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There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

More than 500,000 homes are currently sold subject to contract, creating a conveyancing logjam, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests the...

All regions of the UK have seen at least a 2% increase in property supply, TwentyCi claims. A June update from the...

Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...

The Government was 120,000 homes short of its own new-build targets last year, research claims. Analysis by new-build sales optimisation platform Unlatch...

Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

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

Foxtons has announced the acquisition of two estate agents worth £10.55m. The listed agency giant has acquired IMM Properties Ltd, trading under...

Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...

Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...

Mystery surrounds the appointment of Purplebricks new chief executive following a stockmarket update this morning. Helena Marston was due to start as...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016.   In 2021 some...

The overwhelming majority of buyers want the gazumping to be made illegal, a poll shows. Some 89 per cent think it’s wrong...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another ADC - our chance to pay tribute to fundraisers throughout our industry. Want to...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

Selling a home - the period from listing to completion - is now back to its pre-pandemic levels of 16 weeks...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

Agents are losing tens of thousands of pounds each - in some cases even more - because of the volume of...

A free to list portal has launched a tool which it claims will predict a seller’s propensity to switch agents.  Residential People...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...

The conveyancing technology firm Search Acumen has launched what it calls “an end-to-end solution” in a bid to abolish “antiquated” ways...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

RICS has appointed Lord Michael Bichard to lead a wide-ranging independent review into the governance and purpose of the institution. The review...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...

The Simplify Group’s latest statement on the ongoing IT problem suggests a gradual improvement in services to agents and other clients. It...

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

The conveyancing IT crash plaguing the Simplify Group of companies continues into its ninth day; however there is an update for...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...

The Property Franchise Group, the agency industry’s largest franchise operation, has reported strong performance in recent months. Chief executive Gareth Samples has...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

The average time for home-movers to get through the conveyancing process has dropped by 27 days since the summer, according to Rightmove.  The...

OnTheMarket has announced that it’s reducing the amount it’s paying for PropTech supplier Glanty. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet,...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

Rightmove - which for some time has linked solely with iamsold to provide the controversial Modern Method of Auction system to...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

An online agency which describes itself as being “the future of property” is up for sale. Nu:move is a franchise operation, set...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...

New data shows the strongest quarter for new build home registrations since 2007.  According to NHBC, the new home warranty and insurance...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Well I rarely use them now! Chris Hodgkinson, Managing Director What...

The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...

There are over 700,000 homes marked Sold Subject to Contract and going through conveyancing right now, according to a new Rightmove...

The Law Society has published new guidance for what it calls “under-pressure conveyancing solicitors” as the stamp duty deadline of June...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US - says it now has 200 self-employed agents operating under its...

The government is to answer a call made in an online petition for stamp duty to apply when contracts are exchanged,...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

A global financial software and analytics firm says it’s launching a new PropTech tool which promises in the near future to...

EweMove says it’s has just recorded its best-ever month for new enquiries from sellers. In April the hybrid - which is part...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

An online platform claims each agency branch in the UK has benefited from the stamp duty holiday by over £120,000. WiggyWam says...

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

A new petition has been launched asking the government to make the stamp duty holiday apply when contracts are exchanged, rather...

The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...

An increased focus on the provision of financial services has helped boost the trading figures released today by LSL Property Services,...

LSL Property Services is to set up a mortgage brokerage called Pivotal Growth. The new brokerage - set up with Pollen Street...

The land and new homes division of Sequence has signed a deal to offer fully-funded part exchange and home buying services...

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...

Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...

One in three property sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2021. The 32 per...

The managing director of Fine & Country Cardiff, Dan Thomas, has wasted no time with his fundraiser - starting as soon...

Hello, and as we near the first Bank Holiday of the year (and a little light at the end of the...

A new estate agency says it aims to sell homes within 30 days - and dismisses the idea of a traditional...

It now takes 43 days longer to sell a home than it did a year ago. Comparison site GetAgent, which makes the...

Agents have been warned they are likely to require PropTech assistance to cope with a surge in transactions expected this year. The...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...

The latest breakdown of the stamp duty holiday extension has given a first estimate of the total number of deals to...

Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

Agents in England are told that sellers should market their homes by March 23 - only 18 days from now - if...

A radical way to end the current stamp duty holiday has been suggested by three different legal bodies. The Society of Licensed...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Zoopla says it has so far delivered almost £80,000 in agent fees through its access to the Modern Method of Auction. MMA...

The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...

The Chancellor’s rumoured six week extension to the stamp duty holiday has been backed by Rightmove. Over last weekend the Daily Telegraph,...

The deadline to complete the purchase of a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended...

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

House price growth is running out of steam ahead of the stamp duty holiday cliff-edge. That’s the suggestion from the Halifax; its latest...

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...

It’s pretty cold out there, making a difficult time that much worse - except for fans of sledging of course. But many...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

We are now over four weeks in to our third national lockdown in the UK. Although the property market remains open,...

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

Zoopla's latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31.  And the portal says: “The...

Well, what a start to 2021! None of us thought things would change as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s...

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...

A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

Figures from Zoopla suggest there’s a Christmas present being unwrapped by agents across the country - a far busier housing market tha this...

