Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...
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![AML warning: Financial criminals targeting smaller property firms](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/scam%20alert.png)
Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - an estate agents’ guide to AML](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Cyber-security in 2022: what do agents need to know?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Platform - proof of funds vitally important as stamp duty holiday end nears](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-PayingCard-400x310.jpg)
Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![How estate agents can ensure success in the fourth quarter of 2021](/upload/images/library/ManPhone-400x310.png)
The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features
![Reviving the High Street – why a hybrid conveyancing offering is needed](/img/default/eat.png)
“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...
12 June 2021
From: Features
![How Open Banking will transform the lettings industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...
29 May 2021
From: Features
![Apps vs APIs: Which is best for agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...
14 April 2021
From: Features
![Brexit data protection measures may mean more red tape for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are you prepared for a seasonal upswing in missed rental payments?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...
02 December 2020
From: Features
![Watchdog to probe merger of popular agency crowdfunding sites](/img/default/eat.png)
The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can Open Banking benefit landlords and letting agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation
![Agency stung by lockdown criticism reveals policy for next four weeks](/img/default/eat.png)
An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Deposit protection - what is Prescribed Information?](/img/default/eat.png)
Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...
27 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Here's how mio can help agents comply with RoPA framework](/img/default/eat.png)
As the review of the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group continues, Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager and...
01 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Son of ex-Savills boss slams traditional buying agents as “outdated”](/img/default/eat.png)
A buying agency targeting what it calls the “prime and super-prime” London market is offering clients not only a sourcing service, but also...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Just the ticket? House raffles creating legal minefield says lawyer](/img/default/eat.png)
Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer. There has been...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![The fraud risks facing the property sector as a result of Covid-19](/img/default/eat.png)
Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...
01 July 2020
From: Features
![PropTech Today: Do we care that tech can now halve transaction times?](/img/default/eat.png)
Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News
The trouble with traditional property portals, and how Zillios is spearheading the next step forward
![The trouble with traditional property portals, and how Zillios is spearheading the next step forward](/img/default/eat.png)
Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...
05 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Eric Woodhams, Account Manager of mio](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...
26 July 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![Property Natter – guide to property startups, Part 2](/img/default/eat.png)
In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...
29 June 2019
From: Features
![Replacing leasehold with commonhold – we’re backing the campaign!](/img/default/eat.png)
The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features
![The government must stop using agents to carry out their dirty work](/img/default/eat.png)
I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...
16 March 2019
From: Features
![For Sale By Owner website set up ‘out of frustration with estate agents’](/img/default/eat.png)
Another For Sale By Owner website has been launched - this one, apparently, because the founder was “frustrated” with estate agents’...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![A new approach to data can empower Generation Rent to buy](/img/default/eat.png)
Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...
02 February 2019
From: Features
![Phil Spencer slams developers over leasehold houses](/img/default/eat.png)
Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![My journey from franchisee to MD at the UK’s original hybrid agency](/img/default/eat.png)
After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...
22 August 2018
From: Features
![GDPR Weekly: Passing data to third parties](/img/default/eat.png)
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![GDPR Weekly: Legitimate interest for estate and letting agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![GDPR Weekly: The right to erasure and the right to be informed](/img/default/eat.png)
Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Independent agents' group CIELA nearly (but not quite) scrapped](/img/default/eat.png)
The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![How to create new revenue streams for your letting agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...
03 June 2017
From: Features
![Watchdog orders company to stop writing fake customer reviews](/img/default/eat.png)
The Competition and Markets Authority has ordered a company to stop writing fake reviews for small businesses and to try to...
08 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![HMRC making anti-money laundering spot checks on agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents says HMRC have been making unscheduled visits to individual agency offices to check on their...