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A new Home Survey Standard is being launched today in a bid to improve and speed up the house moving process. The...

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...

An estate agency says it is now holding weekly online auctions in addition to its bi-monthly traditional ‘showroom’ auctions. Loveitts, which operates...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property.  What...

Reservation Agreements may require bigger financial penalties than the £500 to £1,000 currently envisaged if they are to work. That’s the view...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

Almost inevitably on Halloween, there’s a report today on the horror stories that deter buyers - but it may well be...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

A London agency has told Estate Agent Today that it makes some of its buyers pay upwards of £5,000 in Reservation...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

Reservation agreements locking in buyers and sellers could be trailed with some agencies and conveyancers early in 2020, a government official...

One of the legends of property journalism, Anne Ashworth, has left her position as editor of The Times’ highly regarded Bricks...

Fewer property sales fell through before completion, despite uneasy market conditions, according to Quick Move Now. The home buying company's data shows...

Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

Case study: Connells reaping the time-saving benefits of new sales and communication tool Since adopting mio in September 2018, Josh Lally, Senior...

Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...

A former sales agent with a historic property name and heritage has launched his own buying agency after becoming 'frustrated' with...

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

The collapse of Thomas Cook, widely seen as failing modernise with the expectations of modern shoppers, is a clear lesson for...

The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...

All eyes will be on Purplebricks today to see if there is further development in what some believe is a long-term...

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

An estate agent is linking a drop in transactions of as much as 20 per cent with the stamp duty increases...

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

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

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...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

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

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

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

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

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...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

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

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

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

What a credit to the industry so many agents, surveyors and suppliers are: this week’s ADC shows the diverse range of...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

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

A Leicestershire estate and lettings agent has expanded after buying Barrow Upon Soar-based Strawberry Lettings and Sales.  Berkley Estate & Letting Agents...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

An agent working at the buying arm of Knight Frank, The Buying Solution, is striking out to set up her own...

Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

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

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

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

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

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

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...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

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,...

‘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...

The fledgling Federation of Independent Agents has revealed a list of agents which have joined the scheme.  The very latest is Oakwood...

Property pundit Henry Pryor says he is invited on TV and radio in order to provide “balance” against estate agents who...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

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...

Improved communication and increased transparency throughout the buying process can manage vendors’ expectations, improve satisfaction scores and create long-term clients. That’s the...

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...

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

The city of Norwich has become the sixth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

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

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...

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

It’s likely that your agency or one of your clients has recently fallen foul of an old-fashioned trend which has been...

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

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

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

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

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

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

High Street estate agents should re-define themselves in today’s competitive market by becoming Residential Property Experts offering a wide range of...

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 -...

A conveyancing body is calling on mortgage lenders to standardise their policies in respect of unexpired lease terms in order to...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

Subscription-based business-to-business prime London platform LonRes has launched a new service for retained agents.   The Retained Agent Buyer Alert enables buying agents...

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

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

“You say tomato, I say tomato” is a line in a famous film score way back in the 1937 film Shall...

A TV production company is looking for family-run estate agencies to be considered for a possible reality TV show. Curve Media -...

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

Talks are reported to have been held between Purplebricks leading shareholder, Neil Woodford, and the German publishing group Axel Springer about...

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...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

Just 200 conveyancing firms control over 39 per cent of the market in England and Wales, wielding significant power over customers,...

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

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...

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

The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...

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...

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

The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

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

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...

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...

It’s an eye-catching combination - former professional rugby players turn estate agents, set up in converted shipping containers, and promise in time-honoured fashion...

The new Federation of Independent Agents - scheduled to launch this week - has revealed a partnership with reviews platform Feefo. The...

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

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...

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

The soon-to-launch Federation of Independent Agents has announced that its latest supplier partner is to be outsourced viewing service Viewber. Graham Lock,...

It’s London Marathon week, always a great event in the calendar and - we’re sure - an event that attracts a...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

The fledgling trade body the Federation of Independent Agents has revealed another new partner - this one dealing with housing and...

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

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

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...

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...

