by Rob | Jul 25, 2019 | News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed a new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and a new housing minister.
by Rob | Jul 25, 2019 | News
The Government has taken a step closer to enforcing the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions this week by releasing a consultation on the private rental sector.
by Rob | Jul 24, 2019 | News
The Property Ombudsman has defended her advice that a viewing essentially constitutes an introduction to a sale – and not just an introduction to a property.
by Rob | Jul 24, 2019 | News
Estate agents earned more in 2008 than now, and are among the professions to have suffered the largest fall in pay over the past decade, research claims.
by Rob | Jul 23, 2019 | News
A national identity verification scheme ‘without the need for identity cards’ is the latest government plan to end the need for people to produce passports and utility bills before entering important transactions.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2019 | News
A new call is to be issued today for Stamp Duty to be halved on homes which are main residences and are worth over £500,000.
by Rob | Jul 22, 2019 | News
The Government has published a consultation on its plans to abolish Section 21 – the process by which landlords or their agents can reclaim properties without having to state a reason.
by Rob | Jul 19, 2019 | News
The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK – and the aim is to tighten the overall anti-money laundering provisions of the legislation.
by Rob | Jul 19, 2019 | News
In the political jockeying to be the next Prime Minister, one eye-catching proposal to emerge is a cut to Stamp Duty for homes below £500,000 as part of an emergency Budget.
by Rob | Jul 19, 2019 | News
The 2019 protocol, comes into force on 19 August and replaces the 2011 edition. It must be followed by members accredited under the Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2019 | News
A new era for the entire agency sector begins today.
by Rob | Jul 18, 2019 | News
The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2019 | News
A property portal is claiming to slash sales times with a ‘modern method of selling’ feature.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2019 | News
The number of new houses sold as leaseholds has sharply fallen, apparently in response to campaigners who have drawn attention to the problems purchasers face.
by Rob | Jul 16, 2019 | News
Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has apparently confirmed his interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by housing minister Heather Wheeler MP.
by Rob | Jul 15, 2019 | News
Fraudulent online domains increased by 11% between the end of 2018 and the opening quarter of 2019 according to cyber security experts, Proofpoint.
by Rob | Jul 12, 2019 | News
The city of Norwich has become the sixth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital searches handled by HM Land Registry – but the programme overall is running behind schedule.
by Rob | Jul 12, 2019 | News
Fraudsters successfully managed to steal £67,000 after hacking into emails between a first-time buyer and his solicitor.
by Rob | Jul 11, 2019 | News
In an extraordinary new case of fraud, a house that was for sale was ‘stolen’ and then rented out.
