Propertymark has renewed its call for agent comments on Material Information. The trade body - in collaboration with TDS, The Guild of...
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12 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Material Information consultation launches - YOUR views wanted!](/upload/images/shutterstock_730437616.jpg)
Propertymark is today launching a consultation exercise, seeking the views of lettings and sales agents - amongst others - about Material Information...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla demands mandatory training for all lettings agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2238369719.jpg)
Zoopla lettings chiefs have told the government it should tighten up its imminent Renters Rights Bill by demanding all lettings agents...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Material Information - PropTech tool launched to help agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2280558533(3).jpg)
Reapit has launched a new feature to help agents comply with material information guidelines from the National Trading Standards Estate and...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove to supercharge Material Information search service](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
A previously low-profile property and land research platform, has entered a partnership with Rightmove. Addland, which claims to have “a community” of...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove rolls out Material Information listings display](/upload/images/shutterstock_2146570525.jpg)
Rightmove is rolling out displaying the new Material info Parts B & C fields on listings, following a number of months...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards tells agents - Material Information is key so get on with it!](/upload/images/shutterstock_1125678230.jpg)
A representative of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents team has told agents to accept new rules about material...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents tell Land Registry to be more accessible (and cheaper)](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Material Information - new digital tool aims to help letting agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertySearch-400x310.png)
The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark’s ringing endorsement for Material Information changes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1141644755(3).jpg)
Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards giving agents free teach-in on Material Information](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![How investing in a CRM is the best way to NTS compliance](/upload/images/Ricardo%20Dawson(2).png)
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Trading Standards reveal details of new Material Information requirements](/upload/images/shutterstock_2280558533(1).jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards links with Rightmove for CPR training for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2173235223.jpg)
Rightmove has teamed up with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team to create a new course on compliance...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents back enhanced Material Information requirements](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Agents welcome Trading Standards “clarity” on lettings terminology](/upload/images/shutterstock_266519690.jpg)
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
![Are Trading Standards officers checking your agency’s website?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Material Information - utility data can help agents meet Trading Standards call](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Utility technology platform Muuvo says the information it accesses can help agents meet the enhanced ‘material information’ requirements which Trading Standards...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![“Landmark” CMP ruling sees huge fine for lettings agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
Trading Standards is describing a penalty imposed on a London letting agent as “a landmark” after the company failed to comply...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Alert - prepare additional info for property details now](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessPlans-400x310.jpg)
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
![Beefed Up Property Details - industry bosses back call for Material Information](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentsWindow-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![Trading Standards issue new guidelines for property details](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Listing changes explained in agent webinar next week](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
The new material information requirements recently announced by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team will be the topic...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Price on application’ in property listings deemed unlawful](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingVision-400x310.jpg)
The small number of rental properties listed on websites and portals as Price on Application have now been deemed illegal by...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government should go further on ground rents, say agents](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LeaseholdImage-2020-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls threat under discussion at Rightmove event](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarket400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Using more data makes huge improvements to lettings process - claim](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlinePropSearch-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Agents should get fewer time-wasters if property details improve](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/landlord-licencing400x310.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![New Listings Requirements - lettings supremo welcomes compulsory changes](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BTL-CardboardHouses-400x310.jpg)
Theresa Wallace, the chair of The Lettings Industry Council, has given her backing to compulsory changes to rental property listings introduced...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Beware - compulsory new info on lettings listings coming soon](/upload/images/library/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Charging for Viewings? Trading Standards revises advice](/img/default/lat.png)
The controversy over whether a new PropTech service can be used by agents to charge people to view a property to...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Letting agents back idea of renters getting more upfront info](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![CPRs; the opportunity](/img/default/lat.png)
In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what...
29 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![CPRs; the practicalities](/img/default/lat.png)
In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...