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

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian 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...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

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

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

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...

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

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

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

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

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

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

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups have merged to form what they call a “powerhouse” to be called Simplify. My Home Move...

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers - the Bold Legal Conference - taking place on the...

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

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

The number of movers has declined by around 50 per cent since the halcyon days of 2006, before the global financial...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...

One of the country’s leading conveyancing chiefs has given his support to reforms to the house buying process. But Rob Hailstone -...

A design and renovation business has set up a property sourcing business which will find homes requiring renovation. What’s more, it claims...

The government has launched an official consultation about a new stamp duty surcharge - the long-awaited additional one per cent for...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

Conventional wisdom appears to have it that there are fewer owner-occupiers and more renters these days - but that’s not what...

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...

One in six mortgage holders has been rejected for a mortgage in the past, according to new research from Which? It says...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

High-end agency Savills says London’s super-rich are now buying and selling more actively than a year ago.  The agency says London’s so-called...

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...

HM Land Registry’s ambitious digitisation plans continue apace with news that it is to consider Blockchain in a bid to speed...

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman - who sold the portal company for more than £2.2 billion to US private equity fund Silver...

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...

One of the country’s top buying agents says he expects 2019 to be a much better year than 2018 as Brexit...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

A leading buying agent says the first quarter of 2019 may be crucial in determining the future of the current stamp...

Rightmove is this morning reporting that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen 1.7 per cent in the...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

A house in Mayfair that was sold for £19.175m in 2014 and put on the market this year at £25m has...

A new company is claiming to reduce chain collapses during sales by creating a lockout agreement, also known as a reservation agreement. Property...

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

Millennials aged 18 to 34 are putting plans for romance, children and even hobbies on ice as they make huge sacrifices...

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to simplify the system of surveys by scrapping the three current options...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

The number of house sales falling through before completion is on the increase according to data collated by a home buying...

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

Is Help To Buy going to remain in existence for much longer? Question marks over the scheme’s future are being raised through...

Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit growth year-on-year in monthly instructions.” In a brief UK trading update...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

More than half of home owners now use online reviews to choose their estate agent when putting their property on the...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

London has been identified as one of a number of ‘bubble risk cities’ in a report by Swiss bank UBS. In a...

Having delivered over 1,800 websites for estate agents over the last 15 years, I have come to recognise one major common...

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

A buying agency says it has secured a prime London property for one of its clients at almost 40 per cent...

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress. New builds are not currently...

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...

A downstairs bathroom could knock up to 6% off the value of a property, according to estate agents.  Having a family bathroom...

In a surprise weekend announcement the government has almost doubled funding for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team - the...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

A property management company is warning that some areas of the UK could be in line for a price correction this...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

The former head of Humberts’ country house department, who has spent 30 years selling homes, has switched to buying. Jeremy Campbell-Harris was...

Reapit has teamed up with a new tool called mio, which is promising “a smarter way to manage the home buying...

Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

Data from the buying agency Black Brick reveals just how big an impact has been made by the additional homes stamp...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...

Running an effective property business in today’s market relies on the clever use of technology.  The right technology will make your agency...

The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of...

Home is where ? - Recently moved actually, live in a lovely house that looks over the Thames Estuary. I love...

Outspoken property commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor has made a scathing attack on some of the main house price indices. In...

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

The consumer group Which? says some estate agents are misleading buyers about in-house mortgage services.  The consumer group has issued a number...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...

The new housing minister, Kit Malthouse, has made his first formal statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It...

A ‘disruptor’ tech company claims that large numbers of people are dissastisfied with the conveyancing element of house moves, with many...

An outspoken high-end London estate agent says millionaire foreign buyers purchasing “cheap” properties in the capital represent what he calls “the...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

In what is regarded as his most important speech since becoming housing minister, Dominic Raab has told a conference that it...

Wary buyers reluctant to risk buying a premium-priced property in the volatile prime central London market are adopting a perhaps-surprising tactic...

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...

Senior management at Countrywide came in for a pasting on Twitter yesterday as TV market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor...