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In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

With tenancy fraud on the rise, landlords are increasingly wary. So, they want to work with agencies who do everything they...

Surprise figures released through Freedom of Information requests show that the number of homes in England and Wales with owners registered...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

A prominent prime London estate agent has been awarded £180,000 by a compensation panel following her victory earlier this year in...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give its members a tool which, it claims, will show existing owners’ propensity to...

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Few people in the industry have as controversial or challenging a role as Nathan Emerson, the new (but interim) chief executive...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

A newspaper claims that thousands of customers’ financial details held by Foxtons Group are being freely accessed on the so-called dark...

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...

Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...

Connells has this morning made a dramatic improvement in its bid to takeover Countrywide. It has increased its cash offer from 250p...

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

The last few months have been tough for the property sector, and the pressure will continue as estate agents across the...

Agents now have a chance to say what they think should be in a new Code of Conduct being discussed following...

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

A report by the influential Public Accounts committee of MPs has been highly sceptical of the effectiveness of Help To Buy. It...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined a London estate agency £80,000 for leaving 18,610 customers' personal data exposed for almost two years. The security...

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...

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

The founder and former chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, is back in the headlines with a new but until now...

An analysis of thousands of transactions shows that homes with ‘street’ in their address produce sale prices which are almost exactly...

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

The HomeOwners Alliance says a hack on its IT infrastructure was “a professional attempt at deception” by people who uploaded 5,000...

Agents should be on the alert after what appears to be the hacking of the email account of the consumer group...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

Purplebricks co-founder Michael Bruce says traditional agents sell only around 50 per cent of the homes that they list, so spend...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

Many agents are missing out on significant time saving opportunities when it comes to their floor plans say Landmark, parent of the Metropix...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

The General Data Protection Regulation legislation coming into effect in the UK on May 25 has undergone some subtle changes which...

Claims by President Donald Trump that the US got a bad deal by selling its prime central London embassy and building...

A conveyancing body says it wants the government to allocate “a small fund” in next week’s Budget to promote research into...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

An insurance provider says small estate agencies are peculiarly vulnerable to cyber attack yet are amongst the least prepared amongst their...

For the second time in two weeks, experts are warning that new data protection laws could seriously disrupt the agency industry...

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

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...

The latest forecast for the housing market in 2017 and beyond includes a warning that Brexit uncertainty will create a slowdown...

As America goes to the polls after one of the most cantankerous, aggressive and abusive campaigns since...well, our own Brexit vote in...

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

You may have heard a lot about 'the cloud' in the last few years. In fact, it's become a bit of...

Regional estate agency Matthews of Chester says data provided by Rightmove led to an apparently-misleading advertisement which had to be altered...

Estate agents and accountants are investigating whether there are legal ways of circumnavigating the three per cent stamp duty surcharge that...

The rising phenomenon of agent-rating and review websites is a topic that seems to have caused considerable division and controversy among...

Information Works is a one-stop direct marketing solution allowing Clients to select individuals at over 27 million household addresses, create personalised...

Investors now account for almost a third of buyers in prime central London according to one of the capital’s largest chains,...