by Rob | Nov 1, 2018 | News
Emoov, which now includes Tepilo and Urban, was last night said to be up for sale, but with sources predicting that Daily Express owner Richard Desmond will pre-pack the business, come out owning the whole thing and then sell it on.
by Rob | Nov 1, 2018 | News
As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector – and not in a good way.
by Rob | Oct 31, 2018 | News
One young couple saying ‘it gives us hope for the future.’
by Rob | Oct 31, 2018 | News
As announced at Budget 2018, the relief for a first-time buyer purchasing a qualifying shared ownership property has been extended.
by Rob | Oct 31, 2018 | News
Property professionals are being urged to report suspicious activity if they believe that money laundering could be taking place when buying properties.
by Rob | Oct 30, 2018 | News
The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s Budget.
by Rob | Oct 30, 2018 | News
A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls – and the group says the growing sector is “murky”.
by Rob | Oct 30, 2018 | News
There were no fireworks for the property industry in yesterday’s damp squib of a Budget.
by Rob | Oct 29, 2018 | News
Estate agents have been told that they must tip off the authorities when they have suspicions of money laundering.
by Rob | Oct 29, 2018 | News
In a proactive move to eliminate transfer fraud, lenders will begin to check that names on transfers match the account in a bid to stop fraudsters in their tracks.
by Rob | Oct 26, 2018 | News
Criminals employ a range of techniques to clean their “dirty money”.
by Rob | Oct 26, 2018 | News
New leasehold figures have been released by the Government, coinciding with today’s planned second reading of the Leasehold Reform Bill.
by Rob | Oct 26, 2018 | News
Letting agents are being brought into the anti-money laundering by stealth.
by Rob | Oct 26, 2018 | News
Only a tiny number of conveyancing firms are committed to innovation, while consumers are pressing for technology that gives them access to information, according to a survey of conveyancers.
by Rob | Oct 22, 2018 | News
The Legal Ombudsman will finally be able to look the profession in the eye again next year when it clears the backlog of complaints, its chair has said.
by Rob | Oct 19, 2018 | News
Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions.
by Rob | Oct 19, 2018 | News
There may need to be some coverage disputes before professional indemnity insurers work out how to deal with bad advice given by artificial intelligence systems used by lawyers, a leading City firm has warned.
by Rob | Oct 18, 2018 | News
A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty surcharge on foreign purchases.
by Rob | Oct 17, 2018 | News
A consultation on money laundering has drawn so few responses that its deadline has been extended.
by Rob | Oct 17, 2018 | News
A dishonest daughter turned ‘property hijacker’ has been jailed for three years following the attempted sale of her father’s home whilst he was in a care home and his wife was abroad caring for a sick relative.
