News & Updates

Seller-led responsibility, cost layers, illustrative prices, and what buyers still pay, without fake mandatory fee claims.

Property condition reports in planned UK sales packs: roadmap meaning, not law yet, vs surveys/EPCs/logbooks, and what sellers can do now.

What MHCLG’s binding conditional contracts mean, why they come after sales packs, how reservation agreements differ, and what is not law yet.

Repairing Standard, gas, electrical (5-year + RCD), Scottish fire alarms, EPC (no minimum band yet), Legionella and Home Report, what Scottish landlords must file, vs England.

Benedict's Law and the FSA's “may contain” reform: use precautionary allergen labels only for genuine, unavoidable risks, and be specific. What to do before September 2026.

Martyn's Law requires qualifying venues to document evacuation, lockdown and communication procedures. The two tiers, the SIA's role, and the records to keep.

Home Information Packs (2007-2010) tried to move property information upfront and failed. Will the 2026 digital property logbooks succeed? What's different this time.

What estate agents and sellers must disclose under the UK material information rules (Parts A, B and C) and how it feeds the property logbook and home-buying reform.

Live status of the UK's property logbook and home buying & selling reforms: are they law yet? The timeline from consultation to mandatory, updated as each stage lands.

The June 2026 MHCLG reforms put digital property logbooks and upfront sales packs at the heart of home selling in England. Here is what is actually changing, what goes in a logbook, and when the rules take effect.

Two key 2026 tachograph deadlines for UK operators, Smart Tachograph 2 for international vehicles over 2.5t by July, and all newly registered goods vehicles by December. Plus the 56-day data rule.

The reformed UK EPC scraps the single rating for four metrics, fabric performance, heating, smart readiness, and cost. Launch now slated for late 2027, but the 2030 EPC C rental deadline stands. What landlords need to plan for.