Property agents face ‘major changes’ as Material Information rules replaced
'The risks for non-compliance are potentially much higher' now, warns Propertymark, as Trading Standards removes Material Information guidance in favour of regulation under the new Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Act.
Required Reading: National Trading Standards publishes full guidance on new Material Information rules
Providing prospective buyers or tenants with more up-front information about a property should result in shorter transaction times and fewer fall-throughs.
What ‘material information’ should be legally required on property listings?
"Consumers want more information", says National Trading Standards's Estate and Letting Agency team, as it launches a survey to find out what property agents think should be essential on all portal listings.
‘Significant flaws’ in register of overseas entities allow property owners to flaunt transparency rules, finds study
"There is no point building a dam halfway across a river," say academics as they outline ten ways to close multiple loopholes in the Register of Overseas Entities.
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£10.95mn Regent’s Park mansion sold ‘within minutes’ of Budget speech
UK buyer accelerated exchange on Grade I listed residence after Chancellor delivered a softer-than-expected property tax package.
Top buying agent launches independent firm
Lucie Hirst's new operation will specialise in high-end acquisitions across PCL & the Cotswolds.
Agency seals trio of £20mn-plus sales in St John’s Wood as top-end buyers pounce
Savills reports £130mn pre-Budget transaction flurry in prestigious NW London neighbourhood - and predicts a busier-than-usual close to the year.
Hoffen West acquires well-known PCL agency’s lettings & management book
26-year-old Belgravia specialist's portfolio will be integrated into Rupert Hoffen & Neil West's operation.
Super-prime developer Binghatti appoints London sales lead
Dean Elgafar previously worked at Wetherell, Chestertons & UK Sotheby's International Realty.
Property consultancy faces six-figure fine for unauthorised works on Grade I listed building
Court rules Knight Frank made alterations to an historic building in Bath without the necessary consents.
PCL buying agency toasts £80mn of deals despite ‘testing’ market
Camilla Dell's Black Brick reveals its standout acquisitions of 2025, including a ‘landmark’ Georgian villa in Hampstead, a classic Marylebone townhouse, and a trophy Mayfair apartment
Chestertons snaps up specialist online agency
W Property Consultants was set up by Wai Yee Shing & Wai Yee Tang in 2018.
Swiss voters reject significant super-rich inheritance tax proposal
Decisive result in Switzerland's divisive wealth tax referendum.
Knight Dragon recruits new CEO to lead 150-acre Greenwich Peninsula project
Emilie Giles has taken the reins from Matt Hawkins.
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