Marc Shoffman

The property market appears to have lost out on its traditional Autumn bounce, Rightmove claims. – Rightmove: Housing market not strong enough for Autumn bounce

SmartSearch has acquired its rival Credas Technologies to boost its know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities. – SmartSearch acquires Credas in major AML deal

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty appoints its youngest Director in Prime Central London – United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty appoints youngest Director in prime London

Home buying reforms mustn’t give estate agents too much power, it has been warned. – Estate agents get too much power from home buying reforms - warning 

The Government’s home buying reforms have already come under criticism for failing to explicitly outline a ban on conditional selling. – Questions raised as conditional selling is absent from home buying reforms

The Government’s home buying reforms may include extra material information and qualification requirements for estate agents but there is no consideration for the costs the industry will face. – Home buying reforms: No sign of costs for estate agents

A new platform has launched for instruction-ready sellers to connect with and appoint estate agents, before their homes reach the open market.  – New platform aims to speed-up process of finding an estate agent

The Government has unveiled plans for a major overhaul of the home buying and selling process, including mandatory qualifications for estate agents. – Agents face mandatory qualifications under new home buying reforms 

Property portals, membership bodies and professional organisations have given their backing to home buying reforms announced by the Government today. – Home buying reforms: How the industry reacted

Estate agents will need mandatory qualifications and must follow new material information rules under a major overhaul of the home buying and selling process that has been announced by the Government. – The new home buying rules that estate agents need to follow