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A well known regional agent has closed one of its offices saying “the old shop window of an estate agency is...

Last week we covered a story, broken by The Times, about a new website allowing users to discover the air quality...

A quick move company claims that the general public underestimate estate agents’ fees by around £6,000.  A survey of 2,000 home owners...

A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and...

The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

There's good news for the market in at least one sector - mortgages offered to first time buyers. Latest figures from the...

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

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...

It’s been revealed this morning that the organisation behind a new clean-air website is encouraging buyers to seek reductions of as...

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...

Continuing political uncertainty over Brexit and now a significant chance of an autumn or winter General Election makes the case for...

New research shows that three bedroom homes are the quickest selling property type this autumn. After a series of sluggish house price...

A pessimistic set of figures on asking prices, transaction volumes and stock levels culminates in Rightmove urging vendors to be willing...

Hello: the weekend is over and that means it’s time for another PJT, catching up with who’s moving where in our...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...

The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...

A former Foxtons estate agent has set up a property finding service which is exclusively for first time buyers - believed...

Cluttons has downgraded its forecasts for the housing markets in London and the rest of the UK for the remainder of...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

The Guild of Property Professionals has welcomed government steps to provide buyers and sellers with greater transparency in transactions - and...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

The government has issued a revised version of its official How To Buy and How To Sell documents, aimed at consumers...

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

First time buyers will constitute the largest single group of purchasers in 2019, despite the apparent difficulties of deposits and securing...

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...

High end agency Knight Frank says prices in prime central London have fallen again - although the 4.4 per cent drop...

A portal which describes itself as a social network and which has been operating on a soft launch basis for many...

A housing market monitor that for some months has been pessimistic about London and the rest of the England and Wales...

Former Purplebricks US chief executive officer Eric Eckardt is seeking some £6m in funding from across the world for his latest...

A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...

OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...

Pattinson Auction has claimed its latest live non-online event was a “tremendous success” despite what it calls “misconceptions” about this way...

A London estate agency says one of its buyers wants to delay completion until November 1 “just in case stamp duty...

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...

It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...

A new survey claims to have discovered the sights and experiences that most deter would-be buyers when they view homes on...

The National Association of Estate Agents has told the government that it wants one single Ombudsman to provide redress across all...

A new analysis of privately owned homes with mortgages outstanding shows repossessions have risen in London - but they’re down in...

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now officially one of the 10 biggest mortgage lenders according to data from Legal...

The London market has “plummeted” because almost a third of vendors have cut their asking prices in anticipation of Brexit. Using data...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

A new PropTech product uses WhatsApp to communicate within agency teams as soon as a lead is received from a portal. However,...

One of the country’s leading estate agents is leading the calls on Chancellor Sajid Javid to sort out the government’s stamp...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Phil Smith - mio Account manager What is mio and what does...

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...

Rightmove says the number of homes stuck in what it calls “the legal log jam” is at its highest for over...

Brexit is not deterring first time buyers this year according to an analysis by the Yorkshire Building Society. It says that despite...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

A sales progression tool is urging property professionals and consumers alike to do more to speed up typical transaction times, and...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

iamproperty, parent company of IAMsold, says it now works with 2,500 estate agency branches nationwide and has sold over 16,500 properties...

An online agency has struck out against the conventional wisdom that it’s tougher than ever before for first time buyers to...

A retirement development specialist is warning buyers on such schemes to beware unexpected clauses or restrictions which they may not have...

One of the largest surveys of housing concerns amongst consumers suggests that agents fees - once a major issue - is...

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that last month’s optimistic assessment of the housing market has...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lino Goncalves – Area Sales Manager What is Lets bid property...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...

A PropTech start up says its new free tool allows prospective sellers and buyers to get an automated valuation of their...

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...

New research has identified those local housing market potentially worst hit by the planned changes to Help To Buy in 2021,...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

There may be signs that the gloomy housing market which has hit Prime Central London for some years may finally be...