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again - Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

‘Many are in complete denial about the time it takes and still think it’s eight to 10 weeks.’ I won’t tell you...

A leading conveyancing sector spokesmen says some mortgage lenders are making the current delays in the house buying process worse. Rob Hailstone,...

A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times.  Sort Move, which has been...

It now takes an average 12 days longer to complete a sale in Britain compared to a year ago - but...

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...

Countrywide has this morning rejected an £80m offer made for it by Connells Group. On November 23 Connells announced that its due...

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...

A survey of completion times for house sales over the past four years suggests that the worst performing local authority area...

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...

A survey of people currently buying property suggests as many as a quarter may pull out if they know they’ll miss...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

It’s been announced this morning that Connells is in takeover discussions with the troubled Countrywide agency group. Countrywide has given Connells until...

The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

Purplebricks is the first estate agency in the country to launch a meditation service to ease “the emotional rollercoaster felt by...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...

As the review of the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group continues, Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager and...

A leading agency says so-called Covid Clauses are being inserted into contracts as buyers become increasingly cautious ahead of a possible...

Two agencies have entered the debate on whether the current frenzied housing market is seeing delays in completions. Yesterday EAT reported that...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

A quick buy firm boasting it has ‘sold’ a home within six days also says it now takes 140 days on...

OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...

It’s hotting up out there as a beautiful summer’s weekend beckons - an ideal time for some fund-raising in the sun,...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

“Many hands make light work” – Does John Heywood’s old English proverb from the 1300s apply to modern approaches on how...

HM Land Registry is now accepting witnessed electronic signatures on documents for the  transfer of ownership of property, the creation of...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

A PropTech platform that aims to lock-in sellers and buyers via a mutually agreed reservation agreement system is being offered free...

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...

Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

A property law firm is calling on the government to backdate the stamp duty holiday to include those buyers who completed...

You have to feel for Rishi Sunak - well, at least a little. Leave to one side that he carries more presentational...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...

The Andrew Grant regional estate agency brand is “very much alive” despite the firm which bore the name losing 54 jobs...

In the first of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, managing director of mio, the estate agent sales progression platform, explores the...

Collaboration creates a bigger market Iain White, of the Innovation Collaboration Group “the Estate Agency industry must recognise that collaboration will...

Over 50 jobs have been lost as a result of a Midlands regional estate agency falling into administration. The Shropshire Star reports...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...

As we emerge from lockdown, quickly progressing sales to completion is vital to replace lost commission income.  What role can mio...

Estate agents are likely to get through the next five to six months even if the market falls away - but...

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

Knight Frank has merged two of its existing divisions to form a new Private Residence Consultancy team - and the new...

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

The online estate agency Settled appears to have ceased trading with its customers refunded. It was launched in 2014 by former Google...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

  On Estate Agent Today this Bank Holiday weekend we’re celebrating the great work agents are doing to keep morale high and...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

Buying and selling a house is often referenced as being one of the most stressful life experiences that we can go...

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...

A property tax specialist is warning that sellers of buy to lets or holiday homes may have to estimate their own...

There’s going to be a 35 per cent drop in the number of new homes delivered this year because of the...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

PropTech big names Reapit and ViewMyChain are joining up to try to accelerate transactions when the lockdown finally ends and the...

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course. Knight Frank says it’s writing ‘Coronavirus...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

New guidance has just been agreed by conveyancers on house moves during the Coronavirus crisis. The procedures - made pubic only last...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Two financial trade bodies say most mortgage providers will give customers who have exchanged contracts the option to extend their mortgage...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...

The Law Society says there is still some possibility that those home movers scheduled to complete in the near future might...

*** Please see this story for the latest news on house moving, updated 12 noon on Tuesday March 24 *** The property...

Rightmove is offering some of its agents a deferred payment option. An announcement this morning says: "While sales agreed pipelines have strengthened following...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

Countrywide has revealed a major hold-up in its supposedly "vital" sale of its commercial arm - and it is now seeking...

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

Trials of reservation agreements for buyers and sellers have been delayed until the late spring. Statements last year from the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

Sellers who failed to mention a motel and diner being constructed nearby have been ordered by a court to pay £285,000...

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...

Countrywide is declining to explain why due diligence on the sale of its commercial arm did not catch a problem which...

Countrywide has revealed a mysterious delay in the sale of its commercial arm, Lambert Smith Hampton - a sale considered crucial for the...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

New home registrations in the UK have risen over 80 per cent in the last decade, according to the NHBC. From 2010...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

An estate agent has set up his own buying operation because he claims the quality of service for high-end buyers has...

Understanding the customer journey plays a huge role in the success of any estate agent. From that very first viewing right through...

The average time it took a home to sell last year - measured from its first day listed on a portal...

A rugby star has signed a deal to operate the easyProperty franchise in his home town area. Castleford Tigers prop forward Liam...

Almost exactly one quarter of house sales in England and Wales fell through prior to completion according to new figures. In the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

Purplebricks is not revealing details of the different pricing strategies it is testing “in the field” early this year. Last month the...

Analysts are putting a surprise surge in mortgage approvals from banks down to a spike in applications ahead of the General...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

Purplebricks says it’s put four different pricing strategies into the market with a view to testing them in 2020. In a trading...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...