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From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

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

Agency staff owed money from the collapse of Douglas & Gordon last year will be repaid, the brand’s administrator has said,...

Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...

Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...

The administration of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon has been extended by a year. Douglas & Gordon called in Grant Thornton...

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

The liquidator of collapsed portal Boomin is investigating a sale of the portal's intellectual property to My Bespoke Room as its...

The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...

What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....

More than half of agents have cited 2023 as a difficult financial year, research has revealed. Analysis by data firm Landmark Estate...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...

Alto has unveiled a new integration with Bridge AI – a system designed to streamline communication with applicants through their preferred...

Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...

If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...

The conveyancing process has been highlighted as a key pain point among buyers in the property transaction process. Research by anti-money laundering...

On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are constantly developing, helping to improve efficiencies across all sectors and disciplines. Recent data* highlights that the...

In the property industry, technology must work in a way that is right for agents, helping to free them up to...

Secured creditors of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon are likely to receive most money owed to them but there is...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Post Partner as its latest affiliate member. Post Partner offers a range of document management tools...

The end of a tenancy can be busy and stressful. As the letting agent, you’ll have many plates spinning to move...

UK homebuyers have expressed support for more digital tools to reduce the administrative burden of purchasing a property yet few have...

At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already being used by the property industry and its impact is only set to grow. But while...

Agents are supportive of new rules on upfront material information but there is concern about the administrative burden. While the industry awaits...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...

Essex property group Beresfords has honoured its staff during the brand’s summer awards. The party’s coveted Employee Of the Year; Best Sales...

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

Step right up and witness the extraordinary world of Estate Agents as they embrace the power of biometric checks, turning the...

Russell Quirk may have already irked plenty of estate agents in his time as boss of collapsed online brand Emoov and...

Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...

The Able Agent, has launched a new sales progression course and qualification, designed to raise industry standards and put a spotlight...

The value of mortgage lending has slumped to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2020, Bank of England data...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

Landmark Information Group has partnered with payment processor Shieldpay. The partnership aims to provide faster and more transparent conveyancing payments. Shieldpay’s digital platform,...

A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

Independent agency brand Pat Robson & Co is celebrating 25 years of residential sales, lettings and property management. Tim Nixon launched the...

Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....

Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

The election of Humza Yousaf as the new leader of the Scottish National Party yesterday was immediately met with concern from...

A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...

A home linked to Douglas & Gordon chief executive James Evans is currently listed for sale at £3.5m. The property has been...

Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...

In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...

Collaborative Conveyancing has won an Innovate UK grant in partnership with the Hartree Centre research facility and completed a fundraising round...

Estate agency brand Douglas & Gordon was confirmed to have entered administration yesterday. There were rumours over the weekend that the well-known...

Residential estate agents are the lowest-paid professionals in the real estate industry, new research claims. Analysis of real estate salary data from...

Purplebricks’ share price hit a new low last week after it announced a strategic review that could lead to the sale...

Former youth Olympic Badminton player Grace King is one of first recruits in a campaign launched by hybrid agency Mr and...

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

Conveyancers are being urged to conduct better “quality control” on documents filed to the Land Registry after the body revealed ‘basic...

Property transaction volumes hit their highest level for five years during the third quarter of 2022, conveyancers claim. It comes amid a...

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

HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week, from on land to under the...

Is Facebook giving you a headache? If you’re in the property sector, you’re not alone! From the Cambridge Analytica Scandal to...

Smoove has announced the full market rollout of its digital onboarding platform, Smoove Start. The conveyancing software provider’s latest tool provides a...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

The Government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited package of energy bill support for businesses. It will help firms including high street estate agents...

Record numbers of buyers have taken out fixed rate mortgages to lock-in lower priced home loans before rates rise further, analysis...

Keller Williams’ (KW) Warwick Market Centre has closed, prompting a blame game between its former owners and the franchise brand. KW Warwick has...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...

Earlier this year, we ran a story asking whether agency would ever embrace a four-day week. This came ahead of the...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

Another piece about conveyancing? Seems like it's been a bit of free-for-all in the last couple of weeks on the woes...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

The right investment can help agents to thrive even during the current cost-of-living crisis. That’s according to cloud-based CRM solution Openview,...

Interim rental inspections have taken a hit over the past two years and letting agents are now wading through their backlogs...

Agency network Mr and Mrs Clarke has launched a new loan product to help aspiring self-employed business owners launch their own...

As the mass student exodus from rented accommodation begins throughout the UK, Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive offers advice on how...

Technology continues to enhance the way estate agents work, from improving efficiencies, reducing admin time, and ensuring your team remains highly...

Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

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

A proptech startup launched by former Conveyancing Association chairman Eddie Goldsmith has secured a second round of investment. YouConvey, which aims to...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

The days of storing files on hard drives are over for most agents and others must catch up to comply with...

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...

Sussex-based estate agent Mishon Mackay is celebrating 25 years of sevice each for three of its staff members. Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah McCarthy,...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....