Upgrading the class of title (PG42)
How to apply for the class of title to a registered estate to be upgraded (practice guide 42).
Upgrading of title: application (UT1)
Application form UT1 for upgrading of title.
Agents Beware: reports of cyberfraud phishing emails (EAT)
A number of estate agents have recently received phishing emails, fraudulently claiming to be from the main portals and trying to con them into handing over business information including login […]
Welsh Government unveils plans to give tenants 12 months’ protection from eviction (PIE)
Tenants renting in Wales could be given a minimum of 12 months’ protection from eviction under a new Bill introduced yesterday.
Surge in buyer demand outstripping new instructions means more price rises on the way (PIE)
There are buyers galore – but new seller numbers are failing to keep up with demand, Rightmove is reporting this morning.
System which predicts property listings up before they happen ‘proves the concept’ in UK (PIE)
A system which claims to allow estate agents to predict new property listings before they happen says it has proved the concept with a UK agent.
Mansion Tax scrapped after PM vetoes the idea (EAT)
The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget.
New housing minister is announced as his predecessor is shown the revolving door (PIE)
The revolving door of housing ministers continued yesterday with the sacking of Esther McVey after just seven months in the role and the appointment of her successor, Christopher Pincher.
Nine in ten agents ‘rely on their own instincts’ to sniff out money laundering (PIE)
Almost six out of ten estate agents believe that money laundering is not a problem in their area – and almost nine in ten say it is enough to rely […]
New housing minister: what the industry thinks (TN)
Estate agents are getting increasingly annoyed by the ever quickening revolving door at the Ministry of Housing as Esther McVey yesterday made way for Chris Pincher.
Agents warned over dangers of relying on ‘gut feel’ to spot AML criminals (TN)
88% of estate agents say that their instincts are reliable in detecting money laundering in a property sale.
HM Land Registry service standards
How we deal with customers and the applications we receive.