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Propertymark has urged the UK Government to consider other ways of boosting the supply of homes for purchase.  The Government has two...

Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...

Zoopla’s property announcement last week was welcome reading for many of us feeling a bit beleaguered by seller over-expectation, buyer lethargy...

Agency acquirer Lomond has recruited Tony Haran as its new head of residential development. He brings experience from both Knight Frank and...

The Government has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to boost housebuilding in the capital.   Housing Secretary Michael...

Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...

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

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has announced an investigation to uncover the tensions between developers and surveyors on snagging. The trade...

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

Rightmove has reported a 7% rise in operating profit despite losing agents last year. The portal’s latest annual report released this morning...

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

Two brothers who previously worked as estate agents have launched a new networking platform for property professionals in the UK. Chris Tremlett,...

Housebuilders have indicated that they would prefer a Labour government is formed after the next General Election. The latest Land Index and...

Homebuyers are snubbing period properties, new analysis suggests. Research by Shawbrook suggests UK buyers are now prioritising sustainability and efficiency over style,...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...

Landowners seeking to sell their land for development will have to adjust their expectations as the market, the planning system and...

What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....

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

There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...

When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...

Rightmove is expecting more money from agents this year and is also looking to grab a slice of the mortgage market. A...

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

After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

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

A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...

The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...

The Government’s First Homes Scheme is set to be the first state-backed initiative to use digital property logbooks. It comes after a...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert, Dion Dublin, is to headline the South East Property Expo.   The centre...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector.  Here in his latest column property...

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...

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

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

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

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...

In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...

Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...

Property Webmasters has launched an overseas property opportunity for its estate agency clients to earn ‘passive income.’ The website and marketing tools...

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

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

A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...

Move with Us and Moving Made Easy have been awarded the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) accreditation for their part-exchange and...

Winkworth is expanding its operations to focus on land and new homes opportunities across London. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth, said...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has signalled that legislation to allow for further leasehold reform will be included in the next parliamentary...

Agency acquirer The Lomond Group has unveiled a rebrand to mark its two-year anniversary. Co-created at the beginning of 2021 when property...

Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...

Quick-buy and part exchange company Spring has announced a leadership reshuffle as it targets £100m of property acquisitions and sales this...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to leasehold reform and fixing cladding issues before the next election. It comes as the Government...

If journalists believed everything they received in their inboxes, you’d be forgiven for thinking the private rental sector was a shiny,...

It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...

A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

A new ‘zero spend’ property portal is seeking agents to help with its development ahead of a full launch next year. The...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to look into issues with the Building Safety Act after MPs claimed leaseholders and Help to...

Agents have been getting into the Christmas spirit and recognising the colder weather when it comes to charity this week. Whatever the...

I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

The Government’s latest Housing Minister Lucy Frazer brings plenty of property experience as a landlord and has also indirectly received donations...

The Government’s target of constructing 300,000 new homes annually by 2025 has been called into question due to a lack of...

With the ever-persistent compliance hurdles materialising within the property market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, speaks about how the use of...

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...

Buyers have until 31 October to reserve a new-build and apply for Government-backed finance before the government’s Help to Buy Equity...

It’s the oddest thing. Surely, the most fundamental requirement of an estate agent having won an instruction, is to get it...

A new Code of Practice for builders and an independent Ombudsman for consumers in the new-build sector went live this week. Customers...

Rightmove insists the housing market is still moving as more lenders removed deals yesterday. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows there were...

Housing minister Lee Rowley is set to make one of his first official public appearances at a Conservative Party fringe event...

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

From golf swings, to running and rowing, there is an active theme to this week's fundraising exploits. If there are charitable endeavours...

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to consider a tax overhaul to boost property supply. There have been plenty of...

Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...

Connells Midlands has launched a new Shared Ownership Hub to help deliver affordable housing in the region. It will provide an end-to-end...

A property developer has hit out at corporate agents for “artificially inflating house prices” as she reveals the poor practices she...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

Thousands more leaseholders are expected to see ground rents cut and some may even receive refunds. It forms part of the Competition...

I am somewhat disappointed, yet not surprised, when I see the headlines ‘blaming’ various fractions of a property transaction as the...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has closed its investigation into alleged mis-selling of leasehold houses by Barratt Homes. It is the...

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

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

Buyers of new-build homes are being left exposed to the risk of Japanese knotweed due to difference in the conveyancing process...

Agents and property professionals have been in boats, on bikes and even used football stars to help raise funds for charity...

Fine & Country has made its latest move in the metaverse with the launch for a second non-fungible token (NFT) linked...

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

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

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...

A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...

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

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...