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Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of  Estate Agency Software. For a long...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

LSL has hailed the benefits of switching to a franchise model for its estate agency brand. A trading update from the company...

Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...

Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...

The Labour Party has committed to working on ways to offer longer-term fixed rate mortgages to support first-time buyers. Outlining its plan...

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

Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...

Shareholders of Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) have been invited to a presentation this week where they can ask...

The Best Estate Agent Guide is hoping to take advantage of the Boxing Day bounce by launching a marketing campaign promoting...

TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...

The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...

Home-moving platform MoveReady has launched a new game to raise awareness of new material information rules and help agents, buyers and...

Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

The long-awaited Leasehold and Freehold Bill is set to be unveiled in Parliament today. The Bill aims to make it cheaper and...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

I read an interesting report the other day about the role AI is set to play in the future of the...

Digital transformation is now happening at a monumental pace, and dependence on technology is growing to new heights. In fact, the...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

Mortgage arrears and claims for repossession are on the rise as official data shows how much homeowners are still struggling in...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...

For almost as long as any of us can remember, we’ve had an unpaid colleague getting sales over the line for...

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

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance.  Last...

Propertymark has frozen membership fees for 2024. Acknowledging the impact of ongoing inflationary pressure and high-interest rates, the agency trade body has...

Hands-up who likes doing check-in reports? These start-of-tenancy reports may not be the most popular of activities for the letting agent...

Jamie Lester is set to revive the HAUS Properties brand that he previously founded and quit. Lester, a former contestant on The...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

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

Marketing expert Simon Leadbetter has recommended that Purplebricks absorb its owner’s brand to consolidate its market position.  Leadbetter, former group marketing director...

A long-established Coventry estate agent has created a new “super office” in one of the city’s most historic areas as it...

As estate agents, it is important to make sure that your business is efficient and cost-effective. One of the ways to...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Housing affordability is improving but the benefits are being offset by high mortgage rates, Halifax claims. Analysis by the lender found the...

Leaders Romans Group has relaunched its specialist shared ownership brand. Previously known as Leaders and Romans Shared Ownership, which has sold more...

Client onboarding and verification tool LandmarkAgent has announce a strategic partnership with CRM provider Street.co.uk. The collaboration will enable agency users to...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

Rightmove and Propertymark have unveiled a two-year partnership to provide agents with the latest local market data and easier access to...

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

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his latest take on the property market. Having just got back from holiday, I am...

Housing Minister Rachel Maclean MP is probably looking forward to her summer break this year. But wherever she's going and whatever she's...

Estate agents could boost their salary by up to 50% by finding a new job, new research suggests. A report from recruitment...

The majority of UK property professionals are confident that their job will not be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). A survey by...

It’s not a sentence that I thought I would be writing, but Housing Secretary Michael Gove has indeed finally done something...

Parts B and C of Material Information guidance are on the horizon and expected to come into play this autumn. I caught...

Fine & Country has partnered with currency specialist Lumon to help clients with services such as international money transfers. Lumon has more...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...

An agency brand claims to have reduced its fall-through rate to just 8% by legally preparing properties for sale before they...

Agency acquirer Lomond has launched a new benefits and wellbeing platform for its 1,100 staff and pledged to raise £25,000 across...

When it comes to the usage, and benefits of, providing upfront material information to all those involved in the home buying...

In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...

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

By Michele Gettins, Chief Marketing Officer at iamproperty Data is a powerful tool and understanding how to successfully identify and utilise reliable...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

 A case brought by claims firm Contractors for Justice (C4J) against Purplebricks over its agents alleged rights to certain employment benefits...

Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...

Rightmove is looking to help agents inspire more people to consider moving with its latest advertising campaign.  The portal’s summer advertising campaign...

At the recent Home Buying & Selling Group UFI Roadshow in London, it was gratifying to note that panel members and...

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

An artificial intelligence-powered property due diligence platform that is popular in the commercial market has raised £7.5m to help expand into...

Not every story about our industry makes me smile but I was delighted to read in the trade press about someone...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

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

The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...

This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...

Last week was the first ever National Conveyancing Week, which I hope registered with agents and perhaps you even took up...

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

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

  It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...

2023 has been coined as ‘the year of AI adoption’, and with this technology trickling down to almost every sector, its...

Award-winning sales progression platform mio has uncovered the home moving experiences of nearly 200 movers and evaluated what this means for...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has launched a range of new tools that aim to boost the user experience for consumer and also make...

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

The Government is being urged to help homeowners go green and reintroduce mortgage interest relief as a way of boosting rental...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? On my card it says: Vincent Anthony, Managing Director of Propertynest.  ...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...