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There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...
27 July 2024
From: Features
Mandatory housing targets are back, alongside a pledge to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years. But can Prime...
27 July 2024
From: Features
A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...
27 July 2024
From: Features
Views are sought from all heritage destinations with listed buildings across the UK to find out how much they pay on...
27 July 2024
From: Features
The Law Society may have seen-off a no-confidence vote but disgruntled solicitors have vowed to keep up the pressure on the...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Halliwell and my VMC business card says “Executive...
25 July 2024
From: 60 Second Interview
Further consumer education is needed to remove the stigma of auction property sales, iamproperty co-founder Jamie Cooke claims. Cooke has suggested TV...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage rates are dropping faster than many expected, Rightmove claims. Nationwide unveiled a 3.99% five-year fix for home purchases this week –...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Eluned Morgan is set to be named First Minister of Wales in a move backed by estate agency trade body Propertymark. Morgan...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...
24 July 2024
From: Marketing & Social Media
The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...
24 July 2024
From: Features
Moverly’s upfront information services have been integrated with technology platform Reapit. Agents using Reapit can now access Moverly's comprehensive material information solution,...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...
23 July 2024
From: Sponsored Content
HSBC has promised rate cuts this week as mortgage pricing continues to drop, but it is unclear how much further pricing...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
A lack of new investment rather than landlords selling-up is causing rental market supply issues, research suggests. The latest Hamptons Lettings Index...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has invested in new online content and personalised emails using artificial intelligence to drive demand for estate agents. The portal said...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Manning Stainton has committed to nurturing the rising stars of the property industry in Yorkshire through a summer training academy with...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...
20 July 2024
From: Features
The new Government’s plan to ‘Get Britain Building’ is ambitious, to say the least. And it is central to their mission, not...
20 July 2024
From: Features
Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...
20 July 2024
From: Features
The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically. The plans...
20 July 2024
From: Features
Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...
20 July 2024
From: Features
We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...
20 July 2024
From: Features
Agents appear to be underestimating the usefulness of customer reviews, research suggests A survey of more than 500 estate agents found a...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Leaders has launched its upgraded sustainable office in Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne. The agency brand commissioned green office and retail design consultants Jackson...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Half of all UK homes (15m) have increased in value in the first half of 2024 by 1% or more, research...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
The rate of inflation held steady last month, raising hopes that the Bank of England will give homebuyers a boost with...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Cash buyers accounted for the highest percentage of market activity seen in the past decade and, so far this year, they’ve...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...
17 July 2024
From: Features
Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Property data specialist Sprift Technologies has been listed in the Deloitte 2023 EMEA Fast 500. The Deloitte report recognises the fastest-growing technology...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Winkworth agents Shilpa and Ajay Bathija have extended their presence in North London – taking over the network’s Hendon office. Ajay, who...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark and RICS are among industry bodies that have backed an open letter to the new Housing Secretary calling for the...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
West Sussex agent Hawkins & Smith has joined the region’s leading estate agency group, Henry Adams. Directors of Hawkins & Smith, Chris...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...
13 July 2024
From: Features
Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...
13 July 2024
From: Features
The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...
13 July 2024
From: Features
The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...
13 July 2024
From: Features
While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help...
13 July 2024
From: Features
The General Election sparked an early summer slowdown for London’s prime housing market, research suggests. Analysis of the prime London housing market...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agents submitted 30% more Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML) SARs last year, research suggests. Analysis by...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Lomond announced its second acquisition this week, boosting its presence in the South of England. The deal will see Lomond acquire the...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
A date has been set for a vote of no confidence in the Law Society amid furore over its stance on...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
New Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her first speech to reinstate housebuilding targets and pledge to build one and a half...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Lomond has expanded further into the East Midlands with its 58th acquisition. The brand has acquired Acquire Sales and Lettings, an agent...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
My Property Box – a North East-headquartered residential estate agency – has received a multi-million pound investment from BGF, one of...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....
06 July 2024
From: Features
As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...
06 July 2024
From: Features
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will have the removal vans booked this morning after the General Election result. Sir Keir is set...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association has hit back at claims about the accuracy of work by professionals...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable mortgage deals and boosting their...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
New research has revealed the areas where sellers have the best chance of finding a cash buyer. Analysis by My Home Conveyancing...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Price growth has been put on hold at the top of the market during the second quarter of 2024 given uncertainty...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
An industry expert has called on agents to actively lobby new MPs to influence housing policy – whoever wins the election. Neil...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyer demand levels climbed significantly between the first and second quarters of this year, research suggests. GetAgent’s Hotspots Demand Index monitors quarterly...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Industry commentator Charlie Lamdin has launched a 50-hour live stream to help voters concerned about housing decide how to vote in...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
More than three quarters of home buyers are ‘gazundering’—or ‘price chipping’—to reduce the agreed sale price of properties at the last...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Residential sales have returned to more than 90% of their pre-pandemic average, Savills claims. It comes as the latest HMRC property transaction...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark elected its new board members and vice presidents during its annual general meeting last week. The meeting extended an appreciation and...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...
29 June 2024
From: Features
As we move into the second half of the year, the property market is looking buoyant. Demand and supply are most...
29 June 2024
From: Features
We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...
29 June 2024
From: Features
Given the rise of conveyancing fraud, client compliance platform Thirdfort is urging conveyancers, lawyers and estate agents to offer more secure...
29 June 2024
From: Features
Institutional investors and "for-profit" registered providers are set to play an increasingly vital role in tackling the UK's affordable housing crisis,...
29 June 2024
From: Features
Average UK house prices are 8% overvalued but this figure could fall once mortgage rates hopefully drop, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
You may not have seen it, but one of the most important reports published within the housing sector over the past...
28 June 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...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Landmark Information Group has launched a new Common Ground campaign to bring the property industry together. The data company hosted an industry...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Major lenders have started cutting their mortgage pricing in anticipation of an interest rate cut in the coming months. The Bank of...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
There has been a 22.9% increase in the number of new homes hitting the market across Britain compared with the start...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Affordability concerns are prompting many first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles on average from their preferred location to...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...
26 June 2024
From: Features
At least 18m homes have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D or below, pushing up gas and electricity bills...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Vendors are now paying up to 21% more in estate agency fees than five years ago but it’s not because agents...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services has appointed Michael Stoop to its board as a non-executive director. He brings significant experience in estate agency and...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals is trying to encourage more networking between its members. A series of local meetings are being hosted...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are more confident in technology than ever before and a large majority believe that investing in automation is more...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent south west estate agency trading for 50 years is making five redundancies as part of a restructuring. Local media report...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m in a statement released this morning. Profit soared...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Gary Hersham, the founder of high-end London-focussed agency Beauchamp Estates, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the property data...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
A PropTech platform that links buyers with estate agents’ off-market listings has won £800,000 in new investment. The platform is called...