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Conveyancers to test HIP-inspired questionnaire (LSG)

A stakeholder body helping the government to improve the conveyancing process has taken the thinking behind home information packs (HIPs), scrapped in 2010, to design a digital questionnaire to be

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Industry regulator says that scrapping referral fees would have more impact than tenant fees ban (PIE)

The industry regulator will report next month its findings on how agents are voluntarily complying with guidance to be open about referral fees.

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Regulation of agents is ‘at least two years away’ says architect of reforms (PIE)

Regulation of estate and lettings agents may not be introduced for at least two years, the architect of the reforms has revealed.

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Return of HIPs ruled out as agents invited to pilot buyer and seller property information packs (PIE)

Agents are being invited to take part in a pilot of buyer and seller property information (BASPI) packs that would aim to speed up transactions.

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Conveyancing revolution to hit over next decade (LF)

The role of the conveyancer is undoubtedly going to change as much of the administrative side of the role becomes automated over the coming years, a new report from the

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Agents Beware: Mandatory disclosure of referral fees still a possibility (EAT)

It is possible that agents and their business partners in the conveyancing, mortgage and survey industries could be obliged to have referral fees disclosed by law.

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Portals to be at the heart of house buying reforms (EAT)

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform house buying.

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Revealed: ‘time on market’ from first portal listing to Land Registry sold (EAT)

The average time it took a home to sell last year – measured from its first day listed on a portal until it was sold as marked by the Land

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Conveyancing to go fully digital by 2030 (MS)

The conveyancing process will be completely digital by 2030, experts have forecast.

Rob Hailstone January 29, 2020

Every agent must pass qualification exams in ‘new era’ (EAT)

Some older estate agents may end up retiring when mandatory examinations and qualifications are introduced as there will be no ‘free pass’ whatever experience they have.

Rob Hailstone January 28, 2020

Conveyancing referral fees move up the agenda (LSG)

Estate agents could be forced to disclose details about referral fees if they have failed to comply with National Trading Standards guidance to be more transparent.

Rob Hailstone January 28, 2020

Agents invited to express interest in taking part in reservation agreement trials (PIE)

Agents are invited to take part in trials to see if reservation agreements work. The appeal has gone out from the Home Buying and Selling Group, which has drawn up

Rob Hailstone January 28, 2020