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A trade body has queried parts of consumer watchdog Which?’s report into energy performance certificates (EPCs). A report from Which? earlier this...

April 22nd marked ‘Earth Day’, yet it seemed to pass relatively unnoticed within the mortgage market. While the market was once abuzz...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

The Able Agent - the online property training service which recently launched in Scotland - has now expanded to Wales as...

Agency media brand PropertyBox has launched an all-in-one artificial intelligence (AI) property marketing assistant for estate agents. The proptech company is now...

Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...

Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...

There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...

Rightmove has launched a new tool to help agencies manage their training with the portal. The new tool ‘Teams View’ is available...

Agency software provider Alto has launched a new way for users to keep track about its latest product developments.  The Zoopla-backed cloud-based...

The most highly-rated agents in the UK have been revealed. Comparison website allAgents has unveiled the winners of its 2023 People Awards. These...

Sellers should be persuaded to make use of upfront information packs in the same way Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been...

Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...

As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, Landlord Buyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up...

A senior banking figure has called for Stamp Duty rebates on property purchases to help create greener homes as research shows...

By David Boughtflower Business Analyst at Reapit, 14 years in Residential Sales and Lettings Having entered estate agency in the eye of the...

We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...

Property expert Kate Faulkner has been announced as the host of this year’s Society of Licensed Conveyancers’ annual conference. The event is...

Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...

A key minister in the Scottish Government has warned that the country faces a ‘monumental but essential task’ if it is to...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

New data from Moneypenny has revealed that eco features are falling off the wish-list of potential house buyers as a result...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

The government’s plan to put Energy Performance Certificates at the heart of its bid to reach Net Zero has hit a stumbling...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

TV property celebrity Amanda Lamb has revealed the winners of the 2021 allAgents customer experience awards. They were announced at the awards’...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

More than 10,000 certificates have been awarded to agents who have taken Rightmove’s first modular training. This is an accredited GDPR course...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

A new survey shows that there’s just a 1.7 per cent house price premium on homes with EPC ratings A or...

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

The number of Energy Performance Certificates issued for new build homes in England rose 16 per cent in the year to...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital...

A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 have been in place for several months now. While letting...

Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Since June 1, under The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords in England have been...

Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Tom Harrington and I’m the founder and...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

The head of a firm that has been creating digital property log books for well over a decade says the house-moving...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

A sales and lettings agency which has entered insolvency is reported by a local newspaper to have offered vendors cut-price fees...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

The introduction of technology to an industry can be daunting, due to changes in executing daily tasks, and also a fear...

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...

Nomination for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open - and they present a chance to celebrate colleagues or employers...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers says it is worried that HM Land Registry’s decision to publish details of apparent errors in...

British politics is extraordinarily volatile right now and the ongoing battle between austerity and anti-austerity, Leave and Remain, and Conservative and...

The managing director of the UK’s oldest estate agent recruitment consultancy has slammed a report which claims a cap on skilled...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

An online petition to scrap Energy Performance Certificates has received only modest support so far. The petition has been put forward by eMoov...

An estate agent that reportedly left a client’s passport and tax information in the street over 18 months ago has been...

The estate agent at the centre of an Advertising Standards Authority investigation into promotional claims using Rightmove data has hailed the...

Agent Tracker…. More than just a verified review site •    We are a network for quality agents. Supporting and helping them to...

It’s New Year – time for all those resolutions and good intentions. It’s a great time for all property professionals to...