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You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus when it comes to government housing initiatives, but our latest...

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...

Whether we’re selling properties, managing buildings, servicing heavy goods vehicles or flogging widgets, we’re all operating in a digital world. This is...

The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...

To commemorate PayProp’s 20th year in business, Estate Agent Today’s Lee Dahill took a walk down memory lane with Neil Cobbold,...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

Concerned homeowners and gardeners are frequently mistaking common garden plants such as bindweed, dogwood and lilac for highly invasive Japanese knotweed,...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

By Neil Cobbold Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section...

Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...

House prices won’t fall by as much as the 1990s and 2008 financial crashes but it will take until 2025 for...

Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...

Well as week’s come and go, this one’s been a bit of a downer but it is always worth remembering that...

From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...

Property supply appears weighted toward couples and small families, an agent has claimed. Analysis by self-employed agency brand eXp UK analysed current...

First-time buyers in the UK are paying almost a third more to get on the property ladder than they were five...

One of the main advantages of a PropTech solution is being able to automate the time-intensive and repetitive jobs that employees...

Mayfair, London’s most famous address, is in a state of radical metamorphosis, a local agency brand claims. A new report from Mayfair...

It was a busy 2022 for the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad and 2023 could be more manic for parents,...

With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, Landlord Buyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up...

The South East of England is currently most in need of an estate agency personnel boost, new research claims. The analysis, by...

A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Two of the biggest challenges facing the property industry right now are fraud and money laundering. The scale of these activities is...

Vendors are cutting asking prices by as much as 20% on average to secure a sale, new research claims. Quick-buy firm House...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

New research has uncovered the most densely populated areas for estate agency branches. Agency comparison website GetAgent’s internal data tracks the number...

Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...

OnTheMarket Group has launched its own proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) platform for estate agents following a successful trial period.   TecCRM, which...

Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

Winkworth has claimed to have sold more properties than any other agent during the first half of the year. The bold claim...

The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...

Increasing numbers of women are being flagged during anti-money laundering (AML) compliance checks. AML platform Credas Technologies suggests the main reason for...

Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...

London accounted for almost half of million-pound plus property sales over the past 12 months but the most active borough at...

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...

A former agency apprentice has worked her way up to a qualified accounts technician in under a decade. Carrie Howcroft joined Preston...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...

The controversial conveyancing firm at the centre of an apparent cyber attack has hit back at newspaper claims that it did...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

If agents wonder why more older home owners don’t sell and downsize, it may be because they’re taking equity out of...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Scotland and the south west of England have been identified as cash buyer hotspots. Analysis by Barrows and Forrester, found 27 per...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

Research by an estate agency comparison service has revealed which type of road address produces the highest average price.  GetAgent has analysed...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...

High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...

The letting industry has come a long way over the past few years, embracing regulation and taking pride in doing good...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...

Knight Frank has merged two of its existing divisions to form a new Private Residence Consultancy team - and the new...

A group representing 600 tax experts working in UK legal and accounting firms is warning buyers not to purchase a new...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...