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Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The number of properties purchased using a Help to Buy ISA-backed deposit fell to record lows last year, official data shows. Government...

In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...

Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...

In the fast-evolving world of property, where every click counts and every search matters, mastering the art of Search Engine Optimisation...

It was the news we were all expecting. But I still feel a sense of disappointment as I digest the fact the...

A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...

Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...

Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...

The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...

A coalition of organisations representing consumers, financial institutions and energy suppliers has written to the Department for Energy Security and Net...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...

The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

The new financial year is often an opportunity to get organised for the year ahead. For self-employed property professionals who are...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...

The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Sales agreed among Propertymark members hit a four-month high in February but the agency trade body has warned of a quieter...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...

To commemorate PayProp’s 20th year in business, Estate Agent Today’s Lee Dahill took a walk down memory lane with Neil Cobbold,...

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

SPRING cleaning is an annual ritual for many households, but firms in the property sector would do well to spend some...

The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...

As most of the regular readers of this column will know (and because I’m not shy about admitting it) – I’ve...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of  Estate Agency Software. For a long...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

Down-valuations appear to be on the rise and it is shocking agents and mortgage brokers. Property professionals have seen an uptick in...

Industry leaders in both real estate and PropTech view AI/Automation and Big Data as the two major gamechangers in the next...

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Concerned homeowners and gardeners are frequently mistaking common garden plants such as bindweed, dogwood and lilac for highly invasive Japanese knotweed,...

The search for the very best of the property industry is officially on for The Midlands PROPS Awards 2024. The awards is...

Yopa’s latest accounts for 2022 have revealed a “material uncertainty” that the business could continue ahead of a restructure in 2023. The...

Record numbers of future vendors sent a request for an estate agent to come and provide a market appraisal of their...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...

Reapit has unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives to support agents. The agency software provider has launched an AI-powered property...

Prime market activity hasn’t caught up with more positive sentiment, Knight Frank claims. It comes as figures from the agency brand showed...

A new service has launched to provide buyers of prime and super-prime residential properties with an appraisal of the property’s suitability,...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...

Leaks and water-based issues are more likely in rental properties than any other type of emergency, according to data we gathered...

Estate agency recruitment expert and mentor Ian Dobrin has joined property data firm Addland. He will initially focus on further building the...

Sprift has unveiled its solution to help agents cope with material information requirements and collate the property-specific details required prior to...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...

As the landscape of the property industry changes, as it has done in line with all new technologies over the decades,...

As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The property and construction sector is falling behind most other industries in website performance, analysis suggests. CMS provider Zengenti analysed the performance...

The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...

Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion has helped launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) property search tool that agents can embed in...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

After months of doom and gloom about the property market, it finally feels like there are green shoots on the horizon. I’m...

The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...

Around half of homebuyers will continue to postpone plans to purchase a property after the Autumn Statement failed to provide sufficient...

SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...