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10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of lenders offering sub-5% mortgage deals has doubled in the past month in a sign that the cost of...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost half of home buyers would pay a premium for more energy efficient properties, research suggests. Analysis by Barclays found 47% of...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents have begun reporting concerns that Barclays has suspended access to their business bank accounts. Vijay Vashistha, co-founder of online agent 99home,...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Harding Green has welcomed its second franchisee. Benjamin Scrace, who joined the broker model estate agency Harding Green in July as a...
13 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Barclays is piloting a new reward scheme for homeowners who are keen to make green improvements to their home but are...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...
24 September 2022
From: Features
As Britain’s housing boom continues, SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...
26 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features
Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...
28 April 2021
From: Features
A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...
25 January 2020
From: Features
Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News
We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...
04 September 2019
From: Features
Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News
New data from Barclays Mortgages suggests Britons are now likely to stay in their homes for almost 19 years between house...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News
The Financial Times this morning says that Countrywide suffered a failed bond issue earlier this year, forcing it to rely on...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News
It’s been a trend developing in the past few months - estate agents increasingly flirting with the idea of selling homes...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...
02 September 2017
From: Features
The price of houses in the UK will remain high because a “structural decline” means fewer homes are being sold and...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...
14 July 2017
From: Features
Barclays Bank has given an optimistic view of the housing market over the next five years, with a prediction that across...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News
New research by business information firm Bloomberg suggests many thousands of London’s financial services jobs are under threat thanks to Brexit...
10 April 2017
From: Breaking News
One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
One of Britain’s biggest mortgage companies has come up with a new way to try to boost buying across the housing...
15 February 2017
From: Breaking News
The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...
11 February 2017
From: Features
Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...
29 July 2016
From: Features
eMoov has announced that it has secured a loan of £500,000 to help it expand into lettings, international transactions and license...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s the news that has got everyone talking: Barclays are bringing back the 100% mortgage. The market has taken a bit of...
13 May 2016
From: Features
A new managing director is in post at high-end agency Hamptons International - and in line with some recent appointments by...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Barclays has reintroduced the 100 per cent mortgage - but there’s a catch. The bank’s so-called Family Springboard Mortgage is now available...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News
A poor exterior of a property on sale knocks an average £57,600 off the price that a home fetches from fast-deciding...
18 February 2016
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of OnTheMarket has hit out at what he calls "detractors" who allege four multi-office agencies have quit the...
02 October 2015
From: Breaking News
A report by Barclays Bank based on a survey of the three major portals and interviews with estate agents shows that...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News
There has long been the assumption and contention in the industry that portals are expensive. This, however, is not the case. Along...