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The proportion of mortgaged homebuyers has hit its highest level for four years, research suggests. Analysis based on conveyancing quote requests on...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A buying agent is marking its first year in business. Otters Home Search, founded by experienced chartered surveyors Abbie Long and Francesca...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
More than one in seven (13%) buyers purchasing properties in the UK are using funds from overseas to fund all or...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss advanced technology and innovative business models. In today's UK...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Asking prices have hit a record high as agents and sellers become more bullish about the market’s prospects. The latest Rightmove house...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A level playing field has emerged between buyers and sellers as purchasers have become less certain of their position, OnTheMarket (OTM)...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A new estate agency has been launched in Northumberland, offering a VIP member’s club to provide early access to properties. The new...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...
18 May 2024
From: Features
Housing minister Jacob Young recently scotched rumours that the property portal proposed in the Renters (Reform) Bill would remove the need...
18 May 2024
From: Features
High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...
18 May 2024
From: Features
Scottish housebuilding needs to return to the completion numbers from 25 years ago according to analysis of the latest official statistics...
18 May 2024
From: Features
Artificial Intelligence will not be taking over people’s jobs any time soon, as machine learning is trainable only with human input. The...
18 May 2024
From: Features
The task of obtaining material information is more difficult than it appears for estate agents, Rightmove has warned. The portal revealed in...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has expanded its latest advertising campaign titled ‘Dare to be Iconic.’ The upmarket agency network said the campaign will...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Another week and more good news for Rightmove. The company which estate agents love to hate has just announced it has...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has revealed details of its latest anti-money laundering (AML) webinar. The next event, in partnership with FCS Compliance, is titled 10...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...
16 May 2024
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Verona Frankish has hit back at critics who claim fixed-fee agents who charge upfront fees have no motivation to sell. Frankish, chief...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Prime London property sales are taking longer to go through once under offer, which is creating a vicious cycle of fall-throughs,...
16 May 2024
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The number of properties purchased using a Help to Buy ISA-backed deposit fell to record lows last year, official data shows. Government...
16 May 2024
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Google-backed property search app Jitty has launched a new ‘Collections’ feature – that creates groups of the most interesting and 'trending' properties...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has set a date for its annual conference. It will take place on 12 July 2024...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills’ “less transactional” services have boosted its performance so far this year amid a slower property market. A trading update from the...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...
15 May 2024
From: Marketing & Social Media
Foxtons has been backed by a senior analyst to return to its previous peak earnings. A note from Singer Capital Markets suggested...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Auction is gearing up for further growth with a traditional strong spring market anticipated off the back of a record-breaking quarter...
15 May 2024
From: Features
Street.co.uk has added new fields directly into its property records to help agents stay compliant following the new material information guidance. It...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Kerfuffle has launched a new e-book focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). Titled, The Ultimate Guide to AI in Estate Agency, the industry...
15 May 2024
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County Down estate agency Quinn Estate Agents has officially opened its new Downpatrick office following the devastating floods that impacted the...
15 May 2024
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Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired the book of business of Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors-owned Halifax estate agents Boococks as part of...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agency regulation is needed to help improve the homebuying and selling process, MPs have been told. The first hearing of the...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A trade body has queried parts of consumer watchdog Which?’s report into energy performance certificates (EPCs). A report from Which? earlier this...
14 May 2024
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Homebuyers have been hit by the highest jump in mortgage rates since March, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfacts found the typical pricing...
14 May 2024
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Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Pattinson Estate Agency has acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, a well-established estate agency in the North East town of Stanley and...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...
13 May 2024
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MPs are set to begin their inquiry into improving the home buying and selling process today. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
13 May 2024
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Rightmove posted a bullish trading update and raised performance expectations for the year ahead on Friday but the markets seemed less...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of people are citing housing as their main concern, official data suggests. The latest public opinions and social trends survey...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Around one in 10 buyers who failed to get a survey on a property purchase have gone on to find issues...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The founding team behind Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has launched a custom-built AI-powered CRM system for UK estate and letting agents. Preston...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Local property market performances vary from 12% gains to price reductions of as much as 24% since the pandemic house price...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...
