A FLURRY of activity from trading standards officers appears to be signalling a crackdown on agencies not complying with first day marketing of Home Information Packs... READ >>
I AM enthusiastic to see the first signs of economic Spring and it brightens my day to hear the media using the term ‘green shoots’ more and more frequently. However, we have to be realistic and accept this could just be a short-term bounce... READ >>
THE Government’s HomeBuy scheme is a serious attempt to help get the housing market moving and to encourage first-time buyers onto the housing ladder through shared ownership... READ >>
VIRTUAL estate agencies are having the door shut in their faces as sellers scurry for the security of the established version during the current difficult economic climate... READ >>
THE Office of Fair Trading has now formally launched its market study into home buying and selling — and estate agents need to be aware that tough new policing of the industry is on its way... READ >>
THE laws surrounding estate agency seem to be full of grey holes but now a new one has come to light in relation to ‘cooling off’ periods for sellers... READ >>
FOR a long time now, I have called for estate agents entering the profession to be licensed as a way of improving standards across the board and improving customer care... READ >>
AT a time when estate agents and Home Information Pack providers are going to the wall, it seems the Government is once again meddling with HIP regulations, sparking rumour and uncertainty within the industry... READ >>
