News
- Government unveils rescue package for UK banking system
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 09:46 GMT
- The Government will inject £25bn into the banking system as part of a rescue package to unfreeze inter-bank lending and restore market confidence.
- NFOPP approves NAEA licensing
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:48 GMT
- The National Federation of Property Professionals has approved criteria for the National Association of Estate Agents' licensing framework.
- Agency PII to be launched for individuals
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:44 GMT
- Three Professional Indemnity Insurers are on the verge of launching cover worth up to £250,000 for individual agents.
- D&G axes five negotiators
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:43 GMT
- West-London-based agency Douglas & Gordon has made five negotiators redundant as part of a staff reshuffle.
- First day marketing will force agents to breach duty of care, warns leading agent
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:41 GMT
- Agents are in danger of breaching their duty of care to clients if first day marketing for Home Information Packs is implemented as planned on January 1, a leading agent has warned.
- Brighton agents top Land Registry’s August data
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:39 GMT
- Sales in Brighton are booming, according to the latest data from the Land Registry.
- Government should incentivise EPC advice implementation, says green agent
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:35 GMT
- The Government is being urged to incentivise vendors to implement Energy Performance Certificate recommendations to make them worth their expense.
- NLA conference agenda revealed
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:33 GMT
- The National Landlords Association’s 2008 conference agenda and speaker list have been revealed.
- Free portal launched for letting agents
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:32 GMT
- A new property portal has been launched exclusively for letting agents.
- The Negotiator Awards 2008: The secret of short-listed firms’ success
- Wed, 8 Oct 2008, 08:27 GMT
- All firms short-listed for The Negotiator Awards 2008 are eagerly counting down the days to the big night, to find out if they will be crowned winner of their respective category.
- Trading Standards slams HIP quality
- Wed, 1 Oct 2008, 17:00 GMT
- Five out of six Home Information Packs investigated by Trading Standards have been slammed as 'unsatisfactory'.
- National Trust turfs out tenants of eight years
- Wed, 1 Oct 2008, 15:29 GMT
- A couple has been forced out of their National Trust home for alleged parking problems, a late payment of rent and the ownership of ‘vicious' dogs.
- Investors pledge commitment to buy-to-let
- Wed, 1 Oct 2008, 15:28 GMT
- A massive 77% of lettings offices and investment landlords surveyed in August and September pledged to retain their investment properties, despite falling house prices.
- Pryor launches property portal fee challenge
- Wed, 1 Oct 2008, 15:28 GMT
- Property pundit Henry Pryor has launched a campaign to encourage smaller estate agents to challenge portal membership fees.
- Sales in Wales plummet 10%
- Wed, 1 Oct 2008, 15:26 GMT
- Sales in Wales last month plummeted 10%, the sharpest fall in the UK, according to Hometrack's latest House Price Index.
- Wakefield vendors offered six-hour searches for £40
- Wed, 1 Oct 2008, 15:25 GMT
- Vendors in Wakefield in Yorkshire benefit from the lowest search fees and one of the fastest electronic search turnaround times in the country, according to new statistics from Land Data.
- Government relaxes planning permission rules
- Wed, 1 Oct 2008, 15:24 GMT
- Homeowners will no longer need to apply for planning permission for all extensions due to new criteria effective from today.
- Licensing for sales agents expected “in weeks”
- Wed, 24 Sep 2008, 09:43 GMT
- Licensing for sales agents could be implemented in a matter of weeks if the National Federation of Property Professionals approves criteria for the framework at a board meeting on Monday.
- Ombudsman hearings mandatory under Human Rights Act
- Wed, 24 Sep 2008, 09:40 GMT
- Agents will be able to demand a hearing with the Ombudsman of their redress scheme if they want to appeal a decision from next month.
- Connells launches shared equity deal to boost sales
- Wed, 24 Sep 2008, 09:38 GMT
- Connells has launched its own initiative to help boost sales volumes and kick-start the housing market.
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