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28 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark ready to hit the road for regional conferences](/upload/images/shutterstock_1908799612(1)(1).jpg)
Propertymark’s regional conferences are returning in November, promising to help members keep up with the latest legislative changes. As part of the...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![PHIL SPENCER: The Waiting Game - managing clients' expectations](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image.png)
You won’t need me to tell you, but transactions are taking a l-o-n-g time right now. Figures from a digital information service...
15 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New figures show big local differences in overall stable market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1588827391.jpg)
The Scottish housing market is proving remarkably stable according to figures from the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre. The average selling price of...
07 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Calls for Law Society reform ‘won’t go away’ – warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Law Society may have seen-off a no-confidence vote but disgruntled solicitors have vowed to keep up the pressure on the...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Law Society to host material information update for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Upfront%20information%20is%20here%20and%20now%20-%20digital%20conveyancing%20is%20next!%20by%20Beth%20Rudolf.png)
The Law Society has teamed up with Teal Legal to host an online seminar for estate agents addressing material information. The webinar...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lawyers and lack of material information blamed for property exchange delays](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
Extra paperwork, poorly-resourced solicitors and a lack of upfront material information have all been cited as factors contributing to delays in...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Date set for Law Society no-confidence vote over material information](/upload/images/shutterstock_2360674437.jpg)
A date has been set for a vote of no confidence in the Law Society amid furore over its stance on...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Common Ground campaign highlights property industry issues](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Landmark Information Group has launched a new Common Ground campaign to bring the property industry together. The data company hosted an industry...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Law Society faces calls for no confidence vote over material information rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A legal action group is seeking support from solicitors to call a vote of no confidence in the Law Society The Property...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![10 reasons to become a Your Move franchise.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/LSL/online.jpg)
If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...
16 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![West Yorkshire agent expands with latest acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired the book of business of Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors-owned Halifax estate agents Boococks as part of...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Why we can't afford not to be alive to the growing risk of cyber fraud](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Surge in agents’ Suspicious Activity Reports filed to National Crime Agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_2246635353.jpg)
There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Clarity needed on Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill report](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20Clarity%20needed%20By%20Mark%20Chick%2C%20Director%20of%20ALEP.jpg)
Last weekend a story by The Sunday Times’ Deputy Political Editor indicated that the Government is proposing implementing a £250 cap...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![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
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Buying and selling is too stressful – here is how agents can ease the burden](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents failing to do AML checks on business contacts - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML%20_400x310.png)
Regulated firms, particularly estate agents, who take on new business clients are leaving themselves exposed to serious red flags by not...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![International Women’s Day: The barriers and benefits for estate agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20Equality%20comes%20through%20learning%20-%20PIT%20by%20Chitra%20Stern.jpg)
Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government intervention needed on property transaction times – claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1245681568(1).jpg)
Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers launch upfront information provider to cut sale times](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
A new upfront information provider has launched, promising to shorten the homebuying and conveyancing process. Home Sale Pack has said it will...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Another year of change? How property law will evolve in 2024](/upload/images/3%20How%20property%20law%20will%20evolve%20in%202024%20-%20weekend%20feature%20by%20Yulia%20Barnes.jpg)
Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law 2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...
20 January 2024
From: Features
![Agent celebrates eight-day contract exchange](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Redbrik Estate Agents is celebrating exchanging on a transaction in just eight days. The milestone was achieved using its SecureMove service, which...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why property firms should prioritise open banking in 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2224707903.jpg)
SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...
29 November 2023
From: Features
![Government urged to bring back Help to Buy-style incentive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A lawyer has called for Help to Buy to be resurrected in the Autumn Statement. Paul Sams, head of property at Dutton...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold Reform - Government must get the balance right](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20shutterstock_2150126883.jpg/2%20shutterstock_2150126883__400x247.jpg)
Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...
