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Land is our greatest resource: one that has considerable potential to address society’s challenges. So, determining how land is used is...

While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...

Agency brand Lodestone Property has made a series of green pledges in the run up to Christmas. The Bruton and Wells-based agency...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has been granted observer status for this year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) to...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

Like most parts of the UK, the one I live in has a bit of a beef about parking. More precisely,...

Leaders has launched its latest sustainable branch. Following the opening of its first sustainable branch in Aylesbury earlier this year, Leaders has...

Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...

Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...

In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

Conveyancers have outlined ways they believe the property transaction process could be improved including shutting down or improving “dabblers” and getting...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

More than two-thirds of Europeans are willing to compromise on certain features of their future home for the sake of the...

In this feature, Jonathan Daines looks at how landlords can do their bit to make the rental market greener. Global leaders have...

The COP27 UN Climate Conference may be over but environmental challenges remain and one agent is urging others in the sector...

Hamptons is returning to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023 following last year’s Gold win. The agency brand is sponsoring a...

Homebuyers are spending an average of 15.5% more for an energy efficient property, estate agents claim. New research by Santander found identified...

And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...

Yorkshire estate agent Dacre Son & Hartley is aiming to offset more than 100 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The brand is...

An Estate Agent Today reader poll has revealed opposition to climate risks being outlined to buyers when purchasing a property. A poll...

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, not to mention the uncertainty of a post-Covid economy, real estate businesses across the UK don’t have...

Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...

Bristol-based Alexander May claims to have become the city’s first estate agency business to go carbon neutral and is looking to...

A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...

A typical comment accompanying news of the UK heatwave is that our homes are not built for 40-degree heat. Many residential homes...

High profile agents and industry executives are due to appear in a new video series to share best practice ideas online. The...

A recent study revealed that as many as 4.6 million homes in England overheat. With highs of 40°C this week and warnings...

The interim chairman of the RICS governing council has vowed to get the beleaguered body in a “good position” for reforms...

A high-profile review of the governance and purpose of the RICS has said the need for change at the institution is...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...

Estate agents are being encouraged to go green this Friday to raise awareness for the upcoming World Earth Day. Jerry Lyons who...

A so-called Climate Innovation District is to be constructed in central Leeds with low carbon homes at its heart. The developer Citu...

The coming annual conference of Fine & Country, being held next month, is to have Boris Johnson’s brother as a keynote...

The government’s plan to put Energy Performance Certificates at the heart of its bid to reach Net Zero has hit a stumbling...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

A new survey shows that there’s just a 1.7 per cent house price premium on homes with EPC ratings A or...

A  mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change.  This comes after a summer...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...

Agents’ views are being sought by Propertymark on how best to improve the housing supply in Northern Ireland. The province’s Department for...

Leaders Romans Group is to use only fully recycled material to create its sales and lettings boards across all of its...

A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...

Labour’s long-standing housing spokesman, John Healey, has been moved to become shadow defence secretary on the front bench of new leader...

Savills has smoked out another money-making opportunity with a new enterprise which it claims has “enormous growth potential.” The property consultancy is teaming...

The Law Society is telling prospective house purchasers to probe flood risks in the light of a new practice note it...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

Were it not for climate change, I would be very close to predicting that the summer is close to being over,...

A recent National Association of Estate Agents press release suggesting solar panels were among the “top things” to devalue a home...

Pressure is continuing to build on the government to reform stamp duty in next month’s Budget. Firstly a group of senior financial...

A minister has floated the idea that stamp duty could be reduced on homes where sellers have improved energy efficiency. Climate Change...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

Environmental group Greenpeace claims that a survey of 60 estate agents operating close to potential fracking sites suggests tens of thousands...