Agency starts weekly online auctions as public demand steps up (EAT)
An estate agency says it is now holding weekly online auctions in addition to its bi-monthly traditional ‘showroom’ auctions.
ESTAS launches its own fully-fledged review platform (EAT)
ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents, conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched its own review platform.
Most money laundering SARs not referred to police (LSG)
The proposed implementation of Reservation Agreements has been high on the Government’s agenda in a bid to reduce the risk of fall throughs across England and Wales.
Most money laundering SARs not referred to police (LSG)
Businesses submitted almost half a million suspicious activity reports (SARs) in 2018-19 – but the majority of reports regarding potential money laundering were never referred to law enforcement.
30 sellers to each buyer if Corbyn wins, predicts anti-Labour agent (EAT)
A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of what a Jeremy Corbyn-led government would mean for the […]
Breakthrough as agent sells apartments without ground rents (EAT)
A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever in London where buyers will not have to pay […]
Ban on new home sales to holiday buyers ‘backfires’ as property prices rise (PIE)
A ban on second homes in a popular seaside town has backfired, a new report claims.
Estate agent fined £30,000 after failing to tell buyers about Grenfell Tower type cladding (PIE)
A prominent firm of estate agents has been fined £30,000 after failing to tell buyers “critical information” about the property’s Grenfell Tower style cladding until after the sale.
Regulating agents is key demand from leasehold campaigner (EAT)
A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group.
Ban all for sale boards! Council wants government backing for blanket ban (EAT)
A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction – effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without first securing planning consent.
Fracking Ground to a Standstill as Government Pulls Support (TC)
Following a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), the Government has called a halt to fracking – shale gas extraction – in England amid fears about earthquakes.
A third of property sales collapse due to buyers or sellers changing their minds (PIE)
Two out of every three current buyers and sellers have experienced a previous fall-through in the past 12 months, research claims.