11 November 2023
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande: How agents can tip the odds in favour of a sale](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
For almost as long as any of us can remember, we’ve had an unpaid colleague getting sales over the line for...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to resurrect Help to Buy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![House prices may be falling but it's getting more expensive to move - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Buyers are facing higher costs when moving home, research shows. Analysis by Barrows & Forrester found the costs associated with moving home,...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency expands after merger of solicitor companies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Kendal’s Arnold Greenwood Estate Agents has expanded with the launch of a new south Cumbria branch. Estate agency services at the new...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers face ‘too many complaints’ about undertaking breaches](/upload/images/shutterstock_579629260(2).jpg)
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned it is receiving “too many complaints” about breaches of undertakings by solicitors. The regulator...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents warned to tread carefully on Court of Protection sales](/upload/images/shutterstock_1796084227.jpg)
Agents are being urged to take extra care when dealing with sales on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity. Kate Stockdale,...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents may go out of business due to slow conveyancers - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Car crash’ building safety rules putting sales at risk](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
An estate agent is urging people selling their flats to have building safety documentation in place before putting the property on...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Now is the time for the Government to resurrect help to buy](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20Now%20is%20the%20Time%20for%20the%20Government%20to%20Resurrect%20Help%20to%20Buy%20Reports%20Dutton%20Gregory%20Solicitors%20(1)%20By%20Paul%20Sams%2C%20Partner%20and%20Head%20of%20Proper.jpg/1%20Now%20is%20the%20Time%20for%20the%20Government%20to%20Resurrect%20Help%20to%20Buy%20Reports%20Dutton%20Gregory%20Solicitors%20(1)%20By%20Paul%20Sams%2C%20Partner%20and%20Head%20of%20Proper__400x266.jpg)
With the Bank of England’s rate rise to five per cent, soaring rents, and the cost-of-living crisis, now is the time...
24 June 2023
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - community care](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent reveals how it cut fall-through rates with reservation agreements](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
An agency brand claims to have reduced its fall-through rate to just 8% by legally preparing properties for sale before they...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark conference to host Monty Python-inspired panel](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Agents attending the Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena in May are set to be treated to a Monty Python-inspired panel...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Law Society: Climate risks must be highlighted to homebuyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New agency AML product aims to reduce risk of fines](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
Sales progression service ASAP has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) product to help agents comply with due diligence requirements and...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency regulations may not come in original form – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules will still be introduced but most probably in a different form, it has...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Scottish firm named top estate agency for second year in a row](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Innes & Mackay has been named the best estate agency in the north of Scotland for the second year in a...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![8 common survey issues and how to resolve them](/upload/images/Blog%20Image%20-%20Couple%20Keys.png)
As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...
01 April 2023
From: Features
![Why material information does and should matter to you](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...
01 April 2023
From: Features
![‘Friday conveyancing fraud’ getting worse due to remote working – warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Landlords%20%E2%80%93%20here%E2%80%99s%20how%20to%20spot%20fraudulent%20tenants(1).jpg)
Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Vendors ‘prepared to pay more’ for faster sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Viewing ‘time wasters’ and the long conveyancing process have been identified among the main frustrations among vendors when selling a property. It...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![New service aims to secure and speed-up sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Research highlights lack of law firms and agents registered for property ownership checks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
New analysis may called into question the experience of firms approved to check the Government’s flagship register of overseas entities (ROE). The...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent explains why he is thankful for Purplebricks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
A regional estate agent has outlined how the rise and fall of Purplebricks has actually been a good thing for high...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Simpler, faster, cheaper – three characteristics of a tech solution](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency network launches criminal record checks for members](/upload/images/Logos/FIAlogo400x310.jpg)
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched criminal record bureau and directorship checks for all new and existing members. Graham Lock,...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers struggle to keep up as sales hit five-year high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Property transaction volumes hit their highest level for five years during the third quarter of 2022, conveyancers claim. It comes amid a...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement - is it the start of a new chapter?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![Conveyancers - why preparing for the worst is a wise move](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...
03 December 2022
From: Features
![Revealed - what you need to know about mortgage rates](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...
22 October 2022
From: Features
![Retrieving lost revenue – OTM partners with firm to make it easier for agents](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
An exclusive partnership has been agreed between OnTheMarket and MIL Outsource to provide the property website’s agents with a revenue protection...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sellers need property dossiers in uncertain market, says firm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
A buyers’ market, and a more challenging time for buyers and sellers, could be on the cards as a result of...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Slow going – average time to purchase a home passes five months](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Calendar-Appointment-400x310.jpg)
One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![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
![6 things to consider when moving house before Christmas](/upload/images/library/House-Keyring-400x310.jpg)
Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as...
20 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Tax expert proposes stamp duty holiday for developers to boost housing supply](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/TaxCut-400x310.png)
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to consider a tax overhaul to boost property supply. There have been plenty of...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leading lawyer warns property buyers must be warned of climate risks](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Flooding400x310.jpg)
Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market insight: Buckle up, but keep perspective](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...
