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25 June 2022
From: Features

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...
25 June 2022
From: Features

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...
25 June 2022
From: Features

Agents continued to report a buoyant market in May despite cost of living concerns. The latest Housing Market Report from trade body...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

OneDome has launched a new product to let pre-qualified buyers register their interest for properties with local estate agents. The Buyer Passport...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth may be slowing but a senior industry figure has said it is incorrect to speculate that this means...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...
22 June 2022
From: Features

If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...
22 June 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...
22 June 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A property expert has warned against bans on second home sales and has suggested giving local buyers first refusal instead. It comes after...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The remaining amount of agency stock still for sale remains at the same level as last year, TwentyCi claims. The property data...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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A group of mortgage advisers has proposed a range of reforms to reduce barriers to home ownership for first time buyers. The...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Homeowners are being warned that their properties may inadvertently end up the Secret Property section of Boomin’s portal. Boomin’s Secret Property tool...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Many agents may communicate with vendors and potential buyers over WhatsApp but could your profile picture be harming client relations. Previous analysis...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Energy efficiency, gardens and garages as well as speedy sales are top of buyer’s wishlists, Zoopla claims. The portal has published the...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Fewer sellers have cut prices over the past months but agency instructions have dropped, figures suggest. Analysis by property data and estate...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Online agent 99home is planning to go international. The brand, which lets sellers pay to list their property on the major portals...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Accessibility to charging facilities is becoming an increasingly important factor for home buyers in affluent neighbourhoods where electric vehicle adoption is...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers have admitted to feeling overwhelmed or scared to talk to estate agents about the homebuying process. A study of 2,000...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The economic turmoil of the past two years has done little to deter people from buying a property, research suggests. Buyers and...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency trade body Propertymark has called for the government’s housing market reforms to go further and has even suggested targeted stamp...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A housing analyst has urged buyers to look beyond average prices. Kate Faulkner, founder of Propertychecklists.co.uk, said she is on a mission...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Relationships between conveyancers and estate agents have improved since the manic stamp duty-holiday driven days of the pandemic, but it is...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...
11 June 2022
From: Features

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...
11 June 2022
From: Features
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Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Conveyancers have had their busiest year on record, industry data shows. Search Acumen’s latest Conveyancing Market for the first quarter of 2022...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Mortgage down valuations are being driven-up by sellers trying their luck and ignoring their estate agent’s advice, a broker claims. Analysis by...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The lack of agency stock for sale has pushed the gap between asking and sold prices to record lows, research claims. Research...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...
08 June 2022
From: Features

Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Hybrid estate agent ZOOM 995 has relaunched its website and logo as part of a rebrand. As part of the change, the...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

AllAgents has revealed the 10 worst rated agency brands on its customer review platform, with Purplebricks leading the worst performers. The reviews...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyer issues have been cited as the main cause of fall-throughs, according to new research. A survey of more than 940 agents,...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property market is starting to get hit by price cuts and slower sales times. Research by Zoopla has highlighted that one...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Cash buyers may no longer be king in the property market. The level of demand and lack of supply in the current...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...
28 May 2022
From: Features

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...
28 May 2022
From: Features

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...
25 May 2022
From: Features

Property sales slumped in April but are still above the pre-pandemic average, HMRC data shows. Provisional UK property transaction figures from the...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Average asking prices have hit new highs but there are signs of the market easing, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest listings data...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

It is no longer significantly cheaper to rent compared with making monthly mortgage payments, Rightmove claims, but raising a deposit remains...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Proptech firm Gazeal is working on buyer-focused product that can be used to show a seller they are serious about a...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...
21 May 2022
From: Features

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Scottish estate and lettings agent Stonehouse has sealed a new partnership deal with Aberdeen Football Club. Stonehouse, an Aberdeen-based sister brand to...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...
18 May 2022
From: Features

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost half of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with a high energy efficiency rating, research suggests. It...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A lack of mortgage knowledge could be holding buyers back, research claims. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers by Nottingham Building...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

There are signs that properties are starting to take longer to sell. A lack of stock in recent months has meant agents...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers and sellers should focus on the Bank of England’s actions rather than words when it comes to the housing market,...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

New research has revealed the regional hotspots where Japanese knotweed has been identified. The data could be of interest to estate agents...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Rising house prices have rendered the government’s Help to Buy ISA scheme useless, an analyst claims. The Help to Buy ISA saving...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Prime property purchasers are typically paying a 122% premium to be in the top 10% of buyers, research suggests. London agent Benham...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Houses continued to be the preferred property type for prime London buyers last month as flat sales continue to struggle amid...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...
07 May 2022
From: Features

