News & Updates

A Code of Practice for property agents is due later in 2026 under the home-buying reforms, and Propertymark has confirmed it will not apply in Scotland.

The Renters' Rights Act turns landlord record-keeping into a registration duty. Here is what goes on the PRS Database, when it arrives, and why an unregistered landlord cannot obtain possession.

From October 2026, every permitted site that receives waste must record it on Defra's Digital Waste Tracking service. Here is what changes, what does not, and the detail most guides get wrong.

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.