Property News · April 8, 2018

UK government aims to streamline property sales with new measures


Professional qualifications for estate agents and protection from gazumping are among the proposalsEstate agents will be required to obtain a professional qualification and disclose payments for referring customers to solicitors, surveyors or mortgage brokers under government plans aimed at “speeding up” property sales.The measures announced by the housing secretary, Sajid Javid, will also discourage agents from taking part in gazumping – whereby higher offers are accepted after a deal has already been agreed. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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