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![The power of incremental change in speeding up completions](/upload/images/shutterstock_2187311821(1).jpg)
According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...
24 July 2024
From: Features
![Phil Spencer: One More Housing Campaign Our MPs Should Champion](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image(5)(1).png)
We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demand for energy efficient homes on the rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
Demand for energy efficient new homes is on the rise, according to recent data from Knight Frank. A recent buyer sentiment survey...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hunters customer completes first digital TA6 form](/upload/images/shutterstock_1728918238(2).jpg)
A customer from The Property Franchise Group (TPFG)- brand Hunters Estate Agency this week completed the first Law Society licensed Digital...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in income and profit for London agency Dexters](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m in a statement released this morning. Profit soared...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![The rise of the op-co prop-co](/upload/images/shutterstock_1368984350(1).jpg)
In the first quarter of the year, the UK real estate investment market demonstrated resilience and active participation. Despite ongoing uncertainties,...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Labour VAT plan ‘will put premiums on catchment area homes’](/upload/images/shutterstock_2379414875.jpg)
An agency bond says Labour’s plan to slap VAT on private school fees will have a positive effect on pricing of...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Slow conveyancing and mortgage deals allow gazumping - survey claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2196583223.jpg)
Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Hospitals cyber-attack is a warning to property sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/PropTech%20.jpg)
THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![TPFG acquires Fine & Country and The Guild](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Consultancy names new dates for agency marketing course](/upload/images/shutterstock_1361250578(1).jpg)
Consultancy We Are Unchained is expanding its 30 Years of Marketing in One Day course across the country. It follows successful marketing...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![How agents can use property market data](/upload/images/shutterstock_1712450632.jpg)
There are those in the technology sector that claim “data is the new oil”. I think they might be right, but...
29 May 2024
From: Features
![Spring seals part exchange partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Chain-free properties command 3.9% premium – research](/upload/images/shutterstock_1819794776.jpg)
Chain-free homes are commanding an asking price premium of 3.9% compared with other homes, rising to a premium of 7.2% in...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage lender wants stamp duty rebate and cash help for owners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why does it take SO long to complete a sale? Reapit has an idea...](/upload/images/shutterstock_628553066.jpg)
A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons’ share price rises on sale rumours](/upload/images/shutterstock_1699913221.jpg)
Foxtons’ share price got a mini boost on Monday morning after rumours that the agency brand is preparing for a sale. The...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry survey highlights discrimination against female agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Gender-based discrimination remains an issue with the estate agency sector and many female victims are choosing not to report issues, an...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Are property firms strengthening financial crime measures with comprehensive business checks?](/upload/images/4%20PROOFED--%20Are%20property%20firms%20strengthening%20financial%20crime%20measures%20with%20comprehensive%20business%20checks%20-%20By%20Martin%20Cheek.jpg)
Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...
13 April 2024
From: Features
![The Property Franchise Group to rollout Coadjute partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has been trialling property blockchain network Coadjute’s digital property data pack and smart forms and has...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Voice of the Agent survey set for release](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The latest Voice of the Agent industry survey is set for release on 15 April. Marketing firm We Are Unchained surveyed 841...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Proptech firm secures £10m of strategic investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove. This is the first time...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Former upmarket agency boss to boost staging firm’s marketing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Former global chief executive of Fine & Country Simon Leadbetter has joined home staging firm Lemon and Lime Interiors as fractional...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![How technology can create more certainty amidst the chaos of chain breaks](/upload/images/shutterstock_519502300.jpg)
The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...
20 March 2024
From: Features
![Alto reveals ViewMyChain integration](/upload/images/shutterstock_171785249.jpg)
Alto has unveiled its latest integration with sales progression tool ViewMyChain. The partnership means agents using Alto’s software will get direct access...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Consumers ‘unaware’ about the role of a conveyancer - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government intervention needed on property transaction times – claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1245681568(1).jpg)
Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![A quarter of buyers ‘bribed’ seller to secure a purchase - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_108503696.jpg)
A quarter of homebuyers have attempted to bribe sellers with everything from cash to kindness when trying to secure a property,...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Deadline approaches to complete Voice of the Agent survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_580430338.jpg)
The closing bell is ringing for estate and letting agents across the UK to participate in this year's Voice of the...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why new build properties may be best for first-time buyers](/upload/images/4%20Proofed%20--%20Why%20new-build%20homes%20weekend%20features%20by%20Vernon%20Pethard.jpg)
After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![Experienced property professionals launch new estate agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A team of seasoned industry professionals with a combined experience of more than 140 years is set to launch a new...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Barratt seals £2.5bn takeover of Redrow](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK should follow Norway to speed-up property sales - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1878042871.jpg)
UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agent Tim's top tips for going it alone](/upload/images/1%20shutterstock_431846332.jpg)
Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...