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...

The National Association of Estate Agents says that  both demand and particularly supply have dipped in the past month - but...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

Transactions in the troubled prime London market have actually increased year on year according to Knight Frank’s latest market snapshot. The agency...

One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...

‘Property ghosting’ is a problem that nearly all estate and letting agencies will face at one time or another. Ghosting, which is...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...

The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...

A trade association of agents selling properties overseas has launched a new feature which it claims will give buyers greater security...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has expressed an interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers. Until now Johnson’s comments on...

Winkworth has a new office in its network, in the fashionable Suffolk town of Southwold. Independent agency Halford Wetmore has been acquired...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

A leading agent has suggested that some parts of the UK would face “a property exodus” if Boris Johnson’s proposals for...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Auction companies have issued statements boasting of their own performance as old school companies and new entrants vie for market share. Firstly...

A more stable trend is now emerging in the UK housing market, according to the latest results for the RICS UK...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

A new website devoted solely to prime off-market properties is looking for agents who will use it to find buyers seeking...

Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson's plans to reverse stamp duty changes could help to kickstart the prime property market, according to...

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

Property portal Rightmove has confirmed that it is trialling an option which allows buyers of commercial properties to submit offers online...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...

The head of a website that contrasts the performances of rival estate agents is urging buyers to ‘drill down’ and find...

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...

Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...

The income required for first time buyers to purchase in the three most expensive UK cities has fallen slightly according to...

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK.  By putting the...

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...

The Federation of Independent Agents has agreed another new partnership with an industry supplier. The arrangement will allow FIA agent members nine...

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...

A timely new survey suggests that 75 per cent of buyers give at least some consideration to what their potential neighbours...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Homes in central parts of London sold for a typical 11.5 per cent below asking price in the first three months...

An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...

A high-end estate agency is reporting a dramatic rise in the number of US buyers in London as they have taken...

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

A buying agent has revealed how she advises potential clients to use portals when looking for a property to buy -...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...

A PropTech firm has repeated claims it first made in March about allegedly inaccurate floorpan measurement and says a new initiative...

An analysis of transactions agreed this spring suggests there will be a surge in prices which will ultimately be reflected later...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

A new service which aims to provide estate and letting agents with what it calls “game changing” access to property data...

PropTech company Landmark has thrown its weight behind the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ new Home Survey Standard, which is now out...

Demand for shared ownership properties will rise by over 15,000 units a year when Help To Buy comes to an end...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...

FirstHomeCoach, the brainchild of a former HSBC banker, has launched with the aim of providing “every service” a first time buyer...

Properties sold off market by a London agency found buyers more quickly, and for nearer the asking price, than those on the...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

A volume house builder is launching a TV advertising campaign claiming its properties are a “premium alternative” to second hand homes...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

The number of sales agreed per branch has increased for the first time this year, rising from an average of seven...

The gap between average asking prices and average selling prices has increased in recent months according to Zoopla. Its latest study of...

New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...

New data from respected property consultancy LonRes shows that prices in prime central London fell 9.7 per cent in the 12...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing a 16% rise in the number of complaints made...

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...

Data produced by the government showed that some 211,000 homes have been bought using the Help to Buy: Equity Loan. The scheme...

There may be rain outside but the housing market is now officially in a drought according to the National Association of...

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...

A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...

An estate agency has produced figures showing a 12.5 per cent slump in the number of homes listed to sell in...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...

Residential property transactions rose 1.4 per cent in March, making them a healthy 6.8 per cent higher than in March 2018. Data...

It’s a new index but it tells an old story - how prime central London prices have dropped significantly since their...

Research  by HouseSimple suggests that over 31 per cent of homes currently on sale in major UK towns and cities have...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

A PropTech firm that lists a customer’s home with successive estate agents until it is sold has raised £500,000 of startup...

