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

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has welcomed two new non-executive directors to its independent board. Louise Baxter, head of the National Trading Standards...

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

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

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Scammers are “bombarding” homeowners with fraudulent offers on green energy or insulation to allegedly boost their property value and cash in...

With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...

The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

New homeowners are being warned about cold calls from scammers advising them to make speculated stamp duty refund claims. The warning comes...

Agents will be able to grill Rightmove’s legal and compliance director David Cox this morning as part of the portal’s webinar...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

A new guide to help avoid property title fraud, where home ownership can be stolen, has been released by the Fraud...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

With tenancy fraud on the rise, landlords are increasingly wary. So, they want to work with agencies who do everything they...

A prominent law expert is claiming that a high profile case of property fraud, reported earlier this week, involved a “devastating...

A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...

Two property directors have been banned from holding company office for a total of 25 years after abusing £7.7m taken from...

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

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

Scams are rife in the quick house buying sector with many companies seeking to take advantage of sellers in desperate situations. That’s...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

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

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of...

Sellers are being warned to make strict checks before responding to advertisements apparently from prospective buyers.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

An estate agency has been targeted by scammers who leave fake reviews if they haven’t been given a pay-off. Minors & Brady...

A number of estate agents have recently received phishing emails, fraudulently claiming to be from the main portals and trying to...

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

Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...

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

A warning to people selling their homes to beware of internet-based scams offering cut-price surveys has been sounded by a leading...

The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has announced an inquiry into ‘economic crime’ - including the possibility that overseas-owned UK homes could be...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents is telling members to delete a spam email purporting to have been sent by the...

The Property Ombudsman has taken the unusual step of warning all estate and letting agents to act with caution over fraudulent...

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

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

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

An estate agent spotted her father’s house advertised on Rightmove just three days before it was due to be auctioned -...

Portal juggling has been defined as one of a number of "emerging threats" aimed at deceiving consumers through the manipulation of...

The Land Registry has thrown more light on the case in which veteran war reporter Max Hastings was the subject of...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

eMoov boss Russell Quirk and a senior member of his management team have been targeted in a fraud scam.  Yesterday morning the...

A scam property fund has been wound up on the recommendation of the Financial Conduct Authority after glaiming to offer guaranteed...

The Independent Network of Estate Agents says it is worried that the so-called ‘pension freedom’ created by relaxations in over-55s accessing...