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When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...

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

After years - indeed a decade - of anti-rental sector policy and rhetoric it’s difficult not to see recent days as...

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

More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

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

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

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

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...

A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director  What is ‘company name’ and what...

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

The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...

There’s been a huge focus on both the stamp duty holiday and Help To Buy deadlines at the end of March...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority is today opening enforcement cases focusing on the sale of leasehold homes by four leading housebuilders. They...

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

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

Rightmove predicts that the price of property coming to market in Britain will rise by two per cent next year. The portal...

A new PropTech online platform called BestAgent Property Marketplace is to launch next year following a series of 12 meetings this autumn. It...

Outsourced viewings firm Viewber now handles viewings for more than 50 per cent of all UK auctioneers. The claim is from Essential...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

Today sees the first of a series of important deadlines which will determine the success of otherwise of Countrywide’s controversial rescue...

A new website has been set up specifically to help leasehold flat owners who have been served a Section 5 Notice...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

Purplebricks has issued a provocative response to the government’s new measures to promote a more professional and transparent house buying process.  The...

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...

Estate agents are increasingly helping customers who have been forced to sell their homes to pay off interest-only mortgages ahead of...

Being featured in newspapers, magazines and websites, as well as on radio and TV, can be a great way to build...

The government appears to have slipped back on two deadlines concerning measures key to the property industry. Firstly the consultation on the...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has told Estate Agent Today the transformation she wishes to see within the group may take...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...

It’s almost impossible to write about the conveyancing market and not reflect on the activity levels of the past month or...

Predicting ho­­w the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number...

Wind back the clock a few years and the working relationships I had with most estate agents was productive, beneficial and...

A sales director of a branch of Humberts has resigned after being found guilty of stealing £2,500 from a charity. Jane Hale...