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When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

As Dataloft’s home town and having been declared the best place to live, we needed no further excuse to have a...

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

In a recent landmark Council Tax case, the Court of Appeal (Leeds City Council V Broadley 2016) upheld that the use...

One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The publication of our Strategic Plan, ‘Building the framework for the future’, met with an anticipated degree of positive and not-so-positive...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on letting agent fees charged to tenants generated ten tips for growing your...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...