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A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

I bought a bar of chocolate today, I shouldn’t have done it but the weather was grey and I was in...

Material information requirements should be seen by agents as a positive change, a Trading Standards investigator has claimed. Speaking to The Guild...

Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  Responding to a call for evidence...

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

Proptech firm Moverly has partnered with Zoopla-backed Alto to intergrate its material information tools into the CRM. Upfront information platform Moverly said...

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

Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has launched a fully automated and integrated Property Information Questionnaire (PIQs)  that can be accessed directly...

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

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

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

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

Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...

Propertymark updates Property Information QuestionnairePropertymark has updated its Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) in light of the latest part B and C...

Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...

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

A new upfront information provider has launched, promising to shorten the homebuying and conveyancing process. Home Sale Pack has said it will...

HOP (the Home Owner’s Passport) has released its upgraded material information report to support agents with Trading Standards compliance. The list of...

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

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...

Propertymark is hosting two important webinars this week to keep agents informed of important industry regulations. The agency trade body is hosting...

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

Agents should be more picky about their listings during 2024 and focus on sellers that will help speed up sales by...

T'was three nights before Christmas, when all through the site, We’ve delivered thousands of stories to bring you delight. We’ve had Strike turn...

The Able Agent has launched a Consumer Protection Regulations (CPR) guidance short course to support agents amid new Trading Standards material...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

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

Home-moving platform MoveReady has launched a new game to raise awareness of new material information rules and help agents, buyers and...

Proptech firm iamproperty is inviting estate agents to a webinar about the latest Trading Standards’ material information guidance.   It will be...

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

A series of webinars have been unveiled to help agents prepare for new material information rules. Rightmove said it is providing a...

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

Rightmove has launched a course for estate and letting agents to help them understand and remain compliant with the Consumer Protection...

A new action group has been formed that is expressing concern about ineffective legal regulation as well as extra responsibilities being...

The majority of agents back parts B and C of material information rules but more guidance is needed on where to...

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

Iamproperty has launched what it calls “a new solution” to help agents deal with new Material Information rules. The supplier’s new Enhanced...

Proptech firm iamproperty is inviting agents to a webinar to help them get ahead of parts B and C of the...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new document to help firms benefit from the range of digital services available to...

As an Estate Agent it’s important to be able to interpret and understand the information that a Title Deed document presents...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

Industry regulator the National Trading Standards & Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has issued a reminder to agents about their responsibilities when it...

Agents are supportive of new rules on upfront material information but there is concern about the administrative burden. While the industry awaits...

Parts B and C of Material Information guidance are on the horizon and expected to come into play this autumn. I caught...

Now more than ever, property professionals across the sector need to pull together and collaborate more closely to make business gains,...

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...

When it comes to the usage, and benefits of, providing upfront material information to all those involved in the home buying...

Just because you don’t live in London - and of course the vast majority of people don’t - doesn’t mean you’ve...

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

At the recent Home Buying & Selling Group UFI Roadshow in London, it was gratifying to note that panel members and...

A year-long pilot of using upfront material Information by conveyancer Thomas Legal and search provider Conveyancing Data Services, a part of...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

The dreaded ‘C word’ – compliance – has been facing Estate Agents for years now and it’s not going anywhere. Looking ahead...

Sales progression platform mio is set to launch its digital Sellers Information Pack (SIP), designed to make it easy for agents...

Last week was the first ever National Conveyancing Week, which I hope registered with agents and perhaps you even took up...

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

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

  It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...

National Conveyancing Week has kicked off from today. The awareness-raising week features a series of in-person, online and pre-recorded events aimed at...

AVRillo is seeking agents to help test a new product that aims to provide upfront material information to buyers at the...

Award-winning sales progression platform mio has uncovered the home moving experiences of nearly 200 movers and evaluated what this means for...

Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new legal preparation module to its movebutler onboarding and sales progression platform. The aim is to...

The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...

The existence of renewable energy sources and parking facilities look set to be among details that Trading Standards will expect to...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has made new data available to help agents comply with impending Trading Standards upfront information requirements. The National...

Leeds Building Society has pledged to honour any mortgage offers and support borrowers during this period of market uncertainty. It comes as...

Property data company Sprift has been confirmed as one of the Principal Partners for this year’s ESTAS Awards, which take place...

Estate agents selling rural homes have been urged to provide better levels of upfront information regarding homes in the countryside that...

An Estate Agent Today reader poll has revealed opposition to climate risks being outlined to buyers when purchasing a property. A poll...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is seeking views about the industry beyond its membership. The trade body has launched a new survey asking...

I came across something which genuinely shocked me the other day. It was research showing that 1.7 per cent of homes listed...

A senior agency executive has backed the controversial issue of including broadband and mobile signal in property listings. The National Trading Standards...

There’s a spotlight now on property listings and as with so many changes in our industry, this is a case of...

The relationship between estate agents and conveyancers is undoubtedly a complex one and has certainly had ‘its moments’ over the years,...

Automation is the direction the industry is moving in and it’s gathering pace every day. Forward-thinking agents are using automation and...

Proptech firm iamproperty has surpassed £1bn of sales using the Modern Method of Auction (MMoA) in the past 12 months. Its iamsold...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...

More than half of agents disagree that mobile phone signal should be treated as material information in listings. James Munro, head of...

New estate agency listings that don’t display a price can no longer be uploaded to Rightmove from today. The portal giant has...

Proptech firm iamproperty has formed its own committee of agents to discuss issues facing the property market. The auctioneer and sales progression...

Agents may have to include the broadband speed and mobile signal for a property on listings in the next round of...

Proptech firm iamproperty has overhauled its movebutler platform with more material information features and a Love Island theme. The end-to-end onboarding and...

Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...

The head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has suggested the material listings rules should be...

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched its 2022 Lender Survey to identify where the industry can collaborate to improve the mortgage...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...