03 February 2024
From: Features
![PropTech Today - The loneliness of the long-distance entrepreneur](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property chains 'harder to fix' as 35% of sales collapsed last year - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_1204548853.jpg)
More than a third of property sales fell through last year, with buyers to blame in most cases. A survey by QuickMoveNow...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to tackle gender jaws](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1220534692.jpg)
The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents remain among least trusted professions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Estate agents remain among the least trusted professions, the latest Ipsos Veracity Index has revealed – but there is a silver...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Building a truly digital property market in the UK](/upload/images/Dan%20Salmons%20(1).png)
Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...
13 December 2023
From: Features
![Rightmove predicts 1% asking price drop in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Rightmove is anticipating a 1% average drop in national asking prices by the end of next year. The latest forecasts from the...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - I feel the need. The need for speed-ier house purchases](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...
25 November 2023
From: Features
![Lack of communication slowing down sale completion times - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_648046987.jpg)
Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homebuying platform unveils express conveyancing service](/upload/images/shutterstock_1993063901.jpg)
OneDome has unveiled a new express conveyancing service following a successful trial period. OneDome Conveyancing Premium Express aims to deliver a swift...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing executive joins open property data committee](/upload/images/shutterstock_1559871887(1).jpg)
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Filling property vacancies is like climbing a mountain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Commercial to residential - a growing opportunity](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
![Agency marketing roadshow schedules final 2023 stop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
After achieving sell-out success and exceptional feedback in Hertfordshire, London, and Leeds, Simon Leadbetter’s 30 Years of Marketing in a Day...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Owners and Landlords pay dearly for Sunak’s eco U-turn - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiencyPlanning-400x310.png)
The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![In an uncertain property market, new homes sales are relatively successful](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20Proofed%20----%20%20In%20an%20uncertain%20property%20market%20new%20homes%20sales%20are%20relatively%20successful%20-%20EAT%20Weekend%20feature%20%20by%20Jason%20Farrimond.jpg/3%20Proofed%20----%20%20In%20an%20uncertain%20property%20market%20new%20homes%20sales%20are%20relatively%20successful%20-%20EAT%20Weekend%20feature%20%20by%20Jason%20Farrimond__400x267.jpg)
After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...
21 October 2023
From: Features
![Speakers added to agency success summit line-up](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Industry figure Sean Newman has named seven additional speakers for the Estate Agent Success Summit, with 50% of tickets already sold. The...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents invited to TedTalk-style success summit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Industry figure Sean Newman has launched a new TedTalk-style event called the ‘Estate Agent Success Summit’. Speakers will be given 30 minutes...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers looking for homes that can create an income - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Homeowners are increasingly looking to properties that can either boost income or to offer a better work/life balance – without the...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The best areas for sellers to find a chain-free buyer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homeowners losing confidence in value of their property - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Homeowners are becoming increasingly uncertain about the value of their property, research suggests. A new House Price Confidence Index, launched by marketing...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Join the future of estate agency, today.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Moveli/360x.png)
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Marketing guru: ‘Why Strike brand must be retired for Purplebricks’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Marketing expert Simon Leadbetter has recommended that Purplebricks absorb its owner’s brand to consolidate its market position. Leadbetter, former group marketing director...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Could stricter regulation mean higher fees? A marketer explains….](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20weekend%20features%20-%20could%20stricter%20regulations%20mean%20higher%20fees%20by%20Simon%20Leadbetter.jpg/2%20weekend%20features%20-%20could%20stricter%20regulations%20mean%20higher%20fees%20by%20Simon%20Leadbetter__399x266.jpg)
I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...
09 September 2023
From: Features
![Top agents who keep the customer satisfied - survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_2326738651.jpg)
A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Marketing expert: House of agency brands strategy is ‘inefficient’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fine & Country launches marketing campaign to highlight happy customers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Fine & Country has launched a marketing campaign centred around becoming the most recommended national estate agency brand among consumers. The campaign...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New build sales stronger than rest of market - agency’s bold claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark: ‘House price drops were inevitable’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Levelling up: how a quality CRM provider helps your agency grow](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%204%20360x280.png)
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents may go out of business due to slow conveyancers - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Coadjute aims to speed-up sales with upfront information tool](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Coadjute has launched a Digital Property Data Pack service for its users. The pack is designed to cover the requirements of the...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn of “pain to come” after shock of biggest price fall for 12 years](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_309559970.jpg)
House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer - Nurture, Not Nature, Will Help Agents In This Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upfront information – help us bring down the barriers](/upload/images/PropTech1-400x310.png)
Barriers to entry are a big concern for any sector, particularly those who need a greater number of technology innovations to...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Education changes mindsets to the power of upfront material information](/upload/images/1%20PropTech2-400x310.png)
Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...
