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Buyer demand has continued to climb during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, research suggests. Analysis by agency comparison website GetAgent...

Zoopla has sealed a new long-term contract with London estate agent Dexters, which encompasses 156 offices across the capital.  The the agency...

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

Buyer demand shot up in February, helped by a surge in ‘realistically priced’ property supply, research suggests. Data from TwentyEA shows the...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...

The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

A quarter of sellers have been gazundered in the past 12 months, research has revealed. Analysis by quick-buy firm Open Property Group,...

HOP (the Home Owner’s Passport) has released its upgraded material information report to support agents with Trading Standards compliance. The list of...

Estate agents in Liverpool and Portsmouth have had the busiest start to the year, new analysis suggests. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

Former agency founder and property marketing veteran John Durrant has challenged Propertymark and RICS to take a leadership on the contentious...

Buyer confidence remained flat – or consistent depending on your view of the property market in December – while seller sentiment...

Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law   2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...

Redrow has today launched a nationwide quest to find the longest standing owner of one of its homes. As it celebrates its...

Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...

Redbrik Estate Agents is celebrating exchanging on a transaction in just eight days. The milestone was achieved using its SecureMove service, which...

A third of Jackson-Stops agents are expecting a “modest decrease” in house prices next year with some offices expecting drops of...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

Hundreds of properties are having their asking prices cut each day, new analysis reveals as agents and sellers continue to try...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has terminated the contract of agent Ian Wyn-Jones following allegations about his working practices. Wyn-Jones, who joined eXp...

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...

On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...

Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...

Fewer buyers are purchasing at auctions despite more sellers resorting to them. Quick buying firm House Buyer Bureau analysed auction stock that...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark suggests a more pessimistic view of the market. The trade body’s latest Housing Insight report says...

The usual post-summer uplift has failed to materialise for the property market, new figures suggest. Analysis by data company the Landmark Information...

The proportion of listings going under offer within 30 days has dropped from 53% last year to 37% in September 2023,...

Average asking prices have increased as usual between September and October but at the slowest rate since 2008, Rightmove has revealed. The...

Zoopla has added a new ‘Back to Market’ tag to listings that have fallen through. It will show listings that have had...

Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...

A conveyancing services proptech firm claims to have sped up transactions and reduced fall-throughs in just its first 18 months of...

An index of prime London properties suggests buyers standing back as economic uncertainty reaches the upper levels of the market. The Prime...

Marketing expert Simon Leadbetter has recommended that Purplebricks absorb its owner’s brand to consolidate its market position.  Leadbetter, former group marketing director...

It’s a great time to be a homebuyer if purchasers can afford it, TwentyCi has claimed. It comes as the property data...

As Summer makes way for Autumn, many in the sector are bracing themselves for storm-clouds. But should they be?  Here, in his...

The slower sales market has started hitting high-profile agency and property brands. Agency franchise brand Winkworth’s half year results yesterday showed network...

A new estate agency has benefited from a grant scheme run by multinational company Tata Steel. Lincolnshire estate agent Grahame Barratt-Needham has...

Industry regulator the National Trading Standards & Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has issued a reminder to agents about their responsibilities when it...

St. George in Bristol has been identified as the UK’s strongest sellers’ market. Analysis by Rightmove found eight in ten homes listed...

Trading Standards has issued new guidance for agents to provide “working definitions” of common property marketing terms. The National Trading Standards &...

There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...

There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...

Agents and property professionals will be keeping an eye on Threadneedle Street in London today, with the Bank of England expecting...

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

An improvement is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as ‘an occasion when something gets better or when you make it better’. ...

In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...

According to research, the average cost of home insurance was £300 in 2022 – a record low. However, this could increase...

Property supply is improving but fewer properties are going under offer, research suggests. Analysis of quarter two property market activity by data...

A park home specialist provider claims demand for that niche property increased significantly in the second quarter of this year. The Quickmove...

It’s not a sentence that I thought I would be writing, but Housing Secretary Michael Gove has indeed finally done something...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...

OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...

The UK is heading for a further drop in housebuilding, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data by S&P and...

Zoopla has sealed a new long-term contract with estate agent Andrews, which encompasses 44 branches across southern England.  Andrews has signed up...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

 A case brought by claims firm Contractors for Justice (C4J) against Purplebricks over its agents alleged rights to certain employment benefits...

The most common time for a property sale to fall through is in the second week after the sale is agreed,...

Listings appear to be taking longer to sell but buyer and seller confidence remains, OnTheMarket (OTM) claims. The portal’s latest Property Sentiment...

Self-employed agency network eXp UK has been named as the fastest growing brand when it comes to new instructions and number...

There is a sense of “cautious optimism” in the market with sales agreed on the rise despite the number of overall...

Purplebricks has warned its cash reserves are under threat if its strategic review and sales process isn’t completed soon. A trading update...

Property supply has improved during the first quarter of 2023 following house price corrections and a settling of interest rates, according...

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...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

Agents are taking almost a month longer to sell homes than last year as the market adjusts to new pricing, seller...

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

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...

Conveyancing company AVRillo has pledged to further reduce transaction times after scooping a top innovation award. The conveyancer brand picked up the...

A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...

Zoopla has sealed a new long-term contract with Northern Estate Agencies Group. The deal encompasses the 46 branches of Manning Stainton, Mortimers...

Proptech firm Finch has been named as the latest supplier accredited by the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB). It joins other brands...

The South East of England continues to lead the way as TwentyCi revealed its latest statistics on property market activity. The property...

The number of properties listed as sold subject to contract (SSTC) has increased by 5% so far this year versus the...

AVRillo is seeking agents to help test a new product that aims to provide upfront material information to buyers at the...

Properties need to be listed for at least nine to 14 days to achieve their optimum selling price, new research claims. The...

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...

Purplebricks’ share price has continued falling after it informed the markets that it is up for sale last week. The beleaguered agency’s...

The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...

Moving home has been identified as the most stressful life event, with buyers and sellers citing waiting to exchange as the...

Falling mortgage rates are a “false positive” for the health of the property market, analyst Davy Research has warned.  A housing research...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is expecting the market to align with conditions seen in 2019. A trading update from the listed...

One of the nice things about this time of year is that slowly, ever so slowly, we begin to emerge from...

Agents and property professionals are spreading plenty of charitable love ahead of Valentine's Day. See some of the inspirational examples below. Whatever the...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has said he is “pleased with the progress” of getting agents to renew contracts as the...

The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

The property market is still active for ‘realistic’ sellers and serious buyers, OnTheMarket (OTM’s) claims. Jason Tebb, chief executive of the portal,...

The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...

Challenger portal and homebuying support platform OneDome has acquired broker CMME Mortgage and Protection from the private equity-backed CMME Group. CMME Mortgage...

Housebuilder Persimmon has signed a multi-year software contract with Zoopla. It follows the launch of Zoopla for Housebuilders in July, a new...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...

The pandemic-inspired property demand boom is well and truly over, GetAgent claims. It comes as the agent comparison website’s latest Hotspot Demand...