Category: Insights

On the 30th of November 2023 Trading Standards issued new guidance to Estate Agents aimed at  meeting the legal requirement for what Material Information should be obtained prior to marketing a property. They said “Agents are already obliged under the Consumer Protection Regulations (CPRs) not to omit any material information on property listings. Although material… Continue reading Trading Standards issues new guidance to Estate Agents

As we enter the new year it is common for many industry commentators to stare into their crystal balls and make predictions on what might change in the year ahead. Having worked within the residential property sector for 35 years I have come to learn that such predictions are easy to give but almost impossible… Continue reading 2024 – Crystal Ball Gazing

Earlier this year, Trading Standards announced the material information rules are set to undergo a major update with information required prior to the marketing of a property.  James Munro of NTSELAT announced that early stages of information on utilities, building safety issues, and flood risks would be rolled out in autumn of this year, marking… Continue reading Trading Standards announced the material information rules are set to undergo a major update

The first ever NSS MacMillan Coffee morning was a huge success, raising £100 so far for a great cause. The staff and business park community in Huddersfield came together to make it an enjoyable and memorable event. The morning was bustling with people making new connections and savoring delicious coffee and cakes. It’s heartwarming to… Continue reading NSS MacMillan Coffee Morning

We’re thrilled to announce that the amazing team at NSS has gone above and beyond in their efforts to support Alzheimer’s Month. Thanks to their incredible fundraising efforts, we’ve already raised over £2,325 to help fight this devastating disease. But we’re not quite there yet! We still need your help to hit our ambitious target… Continue reading NSS team supporting Alzheimer’s Month

There have been some industry comments over recent weeks that we should turn the clocks back and re-introduce Home Information Packs. So let’s have a reasoned debate about this issue and call out some of the vested interests both for and against. First of all let us not forget that HIPS was scrapped in 2011.… Continue reading Back to the future

With much fanfare, a new government “steering group” has been announced with the catchy title of Digital Property Market Steering Group (DPMSG) for short HM Land Registry seems to be the driving force (which is good) and the main stated aim as “If information about properties was available immediately to all concerned and everything was… Continue reading Just another talking shop ?

As we moved into the second quarter of 2023, despite ongoing public services disruption and high inflation, the residential property market has shown growing signs of resilience with transactional numbers increasing to levels not seen since September 2022. Data from TwentyEA showed four successive weeks of growing sales numbers during March and April with the… Continue reading Property Market Update May 2023

Having spent over 25 years in the industry in both senior commercial and operations roles, I was delighted to join NSS in 2017 to lead their high-performance operations team. Having worked for large corporate competitors of ours, I am proud to work for a highly respected company which has carved out such an important niche… Continue reading Meet Andrew Dutton

The residential property market continues to seemingly defy all attempts to derail it by certain commentators and sections of the media that relish spreading doom and gloom and latching on to every negative news story that occurs. Of course, the property market is not immune to both economic factors and changes in sentiment but adjustments… Continue reading Property Market Update March 2023 – 2.0