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

Landmark Information Group has been named as a principal partner for this year’s ESTAS Awards held in October. As part of this...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove.  This is the first time...

Home-moving platform the GoTo Group has been announced as a key partner of the Relocation Agent Network (RAN). RAN agents will gain...

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

In my last Natter, I recounted the story of how Angels media bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis by launching...

In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...

Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...

TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...

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

Mortgage brokers have hailed a ‘watershed moment’ as Nationwide became the first lender in months to release a sub-5% home loan...

The conveyancing process has been highlighted as a key pain point among buyers in the property transaction process. Research by anti-money laundering...

OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to allow agents to promote their own revenue generating partnerships on listing pages. Agents who...

Proptech company OneDome’s mortgage advisory firm CMME is launching a new scheme exclusively designed for self-employed mortgage advisers. The brand wants to...

OneDome has signalled an intention to acquire more mortgage brokers as it reveals its HomeBuyer service has helped return triple-digit year-on-year...

The Labour Party has announced it will be hosting an emergency mortgage summit this week. The summit, happening in London tomorrow, is...

The majority of mortgage lenders have committed to showing more flexibility to struggling borrowers but the Government has confirmed that support...

OnTheMarket has launched a new financial services arm. The portal has unveiled OnTheMarket Money, an umbrella brand providing consumers with access to...

Mortgage brokers are trying to get lenders to sign up to a 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge in efforts to keep the...

Smoove has entered into a strategic agreement with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to provide conveyancing comparison and related home-buying support services. The...

Mortgage brokers have expressed concern about products being removed with little or no notice. Hundreds of mortgages have been withdrawn from the...

Property industry customer review platform ESTAS is preparing to reveal its regional and national shortlists for their 2023 awards. The nominees for...

A company aiming to “disrupt the conventional homebuying space” has raised £8m in a Series A equity funding round. Wayhome offers a...

LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...

The issue of conditional selling in estate agency has hit Westminster. There have been several reports in recent months about agents requiring...

Land Registry analysis tool provider Veya has announced a partnership with home buying and selling platform adoor to help speed-up sales. Clients...

A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget yesterday failed to include any specific measures to boost the housing market but a mortgage broker...

I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...

Mortgage lenders may have been grabbing the headlines in recent weeks with rates below 4% but a broker has warned this...

An outline agenda for National Conveyancing Week has been released with the event just eight weeks away. National Conveyancing Week has been...

Agency brand LSL has announced the sale of its new build mortgage and protection brokerage firms, Group First, which operates under...

Challenger portal and homebuying support platform OneDome has acquired broker CMME Mortgage and Protection from the private equity-backed CMME Group. CMME Mortgage...

Housebuilder Persimmon has signed a multi-year software contract with Zoopla. It follows the launch of Zoopla for Housebuilders in July, a new...

Homeowners are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their property before they come to sell their home. It...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched criminal record bureau and directorship checks for all new and existing members. Graham Lock,...

The Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has written off its investment in collapsed challenger portal Boomin. The broker entered a strategic relationship with,...

Almost a fifth of home-movers would choose a different conveyancing firm or estate agent for their next property purchase, research claims. The latest...

In this guest feature, Ben Bailey, CCO at Even, a mortgage lender for first-time buyers launched this year, provides commentary on the end...

Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...

A green premium based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property market, according to a new report by high-street...

First-time buyers and homeowners seeking to sell alike are worried and confused about the current state of the housing market. With the average...

Private Banker Finance has been named as the latest sponsor for the ESTAS Awards. The brand, which specialises in high-end mortgages -...

One of the particular characteristics of the property market is how it brings contrasting professions together. From estate agents to conveyancers,...

Landmark Information Group has been named as the latest sponsor for the ESTAS Awards. The brand, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services,...

Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...

Almost a quarter of buyers have claimed they were not asked to verify their identity when purchasing a property, a survey...

In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

Most of us can only dream of buying a prime home, and new research by a mortgage broker has reinforced this...

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

Zoopla has launched a Progression Portal for agents, promising real-time updates for 15 key milestones during the sales transaction process. Agents can...

A mortgage broker has hit out at estate agents for forcing prospective buyers to visit their branches to sell financial services...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...

A record 600 firms and individuals have been shortlisted for the 2022 ESTAS Customer Service Awards. Sponsored by blockchain property network Coadjute,...

The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...

Spicerhaart’s annual conference and awards ceremony returned earlier this month after a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. The company’s two day...

A lack of mortgage knowledge could be holding buyers back, research claims. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers by Nottingham Building...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...

The shortlists for this year’s much-coveted ESTAS awards will be revealed from the end of this week. The ESTAS Customer Service Awards,...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

New research from Bluestone Mortgages has shown that 'non-vanilla' customers are being turned down for financial products and services. More than two...

A leading conveyancing network that works closely with estate agents has signed up to property blockchain platform Coadjute. The blockchain technology provided...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

Coadjute, the PropTech platform that aims to slash the length of property transactions, has announced a further £6m investment. Coadjute is a blockchain...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

A  mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change.  This comes after a summer...

Two prominent estate agencies are amongst those piloting a new financial product that allows aspiring buyers to purchase property with just...

LSL Property Services has told Estate Agent Today that the company did not agree to a potential sale of its mortgage arm at...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

Veteran agent and property consultant Dominic Grace, who recently left Savills after 37 years, is to take up a new role...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...

Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...

Zoopla has unveiled new features which it says will deliver more value to agents. In-Search Ads gives agents and housebuilders the option...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move agencies, has sold its holding in conveyancing panel management firm LMS...

Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support.  These...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

The Property Franchise Group and LSL Property Services are linking up mortgage and related activity. This agreement means that LSL will be...

LSL Property Services is to set up a mortgage brokerage called Pivotal Growth. The new brokerage - set up with Pollen Street...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...