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

Zoopla has been spelling out more details of prospective buyers’ and renters’ patterns of portal-watching and how they relate to leads...

A new housing market survey paints a bleaker picture than that from Rightmove earlier this week - and instead speaks of...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Charlie Lancaster,  Managing Director, m: 07976 507107 e:charlie.lancaster@mybid4it.com,  Blake House, 18 Blake...

On the same day as one of the most optimistic Rightmove market snapshots of recent months, the latest mortgage monitor from...

There’s been a spring bounce with prices of new-to-the market properties increasing an average of 1.1 per cent in the past...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says house price sentiment improved by a small amount last month for the first time...

First time buyers purchasing new homes using the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme paid on average 12 per cent...

The average time it takes for a single first time buyer to save for a 15 per cent deposit in England...

Experienced sales trainer Boyd Mayover, co-founder of Sales Doctors, explains how agents can overcome price objectives, impress prospective clients and offer...

HM Revenue & Customs is set to pocket £60m less from one of its property taxes than it forecast. An analysis of...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

As many as one transaction in three is now undertaken by a so-called Last Time Buyer - twice as many as...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Savills, which in the past has been restrained in its critique of Brexit’s effect on the housing market, now says that...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...

Knight Frank says the number of exchanges in Prime Central London in the year to the end of February slumped 14...

An insurance company claims that over 29,000 property deals fall through in a year because buyers get cold feet over their...

An anonymous estate agent has renewed his attack on Purplebricks after an article in The Times at the weekend. Estate Agent Today...

The government has revealed that it’s to ‘test’ the workings of the New Homes Ombudsman before the scheme formally launches. Housing Secretary...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

The new portal OneDome is offering what it calls a “consumer-facing digital mortgage product” in a bid to cut fall-throughs. OneDome already...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission in the European Union according to new research from a comparison website. Despite high levels...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

One in eight people buying or selling in the next six months say they will delay their plans because of Brexit...

Zoopla’s Hometrack index of 20 major UK cities shows that London property prices are starting to stabilise after a three year...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

There’s good news from the market - property transactions increased by 1.7 per cent between the start of this year and February,...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

A survey of owners has revealed that recent leasehold scandals have deterred many would-be buyers from considering new build homes.  The survey,...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

Zoopla says the number of its leads delivered to member agents in the period March 2018 to February 2019 was 36...

To get the absolute most from your estate or letting agency business, it’s vital that you partner with the right software...

An industry provider of reservation agreements says its services can “entirely eliminate” fall throughs and reduce failed transactions “to almost zero.” PropTech...

Over 50 per cent of all mortgage products available to home buyers in the UK currently have a standard maximum term...

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

Nested, an innovative online agency that offers vendors a form of guaranteed sale, has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce...

The spring market has got off to a subdued start according to Rightmove - and the portal says more buyers are...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

Two 'challenger portals' have revealed major new services this morning as they fight to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. OneDome, the new...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...

Figures released this morning show a surge in first time buyers securing mortgages in recent months, despite the market showing continued signs...

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

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

The head of residential property at a law firm is warning that referral fees can backfire on estate agents who may...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

The director of strategy at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers says “the onus is very much on estate agents” to respond...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

Outsourced auction provider IAMSold says it is the top independent auctioneer for residential property lots sold in 2018, according to the...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform.  In a statement...

Data from NAEA Propertymark suggests there were 20 per cent fewer buyers in January this year than in the same month...

A member of a prominent legal network is warning buyers and their conveyancers to be ”wary” of the Modern Method of...

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...

The row over whether Help To Buy benefits house builders’ personal wealth more than it assists the housing market is continuing...

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

Another For Sale By Owner website has been launched - this one, apparently, because the founder was “frustrated” with estate agents’...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

Monthly mortgage payments as a proportion of income have dropped to 31 per cent now from 43 per cent a decade...

The first set of figures for the year from HMRC show that there were 0.8 per cent more residential property transactions...