01 July 2023
From: Features
![Agency marketing veteran to share tips on UK tour](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Former Fine & Country global chief executive Simon Leadbetter is set to embark on his first national tour with his own...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Spring secures high-profile agency partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Quick-buy firm Spring has partnered with Connells Group to offer its part exchange and chain repair service to the brand’s Land...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents back Rightmove for leads but are concerned about fake contact](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AgentWebsiteMock-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Building safety laws set to delay home moves – claim](/upload/images/Featured%20content%20for%20the%20Features%20newsletter%20LT_LandlordBuyer_March_Content_Legislation.jpg)
The Building Safety Act will cause further delays to the home moving process, a senior industry executive has warned. Rob Hailstone, chief...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Don't be fooled...'customer experience' isn't a replacement for 'customer service'](/upload/images/__thumbs/Don%E2%80%99t%20be%20fooled%E2%80%A6%E2%80%98customer%20experience%E2%80%99%20isn%E2%80%99t%20a%20replacement%20for%20%E2%80%98customer%20service%E2%80%99.png/Don%E2%80%99t%20be%20fooled%E2%80%A6%E2%80%98customer%20experience%E2%80%99%20isn%E2%80%99t%20a%20replacement%20for%20%E2%80%98customer%20service%E2%80%99__400x229.png)
The phrase ‘customer experience’ is bandied around a lot these days, so much so that it’s sometimes easy to think that...
13 May 2023
From: Features
![Property jobs firm acquires flexible working platform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
Property recruitment firm the deverellsmith group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Daisy Chain. The transaction will see Louse Deverell-Smith’s...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency fees are higher where qualifications are mandatory - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Mandatory regulations and qualifications could lead to higher fees for UK agents, a former industry executive claims. Former Fine & Country global...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![New banking settlement scheme set to ‘fully digitise property transactions’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England last week announced the completion of Project Meridian, a digital synchronised settlement prototype that aims to digitise...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Should buying a property be as quick and as easy as buying a car?](/upload/images/Should%20buying%20a%20property%20be%20as%20quick%20and%20as%20easy%20as%20buying%20a%20car%20by%20Angelo%20Piccirillo%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Yes it should….and we’re getting closer. Where there’s no chain involved, here at AVRillo, we can be ready to exchange contracts in...
22 April 2023
From: Features
![Consumers back agency regulation but would they pay higher fees for it?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Agents and consumers have given their backing to minimum industry standards but there are differences when it comes to the level...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Proptech firm defies investment downturn with £4m fundraise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Blockchain property network Coadjute has secured £4m of funding as it looks to continue efforts to transform the ease and speed...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Simpler, faster, cheaper – three characteristics of a tech solution](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents, you don't have to close your doors….and nor do you, conveyancers](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/AVRillo/avrillo_white_360x280.png)
The property industry's self-destructive, point-scoring way of working just doesn’t cut it. When low stock means low cash flow low, agents and...
01 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Lender calls for green Stamp Duty rebate](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A senior banking figure has called for Stamp Duty rebates on property purchases to help create greener homes as research shows...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry executive backs rules on who can setup an estate agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Industry analyst and and chair of The Home Buying and Selling Group Kate Faulkner, has called for the Government to stop agents being...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![New independent brand branches out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has opened a second branch in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire. It comes just three months after...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![UK housebuilder gets green credentials validated](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/PropertyPlanning-400x310.png)
Crest Nicholson has become the first UK housebuilder to have its science-based net-zero aim checked and validated by the Science Based...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![How Technology Will Open Doors in 2023](/upload/images/Site%20logos/__thumbs/How%20Technology%20Will%20Open%20Doors%20in%202023%20by%20Vincent%20Anthony.jpg/How%20Technology%20Will%20Open%20Doors%20in%202023%20by%20Vincent%20Anthony__320x320.jpg)
For agents who take full advantage of new developments in technology in 2023, it’s a chance for them to move ahead...
04 February 2023
From: Features
![Rising numbers of sales collapsing at last minute - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Sellers are being urged to be upfront about property issues and consider lower offers from better buyers as increasing numbers of...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Some top tips for saving for a deposit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/SavingMoney_400x310.png)
Some top tips for saving for a deposit If you’re a first-time buyer - or even if you’re taking the next step...
21 January 2023
From: Features
![Merger and acquisitions become more popular in times of uncertainty - here's why](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Atomic%20Consultancy/LucyNoonan_360x280.png)
With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...
18 January 2023
From: Features
![Major agency brands unveil new branches](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/DTZInvestors-Communal-2-695x395.jpg)
It’s been a busy week for agency branch openings. Dexters is the latest to unveil new offices in London, opening nine across Blackheath,...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to ‘trim the fat’ but keep marketing in the New Year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![And the winners are… allAgents reveals award accolades](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
The winners of the 2022 allAgents Customer Experience Awards were announced last week. The agency customer feedback website held its second ever...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![When the going gets tough, focus on your leaky bucket](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...
03 December 2022
From: Features
![Broker partners with ViewMyChain to boost sales process transparency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
The Mortgage Advice Bureau has partnered with property sales progression software provider ViewMyChain to give brokers more transparency during the transaction...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fall-throughs doubled last month and could rise further - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Fall-throughs doubled in the first two weeks of October compared with a month before, analysis claims. Chain-breaking service UPSTIX, which conducted the...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers in a chain 'cut off from majority of the market'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Two thirds of the housing market is potentially cut off from homebuyers who are in a chain, new research claims. A report...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![The importance of recognising sales progression talent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
The sales progression function is what binds the whole property transaction together and the importance of effective sales progression in the...