A representative of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents team has told agents to accept new rules about material...
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11 April 2024
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Propertymark wants HM Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members. HMLR launched a consultation last month as...
10 April 2024
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The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...
25 March 2024
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Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...
05 February 2024
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Propertymark is hosting an Understanding Material Information for Lettings Agents on Thursday January 18 from 1230 to 1400. The National Trading Standards...
16 January 2024
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I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
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Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...
30 November 2023
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Rightmove has teamed up with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team to create a new course on compliance...
24 November 2023
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An overwhelming number of letting and sales agents back the idea of more so-called Material Information on property details. That’s according to...
06 November 2023
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Propertymark has welcomed what it calls the “clarity” given to advertising terminology following the publication of new guidelines from the National...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards officers check for agents’ compliance by scrutinising their websites, it’s being claimed. Agents are being warned to ensure their websites...
20 February 2023
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Utility technology platform Muuvo says the information it accesses can help agents meet the enhanced ‘material information’ requirements which Trading Standards...
03 November 2022
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Trading Standards is describing a penalty imposed on a London letting agent as “a landmark” after the company failed to comply...
02 November 2022
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Propertymark is alerting agents to ensure they meet and if needs be exceed the requirements for ‘material information’ on up-front property...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...
12 July 2022
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The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...
06 May 2022
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The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...
05 May 2022
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Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...
25 April 2022
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Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...
06 April 2022
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Huge improvements could be made to the lettings process if agents used the property data available to them, it’s been claimed. PropTech...
30 March 2022
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The UK Association of Letting Agents says new requirements for additional upfront property information should end up actually saving agents time. By...
22 March 2022
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Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...
22 February 2022
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Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...
21 February 2022
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The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...
19 August 2021
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The two letting agents’ trade groups have backed a call for more upfront information to be given to prospective renters. The National...
21 April 2021
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In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what...
29 August 2018
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In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...