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyer demand has rebounded in prime areas of the capital and there is also talk of a return to competitive bidding. The...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this video interview – part of a regular monthly series – Homesearch’s Sam Hunter speaks to Angels Media’s Lee Dahill...
04 May 2022
From: Features

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Surveyors have revealed the key issues coming up in reports that could stifle sales or reduce offers. The most common issues over...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A third of first-time buyers have had to reduce their budgets as a result of recent interest rate hikes and the...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...
30 April 2022
From: Features

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year. And with record numbers of properties predicted...
30 April 2022
From: Features

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better. Here are some of the...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The proportion of offers accepted at or above asking price has hit a record high, research shows. The latest Propertymark Housing Report,...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A Yorkshire based agent has come up with a novel way of reducing its carbon footprint while conducting viewings with potential...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The trend for remote working could continue to influence the property market into next year, Rightmove claims. The portal’s data shows there...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...
23 April 2022
From: Features

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new ‘local and independent’ boutique estate agency has been founded in the heart of Wimbledon Village, with a vision of...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The vast majority of property professionals would like to see HMRC act more proactively to deter money laundering, as almost a...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new survey by interior experts Hammonds Furniture has outlined how important interior style is to potential buyers, with 40% of...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has insisted it is still committed to introducing agency qualifications and minimum standards in the sector. It is almost three...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency stock is shifting faster and buyers who hesitated last year are now finding it harder to afford similar priced properties,...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

London’s prime sales market is set to underperform compared with 2021 but is still looking to be better than the pre-pandemic...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday last year has caused a surge of borrowers taking on mortgages with terms of more than 35...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...
09 April 2022
From: Features

Homeowners are now earning almost as much from their property as they are from their salary after prices hit new highs. The...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The lack of housing stock, rising inflation and rising mortgage rates could all lead to agents running out of stock in...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The typical time taken to sell a property has got so long that people could learn a language before a transaction...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has unveiled a Sales Advisory Board in an attempt to give agents a greater say in how the portal is...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Savills suggests that London is returning to its role as the dominant element in the high end housing market in the...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading business analyst says that house prices may appear to be defying gravity but they will soon return to normality...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...
02 April 2022
From: Features

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey of 700 borrowers by a high net worth lender suggest almost four out of 10 have lost a mortgage...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has given details of what some believe is market-leading use of technology to drive its sales and lettings effort. In a...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The overwhelming majority of buyers want the gazumping to be made illegal, a poll shows. Some 89 per cent think it’s wrong...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...
26 March 2022
From: Features

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...
26 March 2022
From: Features

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

House sales in February were around a fifth lower than the same month in 2021, according to HM Revenue and Customs...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says London’s sales market is now at its busiest since the Brexit referendum in mid-2016. Douglas & Gordon, sold by...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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Fifteen businesses which had bought freeholds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...
19 March 2022
From: Features

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has suggested on social media that people who buy a Greggs breakfast each day could save well over...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

This probably isn’t what wealthy buyers in one of the UK’s most expensive areas expected to hear, but a plea has...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...
12 March 2022
From: Features

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features

The chief executive of Boomin says agents have asked him to do something about rival portals “pocketing income from mortgage referral...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite a backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, soaring fuel bills, rising interest rates and high inflation, buyer sentiment remains strong according...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Buying agency Stacks Property Search is reporting g rising buyer demand for wrecks requiring significant levels of renovation. The agency says that...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...
09 March 2022
From: Features

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A scheme to help people to get on the housing ladder in one of the UK’s most expensive local housing markets...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new ‘quick buy’ service has been announced which would mean that sales could be completed in a week, providing a...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....
05 March 2022
From: Features

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Momentum is building up in support of the government’s probe into whether the London homes of oligarchs on the sanctions list...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new housing market snapshot from Zoopla suggests that in the supply of homes coming to the market has triggered a...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...
02 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...
02 March 2022
From: Features

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...
01 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

The Bank of England has issued a consultation on changing the affordability tests for large mortgages introduced in the wake of...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The controversial conveyancing firm at the centre of an apparent cyber attack has hit back at newspaper claims that it did...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...
26 February 2022
From: Features