27 August 2022
From: Features
![Gazundering returns as property market weakens – warning](/upload/images/library/HandsHouse-400x310.png)
Increasing numbers of buyers are gazundering or ‘price chipping’ on their offers to force property sellers and agents into last minute...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a day in the life of a Conveyancer](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...
13 August 2022
From: Features
![Opinion split over four-day working week trial for property industry](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
Our story yesterday on whether the property industry should consider trialling a four-day week generated lots of debate, comments and poll...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Upfront information specialists go live on Reapit's AppMarket](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Internet-400x310.jpg)
PropTech platform Gazeal, which specialises in digital reservation agreements and upfront seller information, has announced that it now has an app available...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive Q&A with PEXA - what is its role in the UK?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
It was announced back in February this year that PEXA, the Australian FinTech/PropTech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement...
06 August 2022
From: Features
![Dye & Durham considers possible appeal against CMA merger decision](/upload/images/Logos/CMA-logo400x310.png)
Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Keep summer stress-free – preventing neighbour disputes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NeighbourhoodDispute-400x310.png)
As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...
02 August 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![New-build buyers at risk from Japanese knotweed loophole - warning](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/AdobeStock_326518042.jpeg)
Buyers of new-build homes are being left exposed to the risk of Japanese knotweed due to difference in the conveyancing process...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![How to submit an offer and exchange contracts](/upload/images/library/KeysExchangeImage-400x310.jpg)
Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers...
26 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![The Conveyancing Crisis - how can we fix it?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
There has been so much coverage recently over how painfully slow conveyancing is at the moment - 18-20 weeks is now...
23 July 2022
From: Features
![Tech and innovation can help tackle the challenges conveyancing faces](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...
16 July 2022
From: Features
![Calls for agent support as social media post reveals conveyancing strains](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents are being urged to be supportive after a LinkedIn post highlighted the current pressures that conveyancers are under to...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
02 July 2022
From: Features
![How to become an estate agent?](/upload/images/library/Real%20Estate%20Agent%20Benefits%209%20Reasons%20to%20Hire%20a%20Real%20Estate%20Agent.jpg)
Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...
22 June 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
![Industry veteran reveals why conveyancers 'fob-off' agents](/upload/images/library/ConveyancingImage-400x310.jpg)
Industry veteran Eddie Goldsmith has revealed why solicitors may sometimes have to “fob-off” estate agents and how to get around it. Goldsmith,...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers ‘worried about looking stupid’ to estate agents](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
First-time buyers have admitted to feeling overwhelmed or scared to talk to estate agents about the homebuying process. A study of 2,000...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents reveal most common culprit when it comes to fall-throughs](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
Buyer issues have been cited as the main cause of fall-throughs, according to new research. A survey of more than 940 agents,...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents and conveyancers should ditch the screen - here's why](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentWebsiteMock-400x310.jpg)
For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...
28 May 2022
From: Features
![Agents - it's time to get clever with property tech](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...
28 May 2022
From: Features
![Buyers back stamp duty cut for downsizing pensioners](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Speedy sales adding fraud risks for estate agents – warning](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is it Time to Stamp Out SDLT?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features
![Why speedy transactions could be leaving the door wide open to fraudsters](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...
07 May 2022
From: Features
![Collaborative Conveyancing - is this the panacea to the home moving process?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![New Deputy for TPO as industry gears up for change](/upload/images/Logos/ThePropertyOmbudsman-logo400x310.png)
A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Advertising watchdog open to considering SSTC listing complaints](/upload/images/library/complaints-400x310.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent webinars - your chance to ask Rightmove anything](/upload/images/Logos/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Agents will be able to grill Rightmove’s legal and compliance director David Cox this morning as part of the portal’s webinar...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Watershed moment’ as estate agents and conveyancers agree to ditch rivalries](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Business-Handshake-Transaction-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Upfront Information - Light at the end of the Tunnel?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...
02 April 2022
From: Features
![The real life horror behind the drama - why we must be on our guard against fraud](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...
26 March 2022
From: Features
![Agency now runs 11 branches following latest acquisition](/upload/images/library/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
Pacitti Jones, the Glasgow-based estate agent and legal firm, has acquired RGM Solicitors. RGM currently operates in Linlithgow and Grangemouth, and all its staff...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The barriers of non-communicating PropTech](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how do you solve a problem like conveyancing?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...
12 March 2022
From: Features
![Property Fraud - Agents have key role to deter crime](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/scam%20alert.png)
An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pay-what-we’re-worth conveyancing firm set up](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
A conveyancing company is asking clients to set their own fee - with some strings. Zen Move Solicitors is a year-old digital...