too many complaints” about breaches of undertakings by solicitors. The regulator...

Self-employed models have a place in estate agency but there is a risk of some becoming ‘cultish,’ a senior industry figure...

The majority of buyers would offer less for a property or even pull-out of a transaction if they discovered a nightmare...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

Homeowners selling in Scotland without an estate agent are being reminded that they still need a Home Report. Scottish surveying firm DM...

Agents and other businesses are being reminded of a deadline to upgrade their technology systems for voice and broadband connections else...

Sales management hub mio has launched a new video series featuring compliance consultant and industry trainer Michael Day from Integra Property...

Agents and other businesses are being encouraged back a new joint initiative from employee protection firm Peoplesafe and the Crimestoppers charity. The...

Agents and sellers are being warned against putting unsuitable properties up for auction. Stuart Collar- Brown, chief executive of online auctioneer platform...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...