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says retrospective investigations into Russian ownership of London properties could lead to substantial amounts of wealth moving out...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A lead generation platform that boasts Leaders, EweMove and Northwood amongst its clients says it’s expanding into mortgages. Rentround, now in its...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Chartered Institute of Housing, set to unveil its latest annual housing review next month, has indicated that to no one’s...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform claims its “unique” features will help its subscribers get a 1,500 per cent return on investment by the...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Only 6.8m homes in England now have mortgages, just 28 per cent of the overall market and about two per cent...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has announced what it calls a ‘Global Citizenship Division’ to take advantage of a surge in interest for...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Fall throughs remain a significant problem with transaction collapses costing buyers and sellers a wasted £880m in 2021 according to new...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An agency is warning some house hunters that they face a more competitive time this year following a “truly remarkable” change...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A new company claiming to save money on buyers’ legal and estate agent fees has been forced to rebrand. Easyfees - launched...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The number one portal is making a big marketing and research push to get reluctant owners to put up the For...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says buyer and seller confidence has not been adversely affected by the first base rate rise in more than three...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”. Last week...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Outspoken TV property expert Kirstie Allsopp has told first time buyers they may have to sacrifice lattes, Netflix and gym membership...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The government’s call for a pack of property information to be made available upfront during the sales process has been welcomed...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...
05 February 2022
From: Features

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...
05 February 2022
From: Features

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows. Following...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman should ban agents from using so-called exclusivity agreements on sales, claims a law firm. Donal Blaney, founder of Griffin...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A study suggests that 70 per cent of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with good indoor...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...
02 February 2022
From: Features

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has brought cheer - or should that be cheers? - to the local community by brewing a beer. Neil...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Two of the country’s highest profile agencies have signed up to a fledgling website which allows users to find, research, buy or...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
22 January 2022
From: Features

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

An online auction company executive has been appointed to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers committee for Propertymark. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s first housing market report of 2022 starts when last year’s ended - on a high. The average price of property coming...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...
15 January 2022
From: Features

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Soaring inflation means that house price growth in much of the country is being wiped out, according to a leading housing...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new agency service has been launched seeking to attract vendors of second-hand residential park homes. Quickmove Properties has partnered with park industry...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...
08 January 2022
From: Features

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated buyers and tenants in some specific circumstances. New guidelines...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey of agents suggests the majority believe the process of buying and selling residential properties will be fully digital or...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector. In...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As agents return to work after the Christmas break, here’s an insight into possible new instructions. A quarter of owners apparently think...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
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Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...
22 December 2021
From: Features

A property finance expert is telling buyers to sit on their hands and not commit to purchases - as he believes...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Top Scottish agency Galbraith says key parts of the country saw some buyers snapping up properties this year without even visiting...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...
18 December 2021
From: Features

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...
18 December 2021
From: Features

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand will continue to outpace supply well into next year. That’s the view of the Reallymoving House Price Forecast, based on an...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The average first-time buyer’s home across Britain has increased in price by approaching £9,000 a year for the past decade. FTBs are...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...
13 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....
11 December 2021
From: Features

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...
11 December 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been yet another month of declining property listings according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot. Those responding...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is to try to help potential buyers get their finances in order much earlier in the transaction process, to reduce...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...
04 December 2021
From: Features

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency. We don’t have...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The agency that last year was showcased in the one-off Channel 4 show Britain's Most Expensive Houses is now to star...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...
27 November 2021
From: Features

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features

A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...
13 November 2021
From: Features

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...
13 November 2021
From: Features

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The market may be soaring in most of the country but there are still locations where significant numbers of properties sell...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year. REACH UK...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn. Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions. The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency predicts that prime central London house prices, so long in the doldrums throughout the pandemic, will bounce back...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax. The average UK property price is now...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features

Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being offered a theoretical £300,000 if they introduce a buyer willing to pay £30m for a mansion on sale in...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...
30 October 2021
From: Features

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...
30 October 2021
From: Features

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...
27 October 2021
From: Features

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been another step to make house sales more secure and speedier, with a pilot scheme starting next month. Five major identity...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...
26 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla. The...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent is warning the government it must manage Covid and not simply react ‘too late and too little’. He’s suggesting some...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...
23 October 2021
From: Features

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty. “An increasing...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House price inflation accelerated to 10.6 per cent in August, up from 8.5 per cent in July as buyers rushed to...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...
20 October 2021
From: Features

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest. MoveStreets claims...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...
13 October 2021
From: Features

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...
13 October 2021
From: Features

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being advised to go above and beyond the legal requirements for anti-money laundering requirements. Paul Offley, compliance officer for The...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has opened another office - this time in Exeter, one of the most popular locations to which people...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank. Over the...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...