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An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The cost of housing continues to be a major concern to the majority of adults in the UK, according to the...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The rate of inflation remained at 4% in the 12 months to January, but housing costs remain high, Office for National...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Calling all self-employed property professionals! With only one week to go until the 31 January self assessment deadline, the 3.8 million people...
27 January 2024
From: Features
Homebuyers are snubbing period properties, new analysis suggests. Research by Shawbrook suggests UK buyers are now prioritising sustainability and efficiency over style,...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss a beacon of hope for agencies looking to thrive...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...
16 December 2023
From: Features
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon amid rumours of Stamp Duty reforms and support for first-time buyers. The...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....
20 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...
11 November 2023
From: Features
The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
It looks like more families are to be hit with inheritance tax in 2023/4 according to a new forecast. Research from the...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains how those working in the property can best navigate the challenges the market is...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency software provider Alto has announced a new partnership with home setup provider Just Move In. Customers of the Zoopla-backed firm will...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
UK homebuyers have expressed support for more digital tools to reduce the administrative burden of purchasing a property yet few have...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...
26 August 2023
From: Features
There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...
12 August 2023
From: Features
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents need to ditch selling techniques and brush up on persuasion to...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...
22 July 2023
From: Features
A new study of 130 locations across the UK reveals huge ‘postcode lottery’ differences as to how quickly a first time...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Homeowners face paying an extra £3,000 for their mortgage next year, new research suggests. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation thintank suggests that...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...
22 April 2023
From: Features
Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...
22 April 2023
From: Features
Agency trade body Propertymark has welcomed reforms to the business rates system, meaning high street agents, and other businesses, could finally...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A more competitive mortgage market may actually dampen hopes of a downsizing boom, an agent has predicted. Many property professionals last year...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
From first-time buyer support to Stamp Duty changes or just doing nothing at all, there is plenty that agents and property...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance, has published an agenda-setting whitepaper to highlight the anti-money laundering shortcomings and sanctions...
25 February 2023
From: Features
A promise to sell homes for £1 by Scottish Labour has been labelled as a “politically led housing gimmick” by estate...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The rising price of fuel and the wider cost of living crisis are causing significant concern and stress for UK homeowners...
11 February 2023
From: Features
OnTheMarket Software is to launch a new estate agency automation platform that will feature a sales progression tracker and Home Management...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Record energy bills and the cost-of-living crisis has prompted a surge in downsizing activity over the past 12 months, new research...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Reducing gas and electricity bills is trumping environmental and regulatory concerns for buyers seeking more energy efficient homes, research suggests. Knight Frank’s...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency brand Beresfords is offering to pay one Essex-based resident’s utility bills for one year. The family-owned independent brand has launched...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...
07 January 2023
From: Features
Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Homeowners are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their property before they come to sell their home. It...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Halifax is predicting an 8% decline in house prices next year. The lender’s housing market review has forecasted that higher energy bills...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...
17 December 2022
From: Features
The major property portals have ruled out cuts and discounts to agency fees amid the cost of living crunch. Estate agents, like...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to look into issues with the Building Safety Act after MPs claimed leaseholders and Help to...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has called for Stamp Duty incentives and wider funding to make homes more energy efficient. It comes as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...
09 November 2022
From: Features
The Government is being urged to create a mortgage protection fund to support homeowners who are struggling with repayments. It comes as...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers are spending an average of 15.5% more for an energy efficient property, estate agents claim. New research by Santander found identified...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The temperature may be cooling outside but there is plenty of charitable warmth being shown by estate agents. Whatever the cause you...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The latest research from property consultancy Knight Frank has set out which areas of the UK have the largest proportion of...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...
15 October 2022
From: Features
Buyer demand is cooling but the property sector still remains in a sellers’ market for now, new analysis claims. The latest National...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
New-build buyers will save on average around £2,600 a year in energy bills, research claims. Analysis based on Government’s Energy Performance Certificate...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Research by property firm Savills has revealed that a large majority (77%) of buyers say that the potential energy consumption of...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...
24 September 2022
From: Features
Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited package of energy bill support for businesses. It will help firms including high street estate agents...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers are set to wait up to two years longer to get on the property ladder due to the cost...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
High street agents are eagerly anticipating a government announcement on support for business energy bills today. As with many businesses, estate agents...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A quarter of borrowers would be unable to afford their mortgage repayments if interest rates hit 5% but the threat of...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime London discounts are widening and tempting buyers but there are longer term economic risks that could hit the property market,...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Tackling the cost of utility bills has been highlighted as the top priority that new Prime Minister Liz Truss should focus...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Home hunters are increasingly searching for eco-friendly homes amid concerns about rising energy bills, figures suggest. New data from Legal & General...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...
05 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
A West Sussex estate agency has unveiled expansion plans after achieving a record-breaking £112m of new home sales in the past...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...
03 September 2022
From: Features
House price growth slowed in August but remains in double digits, Nationwide figures have revealed. The lender’s August House Price Index shows...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Hamptons is anticipating an 12% drop in property transactions across Great Britain next year as interest rate rises and the cost of...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...
31 August 2022
From: Features
The increased energy price cap could hit first-time buyers and the wider property market, new research suggests. It comes as households are...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have been warned that they risk letting down their clients by denying the prospect of a housing market correction. Charlie Lamdin,...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
In this Guides & Tips piece, Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, offers insight into what rate rises...
18 August 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
The right investment can help agents to thrive even during the current cost-of-living crisis. That’s according to cloud-based CRM solution Openview,...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have shown their support for helping junior staff with the cost of living crisis. The rate of inflation hit 9.4% during...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Asking prices for typical first-time buyer homes and equivalent rents have risen three times faster compared with the pre-pandemic years, Rightmove...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Connells Group has rolled out a new service to help homeowners, sellers and landlords boost the energy efficiency of their properties. Its...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Unless you have been living under a rock since the end of last year, you won’t need to be told about...
29 June 2022
From: Features
Up to 70% of property firms have not changed their approach to onboarding new customers since sanctions were imposed on Russia...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...