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14th March 2024
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What do rate rises mean for homeowners and potential homeowners?

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In this Guides & Tips piece, Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, offers insight into what rate rises mean for homeowners and potential homeowners. How much will my mortgage increase? The increase on your mortgage is dependent ...

18th August 2022
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Security experts reveal top tips to keep your home safe this summer

Written by: EAT & LAT Team

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only 36% of holidaymakers took steps to prepare their property the day or even hours before they jet off. So ...

3rd August 2022
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Keep summer stress-free – preventing neighbour disputes

Written by: Mary Brennan

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to our homes. This sudden surge in development, gardening and the use of outdoor areas often leads to an increase ...

2nd August 2022
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How to submit an offer and exchange contracts

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Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers boss the offers and exchange stage of their transaction for the speediest sale possible. Making an offer Once you’ve ...

26th July 2022
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Messy gardens & dangerous décor: 10 ways first-time buyers can be fined up to £5,000

Written by: EAT & LAT Team

As Britain’s housing boom continues, SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000 - from having a messy garden to even painting their front door. With the number of first-time buyers doubling ...

26th July 2022
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What is Right to Buy and am I eligible?

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In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If you’re living in a council property or renting from a housing association, you may be able to buy your ...

21st July 2022
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A guide for Money Laundering Officers: Championing AML compliance in your agency

Written by: Ben Ridgway

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a legal obligation to carry out effective client identification and anti-money laundering (AML) checks. According to research from iamproperty, 28% ...

22nd November 2021
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Here’s everything you need to know about remortgaging

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In this tips article, the experts at GoodMove provide expert insight into the remortgage process. Remortgaging is the process of changing your initial mortgage supplier and swapping to another mortgage product from a different provider, and there are many benefits ...

24th February 2021
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Delivering a speedy end of tenancy deposit negotiation – the top tips

Written by: Nick Lyons

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic will have far reaching effects on all our finances and agents must prepare for increasing expectations in this area ...

10th November 2020
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Living without Section 21 evictions – lessons from the Scottish market

Written by: David Alexander

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from many landlords and agents as it stated that it would abolish the use of ‘no fault’ evictions by removing ...

27th October 2020
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Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Checklist

Written by: Fixflo

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act is using the 29 hazards listed in the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) to help define the ...

27th October 2020
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Deposit protection – what is Prescribed Information?

Written by: DPS

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30 days, or you could be penalised between one and three times the amount of the deposit. To help you comply ...

27th October 2020
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Top tips on how to ensure your AML procedures are up to scratch

Written by: Martin Cheek

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This is, in the main, because people can buy UK property in the name of a company, rather than ...

27th October 2020
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Legislation & Compliance

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How to add a guide

What do rate rises mean for homeowners and potential homeowners?

Security experts reveal top tips to keep your home safe this summer

Keep summer stress-free – preventing neighbour disputes

How to submit an offer and exchange contracts

Messy gardens & dangerous décor: 10 ways first-time buyers can be fined up to £5,000

What is Right to Buy and am I eligible?

A guide for Money Laundering Officers: Championing AML compliance in your agency

Here’s everything you need to know about remortgaging

Delivering a speedy end of tenancy deposit negotiation – the top tips

Living without Section 21 evictions – lessons from the Scottish market

Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Checklist

Deposit protection – what is Prescribed Information?

Top tips on how to ensure your AML procedures are up to scratch

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