In response to the latest Trading Standards regulations, MoveReady has launched an innovative online game: “Fall Through Game.”
This engaging, retro-style game is designed to raise awareness of the new regulations and their potential to have a positive impact on customer experiences in property transactions.
“With new regulations come new challenges and opportunities,” said Matt Bateson, co-founder at MoveReady.
“The ‘Fall Through Game’ is our playful, yet informative take on how these changes can be a force for good in the property market if executed correctly.”
“Our goal is to support estate agents in embracing these changes positively,” Bateson added. “We believe that an informed approach to these new regulations is key to enhancing the overall client experience in property transactions.”
MoveReady invites estate agents across the UK to play the “Fall Through Game” and explore how a better understanding of Trading Standards can lead to more successful property deals. The game is available for free and can be accessed online
Try the new Fall Through Game: https://moveready.app/fall-through-game
So it has come to this.
There are very many good estate agents in the UK today. Like property lawyers, they face many different challenges.
Do they feel that the inevitable negative publicity surrounding the impact of material information being reduced to a mere game will enhance their reputation with the public?
MI is far too important a subject to be treated in such a trivial fashion.
Let’s have a better game. Let’s call it ” MI Monopoly” . In this game, if you land on the wrong square a player gets sent to jail; gets prosecuted for negligence; sent back to start because a frustrated client has instructed another agent.
Merry Christmas everyone. Let’s see whats in your stocking this year!
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Hopefully a better legal mind than mine will tell me if its possible to overturn the case law precedents that govern agency and conveyancing with new laws that are at best backwards
Caveat Emptor and the fiduciary duties of agency are all challenged by the CPR regulations that brought about material information guidance.
All of a sudden a vendor and agent who misses the tell tale signs of horizontal cracks in what appears to be traditional cavity construction (that’s be subsequently filled and has all the building regulations and certificates to say the job was done properly) is liable for whatever’s going on and the extent of the cavity wall tie failure. Great for the buyer and the buyers lender they’re effectively indemnified.
I’m not critical of getting all the nasties known but the survey element of the legislation should be reviewed so there doesn’t have to be a lengthy case law clarification of the new laws
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Good comment Robert.
The key point is that the dynamics of estate agencies have changed, and not in a good way!
Yes, the legal landscape has changed. Once long-established practices are tampered with the law of unforeseen consequences kicks in. At the very least there will be increased claims for negligence. Moreover, agents cant rely on third-party IT suppliers to supply data. Such naked data will be starved of critical context.
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but there is a much greater change for conveyancers. Bringing conveyancers into the process at instruction is an obvious benefit to the whole process
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Estate Agents are already required to provide time and effort for FREE for;
Criminal investigators for proceeds of crime/money laundering
Tax reporters for HM Inland Revenue Service sales and landlords income
Immigration Officers for those that are legally entitled to be here and those that are not.
ASA officers for standards of advertising within the existing EA Act emit.
Referees and counsellors for headache sales and some deplorable conveyancing standards.
Saviours for when the wheel comes off for both client parties.
Now you want them to be in-house Trading Standards officers for matters that should be dealt with by conveyancers.
The thin end of a wedge has already grown bigger as time has gone on and its all free, time consuming and costly for a business. Where are we expected to get all these resources and employees to implement and monitor?
Meanwhile my paying clients are wondering why we are not available to respond in a timely fashion!
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