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While some landlords may have breathed a sigh of relief following Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s announcement on energy upgrades, I suspect...

After a bumpy six months media-wise, I was fascinated to see that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose a tech-based project...

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

Leaders has launched its latest sustainable branch. Following the opening of its first sustainable branch in Aylesbury earlier this year, Leaders has...

This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...

Leaders’ Lettings Agents has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury as part of plans to make the whole brand carbon...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Consolidation and industry challenges are among the key themes to be tackled at The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) annual conference next month...

Portico Estate Agents is set to unveil a new sustainable office at its Fulham branch in London next week. It forms part...

The Conveyancing Association has set a date for its 2023 Annual Conference. It will take place in London on 7 February 2023...

Propertymark has called for Stamp Duty incentives and wider funding to make homes more energy efficient. It comes as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...

The UK’s real estate sector is set to lose some 127,320 jobs by 2030, according to a new report by Arden...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has opened its first sustainable branch in Kemptown, Brighton City Centre. The Leaders-branded office has been completely refurbished...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

A key minister in the Scottish Government has warned that the country faces a ‘monumental but essential task’ if it is to...

The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...

The chairman of the Commons housing, communities and local government committee has criticised the institutional bulk-buying of existing homes for denying...

The housing market could be in for a financial boost of an unusual kind as a High Street bank plans to...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...

Conveyancers should consider the provision of electric vehicle parking and charging in transactions according to a legal company. Law firm says that...

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...

On Monday, we launched our state of the property nation survey – a 14-question poll designed to give estate and letting...

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves -...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

I don’t want this to be a long piece. I want this to be short and sharp. I want it to...

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

The troubled London agency Foxtons says its fleet of branded Minis will go electric - but it has generously set itself...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

MPs will next month debate a Bill which aims to have the energy efficiency of all UK homes brought up to...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

Saudi Arabia has announced it’s to build a new mega-city, rising out of the desert sands in the kingdom’s north, adorning...

It’s the height of holiday season but despite the rival attractions of traffic jams and airport delays, many agents are still...

The number of UK properties worth at least £1m is expected to more than triple between now and 2030. A report from...

An out-spoken estate agent has claimed that first-time buyers in the North East of England will need to save deposits of...