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![Vote of no-confidence in Law Society fails](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A vote of no-confidence in the Law Society over material information rules has failed. The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG), had arranged...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Is upfront material information creating a consumer-focused moving process?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Law Society unveils consultation on controversial TA6 form](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723862413(1).jpg)
The Law Society has launched a consultation for conveyancers and legal groups on how its latest TA6 property information form should...
11 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
![Hunters customer completes first digital TA6 form](/upload/images/shutterstock_1728918238(2).jpg)
A customer from The Property Franchise Group (TPFG)- brand Hunters Estate Agency this week completed the first Law Society licensed Digital...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Law Society postpones compulsory use of new TA6 form](/upload/images/shutterstock_553811446.jpg)
The Law Society has postponed plans to make use of its new TA6 form compulsory amid backlash from conveyancers. The new TA6...
18 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
![Sellers Risk Fall-Throughs by failing to disclose neighbour rows](/upload/images/shutterstock_2217577647.jpg)
Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![How Much Will Mortgage Rate Hikes Affect the UK Housing Market?](/upload/images/2%20How%20much%20will%20mortgage%20rate%20hikes%20-%20weekend%20features%20By%20Tom%20Bill%20Head%20of%20UK%20residential%20research%20at%20Knight%20Frank.jpg)
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![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
![Winter warning over Japanese Knotweed](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20shutterstock_1777590785.jpg/4%20shutterstock_1777590785__400x267.jpg)
Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...
11 November 2023
From: Features
![PropTech platform helps agents with Material Information rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Iamproperty has launched what it calls “a new solution” to help agents deal with new Material Information rules. The supplier’s new Enhanced...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
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Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
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![What is ‘mixed tenure’ and why are mixed tenure developments built?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(5).png)
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
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![Homeowners facing legal action if they fail to disclose knotweed issues](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up: how a quality CRM provider helps your agency grow](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%204%20360x280.png)
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
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![Unlocking success: capabilities an ideal CRM toolbox should offer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%203%20360x280.png)
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
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![Accelerating growth: the key advantages of implementing a CRM](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%202%20360x280.png)
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
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![Condensation mould – a black mark for property](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280%20heading%20image%20-%20black%20mould.png)
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
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![Property Natter - Incoming! It’s hard work to figure out the housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
![Proptech firm unveils 'sale-ready' features for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertySearch-400x310.png)
Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new legal preparation module to its movebutler onboarding and sales progression platform. The aim is to...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Seller sued after buyer discovers Japanese knotweed in garden](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Sellers are being warned to check their home for Japanese knotweed and disclose any details after a former homeowner was sued...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Trade body seeks industry views on conveyancing process](/upload/images/library/Conveyancing400x310.png)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) is seeking views about the industry beyond its membership. The trade body has launched a new survey asking...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![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
![Why free online logbooks are little more than Dropbox](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgentConcept-400x310.jpg)
There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...
25 June 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
![Q&A - how can agents and conveyancers work better together?](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Interview-Speaker-400x310.jpg)
In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...
23 April 2022
From: Features
![Searches not revealing new road schemes, claims angry conveyancer](/upload/images/library/RoadSigns-1-400x310.jpg)
Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Are reservation agreements the future of agency? These agents think so!](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...
11 December 2021
From: Features
![Improving the home buying and selling process - what's the latest?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...
27 November 2021
From: Features
![Online agency model is flawed but industry must prove it - call](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-400x310.jpg)
The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency chief - 'I wish we could bring HIPs back, but just better executed!'](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property solicitor warns of Knotweed derailing house sales](/img/default/eat.png)
A company supplying data to conveyancers and other property professionals warns that Japanese Knotweed is a bigger headache than usual this summer. A wet and frosty spring,...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers to pilot upfront information for buyers and sellers](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/eat.png)
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/eat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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![The importance of addressing Conveyancing earlier in the home moving journey](/img/default/eat.png)
We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...
14 October 2020
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![Agents can sell properties at record speed with this key combination](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...
11 July 2020
From: Features
![Agents beware - buyers shoulder Japanese knotweed risk following TA6 changes](/img/default/eat.png)
Based on our historical data over twenty years of nationwide operation and a survey conducted in partnership with YouGov, we estimate...
04 April 2020
From: Features
![Transaction times slashed and fall-throughs cut by new agents toolkit](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![New TA6 form has now gone live - you can see it here](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago. “The TA6...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![All Change: new TA6 Property Information Form launches next week](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Portals to be at the heart of house buying reforms](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing call for Knotweed info shows need for treatment - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The increasing demand for information on Japanese Knotweed during the house buying process is emphasising the need for householders to pay...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Japanese knotweed: what estate agents need to know](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear. With...
03 March 2018
From: Features
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/eat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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![Guarantee blue skies! Bad weather doesn’t mean bad photos when you use Doctor Photo](/img/default/eat.png)
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/eat.png)
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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