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New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

Lomond has announced its latest acquisition within the East Midlands, bolstering its John Shepherd brand following two recent acquisitions within the...

The number of sales agreed is on the rise and the Somerset town of Chard has become a new hotspot, Rightmove...

As most of the regular readers of this column will know (and because I’m not shy about admitting it) – I’ve...

Home-moving platform the GoTo Group has been announced as a key partner of the Relocation Agent Network (RAN). RAN agents will gain...

Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...

Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Referrals within the Relocation Agent Network (RAN) reached a four-year high for both the months of December and January, the brand...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...

Propertymark is encouraging auctioneers to attend its upcoming open forum on the 2018 Ivory Act to make sure they are complying with this important law.   The Ivory...

Building more homes is a better solution than mortgage schemes to support first-time buyers, a Zoopla executive has claimed. Richard Donnell, executive...

Property supply and demand have rebounded since the start of the year amid falling mortgage rates but sellers are still making...

The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...

The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the same...

It may be a measure of the government’s incompetence in the area of housing that two recent major announcements were sorely...

Rightmove’s entry into the mortgage market presents a threat to financial services leads, agents have been warned. The portal said in a...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has poached former Alexander Hall boss Tom Davies to the newly created position of group financial services...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

Agency brand Chestertons has joined calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to include Stamp Duty reform in his Autumn Statement. Hunt will deliver...

If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

Jackson-Stops has boosted its presence across the Cornish coast, with the hiring of three new directors, Richard Holder, Dean Lonergan and Daniel...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a second virtual event this Autumn following its inaugural streamed event earlier this year. Scheduled...

Connells has named group finance director Richard Twigg as interim chief executive. It comes after chief executive David Livesey announced his retirement...

The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high as the market swings in favour of buyers, Zoopla says. The...

The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...

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

The property market is set for its quietest year for sales since 2012, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index estimates...

Agents are being urged to place more value on their work and to charge higher fees. Richard Palfreeman, advisor at training provider...

Chestertons has become the first corporate partner to sign up to London e-bike operator Forest’s employee scheme in an effort to...

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...

Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...

Midlands property group Bond Wolfe has marked its 40th anniversary with a reception for 250 guests at Birmingham’s Town Hall, where...

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched a strategic partnership with proptech supplier nurtur.group.  Under the agreement, nurtur.group will become the exclusive...

Hunters’ Surrey Quays office has been taken over by franchise partner Richard Wells. He is already owner of the Hunters Catford office...

The level of sellers accepting an asking price discount of 5% or more has hit a three-year high. Zoopla’s latest House Price...

Two major agents have been on the acquisition trail this week. Chestertons, London’s oldest estate agency, has continued its expansion plans with...

Zoopla has scheduled its latest quarterly market update for agents. Taking place on Wednesday 14 June, it will address how agents can...

The level of sales agreed has reached its highest point this year and is encouraging more sellers to the market, Zoopla...

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has fallen out of the 2023 Sunday Times Rich List while Foxtons supremo Jon Hunt has seen...

A year-long pilot of using upfront material Information by conveyancer Thomas Legal and search provider Conveyancing Data Services, a part of...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has unveiled details of a new nationwide roadshow including an as yet unnamed ex-footballer. Its ‘Growing into...

A new property platform aiming to help homeowners sell off-market properties has attracted 10,000 registered buyers in its first few months...

A group of Hunters’ franchisees have taken on the brand’s Medway business. Andrew Barker, Rob Stewart, Richard Watts, Andrew Scott and Duncan...

100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...

An estate agent is getting into the royal spirit ahead of the Coronation this weekend. Phipps and Pritchard, which covers Worcestershire, Kidderminster,...

The worst of the pricing adjustment in response to higher mortgage rates appears to be behind us, Zoopla has claimed. The portal’s...

Sales progression service ASAP has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) product to help agents comply with due diligence requirements and...

The level of agency stock has almost doubled since last year but repricing is on the rise and sales are taking...

A Relocation Agent Network (RAN) member was happy to have her morning meeting interrupted last week to be presented with a...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

Zoopla is set to host a 2023 market update later this month for agents. Hosted by Zoopla’s executive director of Research, Richard...

More than half of homebuyers have become more willing to compromise in the search for their next home, new research reveals. Analysis...

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

A conveyancing firm has put the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to the test to see if it can rival legal...

Mortgage lenders may have been grabbing the headlines in recent weeks with rates below 4% but a broker has warned this...

Sellers are cutting asking prices by an average 4.5% discount to achieve a sale, Zoopla claims. The figure is the highest for...

A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...

A senior Land Registry executive has insisted he wasn’t blaming conveyancers for transactions delays following a controversial blog last month that...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Paul Alexander Mortgage Consultants has been acquired by national broker brand Coreco. Paul Alexander worked closely with the Orchards of London estate...

Agents are seeing more stock coming to the market but Zoopla is warning about seller expectations. The latest Zoopla House Price Index...

Consolidation and industry challenges are among the key themes to be tackled at The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) annual conference next month...

The Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has been sold to a company featuring respected estate agency industry figures. RAN’s owner Dwellworks has completed...

One million homes have lost all their pandemic gains amid the financial turmoil at the end of last year, Zoopla claims. Each...

Agents and property professionals have kicked off the year by supporting a range of causes. Whatever the cause you are working for,...

Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...

Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

Two thirds of economists expect house prices to fall by more than 4% this year while others are expecting a more...

Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...

Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...

The Conveyancing Association has set a date for its 2023 Annual Conference. It will take place in London on 7 February 2023...

One in 15 homes formerly sold by agents are returning to the market after the original sale collapsed, new data shows. Analysis...

One of the UK’s largest building societies is urging the government to provide more homebuying support as research warns of a...

John Ennis has officially started as chief executive of Chestertons today, expressing excitement about leading the historic estate agency brand into...

Increasing numbers of transactions have fallen-through and asking price cuts are increasing but the market is still on track for almost...

Mortgage rates look likely to fall after Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister but analysts are still unsure how far the...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

A Bill to bring the Government’s Stamp Duty reductions into legislation reached its second reading in the Houses of Parliament this...

Agents are invited to a webinar with Zoopla next week to discuss the portal’s 2023 outlook. Hosted by Zoopla’s executive director of...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has named the members of its new advisory panel. It will replace the PRS Advisory Council and...

They say Christmas hits the shops earlier each year and the same may be said for the seasonal slowdown, Zoopla suggests. Its...

Leeds Building Society has pledged to honour any mortgage offers and support borrowers during this period of market uncertainty. It comes as...

Buyer demand has dropped by a fifth in the fortnight since the mini-Budget while supply has increased from worried homeowners, Zoopla...

The level of price cutting on agency listings has started to hit new highs. Property Log, which is a Chrome extension that...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto has announced the speaker line-up and agenda for its inaugural virtual event.  Altogether Live will take place...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...

The housing market is in a better position to weather a downturn than in previous economic cycles, Zoopla claims. The portal argues...

July was the most active month for home sales so far this year but agents acknowledge that a slowdown is coming. The...

One of the UK’s leading property companies has appointed marketing firm alan. agency to launch a crucial annual report.    Knight Frank...

The historic Chestertons brand, one of London’s largest and oldest estate agents, has today announced the appointment of John Ennis as its new...

Interim rental inspections have taken a hit over the past two years and letting agents are now wading through their backlogs...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

There has been so much coverage recently over how painfully slow conveyancing is at the moment - 18-20 weeks is now...

More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...