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Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities.  After initial training, ongoing training and...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK.  I...

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK.  By putting the...

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...