11 May 2024
From: Features
We were delighted to hold our first ESTAS Postcode Awards last Friday as part of our commitment to recognising service standards...
11 May 2024
From: Features
There’s a very important first step that needs to be taken in resolving the housing crisis: we need a greater understanding...
11 May 2024
From: Features
In the fast-evolving world of property, where every click counts and every search matters, mastering the art of Search Engine Optimisation...
11 May 2024
From: Features
Britain's housebuilders are seeing a recovery in buyer interest and land purchasing activity in early 2024, according to the latest Knight...
11 May 2024
From: Features
Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Price reductions fell to an 18-month low in April as transactions recover faster than prices, new industry data reveals. Figures from Hamptons,...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
It was the news we were all expecting. But I still feel a sense of disappointment as I digest the fact the...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A landmark ruling on the affect of Japanese knotweed on property values has been overturned, which could have implications for home...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire-based Jones Robinson has announced the acquisition of Manningford Croft, an agency based in nearby Pewsey. The company said...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Seymours has relocated its Woking office to a new modern showroom office in the Victoria Place shopping centre. The independent 20-branch estate...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Chain-free homes are commanding an asking price premium of 3.9% compared with other homes, rising to a premium of 7.2% in...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR and is on the lookout...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Building societies are currently offering the most competitive mortgage deals for first-time buyers compared with high-street lenders, research suggests. Analysis of 90%...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing market is still “finding its feet,” Halifax has claimed, after its latest data showed house prices appeared to stagnate...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is starting to rival Rightmove when it comes to new-build stock, the portal has claimed. The CoStar-backed brand said it has...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Industry figure Paul Clarke has joined LSL Estate Agency Franchising as director of proposition. It comes after Clarke left his Mr and...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...
08 May 2024
From: Features
Winkworth has opened its fifth office in Devon – with what it describes as a prime spot in an affluent area...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Dawsons has overhauled its senior leadership team following the retirement of popular industry figure senior partner Chris Hope. The Swansea and South Wales-based...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Typical consumer spending on mortgages and rents increased 3.6% in April – the first increase in the rate of growth since...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has kicked off an eight week marketing campaign to fend off the threat of OnTheMarket and to capitalise on the...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Sellers seeking to differentiate their homes from others on the market may consider solar panels - but they should be wary...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
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...
04 May 2024
From: Features
You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...
04 May 2024
From: Features
April 22nd marked ‘Earth Day’, yet it seemed to pass relatively unnoticed within the mortgage market. While the market was once abuzz...
04 May 2024
From: Features
Agents should be regulated to achieve the training and education they need to improve the property market as a whole, says...
04 May 2024
From: Features
For most of us, estate agents are key when it comes to the biggest sales and purchases of our lives. With the...
04 May 2024
From: Features
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
Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
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...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
03 May 2024
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Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Alto is rolling out free Property Valuation Reports for agents. The tool can be accessed directly from individual property record pages, and...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A specialist lender is reintroducing a suite of mortgage products aimed at what it call “overlooked customers”. It turns out these are...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A locally-owned property portal called Propertynews says it’s signed up over 40 more agents to list properties since New Year. More than...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A coalition of organisations representing consumers, financial institutions and energy suppliers has written to the Department for Energy Security and Net...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Industry partner the Estate Agent Content Club (EACC) has announced a new chief executive, replacing high profile founder Jerry Lyons. Amanda Bower...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
North East estate agency group My Property Box has welcomed Nicola Nicholson, Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson to its team following...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has launched launched a mortgage divison, known formally as Purplebricks Mortgages Limited This will see a team of more than 150...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent estate agent has started an online petition to reverse stamp duty so it is paid by the vendor, not...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...