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The average time it takes to sell a house from listing to completion has dropped by 0.7% in the past year,...

New data suggests Thursday 28 March was the biggest day for the number of new sellers coming to market so far...

Time on the market for property listings has hit a five-year high, according to Rightmove. Data from the portal shows it is...

Buyers in Scotland took advantage of the high levels of competition in the market between November January, research suggests. Analysis by Scottish...

Some agents still appear unaware about their material information responsibilities, conveyancers claim. The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT)...

As property listings go, this one may be more barking than beautiful. Zoopla has revealed an interesting listing that has appeared on...

Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

Almost three quarters of homes on the market would be exempt from Stamp Duty for home-movers if the Chancellor introduced a...

The majority of agents back parts B and C of material information rules but more guidance is needed on where to...

Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

Despite the announcements, the publicity, the guidance and the acres of website information, the most common complaint surrounding house sales is...

Welcome back to the second instalment of our blog series on social media marketing tips for estate agents! In part one,...

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the first lender to sign up to the Open Property Data (OPDA) Association. Additionally, the bank’s...

Industry regulator the National Trading Standards & Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has issued a reminder to agents about their responsibilities when it...

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

Increasing numbers of agent listings are highlighting green features as key selling points, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal call for...

The founder of an online agency that switched to the for sale-by-owner model has turned his attention to property portals. Kae Travis...

Property supply appears weighted toward couples and small families, an agent has claimed. Analysis by self-employed agency brand eXp UK analysed current...

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

A new property platform aiming to help homeowners sell off-market properties has attracted 10,000 registered buyers in its first few months...

With rising mortgage rates and the cost of living expected to be the biggest cause of a slowdown in the housing...

Hometrack has launched a property listings data product for agents to help analyse their local market. Powered by Zoopla data, the product...

Property Webmasters has launched an overseas property opportunity for its estate agency clients to earn ‘passive income.’ The website and marketing tools...

Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Did you know that 46% of withdrawn properties will return to the market within 24 months? Here are 3 steps showing...

Proptech firm ValPal has entered the artificial intelligence (AI) sphere with a new tool to help agents write better quality and...

Property listings and sales remain down on pre-pandemic levels but there are signs that sellers are starting to heed agent advice...

The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...

The level of new listings coming to market is at its weakest since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty holiday,...

The property market is still active for ‘realistic’ sellers and serious buyers, OnTheMarket (OTM’s) claims. Jason Tebb, chief executive of the portal,...

The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...

The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

Agents are preparing to return for a full week of work as the festive period comes to an end, but was...

Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

The existence of renewable energy sources and parking facilities look set to be among details that Trading Standards will expect to...

Rightmove has launched a new product that enables an agent’s brand to be seen by more prospective local sellers who are...

A co-founder of new free-to-list portal Jangle has outlined how the new business aims to disrupt the property listings market. Prime property...

Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has made new data available to help agents comply with impending Trading Standards upfront information requirements. The National...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co is getting into the Halloween spirit with its property listings. The brand is revelling...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

The housing market is moving but sellers need to be more realistic about pricing, Propertymark claims. It comes as the agency trade...

Fine & Country has partnered with ListGlobally to feature all of their UK property listings on 106 international portals worldwide, according...

Agents are getting more listings but it is taking longer for properties to go under offer, new figures show. The latest Homemover...

Around one-third of properties on the portals are ‘fake listings,’ it has been claimed. Industry analyst Charlie Lamdin, founder of estate agency...

The seller’s market remains but the wind may not be blowing as strongly as before, Propertymark warns. The latest member data from...

Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

Sellers are willing to cut their asking price expectations by as much as £150,000 to attract a cash buyer for a...

I came across something which genuinely shocked me the other day. It was research showing that 1.7 per cent of homes listed...

Forget large driveways and gardens, it turns out agents need to advise their sellers to add air conditioning units to their...

Hundreds of homes reaching portals for sale with no supporting photos, research suggests. Estate agent media provider Giraffe360 analysed current sales stock...

A senior agency executive has backed the controversial issue of including broadband and mobile signal in property listings. The National Trading Standards...

Agency stock has reached its highest level for 12 months, OnTheMarket claims. The portal’s latest Property Sentiment Index revealed that there has...

Research carried out by Rightmove has revealed the home features which have grown the most in popularity, with garden offices topping...

There’s a spotlight now on property listings and as with so many changes in our industry, this is a case of...

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

Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...

More than half of agents disagree that mobile phone signal should be treated as material information in listings. James Munro, head of...

A client called asking for advice on their social media marketing strategy. They’d thrown a lot of budget at it, but...

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

Agents may have to include the broadband speed and mobile signal for a property on listings in the next round of...

Agents need to use social media for more than just posting property listings, an industry digital marketing expert claims. Craig Vile, director...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Adoption of virtual tours among estate agents remain low but new data suggests they could boost sales. Industry analysis shows just 4%...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) deemed yesterday that the use of POA or “price on application”...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has deemed that the use of POA or “price on application”...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...

Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

Boomin claims that one of the online influencers it has commissioned to create YouTube content has won has many viewers as...

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...

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

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...

There’s been yet another month of declining property listings according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot. Those responding...

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...

The market may be soaring in most of the country but there are still locations where significant numbers of properties sell...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...