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09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Zoopla’s property announcement last week was welcome reading for many of us feeling a bit beleaguered by seller over-expectation, buyer lethargy...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency acquirer Lomond has recruited Tony Haran as its new head of residential development. He brings experience from both Knight Frank and...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to boost housebuilding in the capital. Housing Secretary Michael...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...
16 March 2024
From: Features
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has announced an investigation to uncover the tensions between developers and surveyors on snagging. The trade...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Rightmove has reported a 7% rise in operating profit despite losing agents last year. The portal’s latest annual report released this morning...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Land is our greatest resource: one that has considerable potential to address society’s challenges. So, determining how land is used is...
10 February 2024
From: Features
Two brothers who previously worked as estate agents have launched a new networking platform for property professionals in the UK. Chris Tremlett,...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Housebuilders have indicated that they would prefer a Labour government is formed after the next General Election. The latest Land Index and...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers are snubbing period properties, new analysis suggests. Research by Shawbrook suggests UK buyers are now prioritising sustainability and efficiency over style,...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...
06 January 2024
From: Features
Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...
06 January 2024
From: Features
Landowners seeking to sell their land for development will have to adjust their expectations as the market, the planning system and...
30 December 2023
From: Features
What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...
16 December 2023
From: Features
There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography and a well-crafted description, what can be...
13 December 2023
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Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...
02 December 2023
From: Features
Rightmove is expecting more money from agents this year and is also looking to grab a slice of the mortgage market. A...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...
21 October 2023
From: Features
Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...
30 September 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Government’s First Homes Scheme is set to be the first state-backed initiative to use digital property logbooks. It comes after a...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...
09 September 2023
From: Features
Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert, Dion Dublin, is to headline the South East Property Expo. The centre...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
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The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector. Here in his latest column property...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...
12 August 2023
From: Features
The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...
08 June 2023
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Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Property Webmasters has launched an overseas property opportunity for its estate agency clients to earn ‘passive income.’ The website and marketing tools...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech firm Finch has been named as the latest supplier accredited by the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB). It joins other brands...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...
18 March 2023
From: Features
A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Move with Us and Moving Made Easy have been awarded the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) accreditation for their part-exchange and...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Winkworth is expanding its operations to focus on land and new homes opportunities across London. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth, said...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has signalled that legislation to allow for further leasehold reform will be included in the next parliamentary...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency acquirer The Lomond Group has unveiled a rebrand to mark its two-year anniversary. Co-created at the beginning of 2021 when property...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Quick-buy and part exchange company Spring has announced a leadership reshuffle as it targets £100m of property acquisitions and sales this...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to leasehold reform and fixing cladding issues before the next election. It comes as the Government...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
If journalists believed everything they received in their inboxes, you’d be forgiven for thinking the private rental sector was a shiny,...
21 January 2023
From: Features
It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A new ‘zero spend’ property portal is seeking agents to help with its development ahead of a full launch next year. The...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to look into issues with the Building Safety Act after MPs claimed leaseholders and Help to...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have been getting into the Christmas spirit and recognising the colder weather when it comes to charity this week. Whatever the...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...
12 November 2022
From: Features
In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...
12 November 2022
From: Features
The Government’s latest Housing Minister Lucy Frazer brings plenty of property experience as a landlord and has also indirectly received donations...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The Government’s target of constructing 300,000 new homes annually by 2025 has been called into question due to a lack of...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
With the ever-persistent compliance hurdles materialising within the property market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, speaks about how the use of...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
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...
29 October 2022
From: Features
Buyers have until 31 October to reserve a new-build and apply for Government-backed finance before the government’s Help to Buy Equity...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s the oddest thing. Surely, the most fundamental requirement of an estate agent having won an instruction, is to get it...
19 October 2022
From: Features
A new Code of Practice for builders and an independent Ombudsman for consumers in the new-build sector went live this week. Customers...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove insists the housing market is still moving as more lenders removed deals yesterday. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows there were...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Lee Rowley is set to make one of his first official public appearances at a Conservative Party fringe event...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?
Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...
17 September 2022
From: Features
From golf swings, to running and rowing, there is an active theme to this week's fundraising exploits. If there are charitable endeavours...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to consider a tax overhaul to boost property supply. There have been plenty of...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...
05 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
Connells Midlands has launched a new Shared Ownership Hub to help deliver affordable housing in the region. It will provide an end-to-end...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A property developer has hit out at corporate agents for “artificially inflating house prices” as she reveals the poor practices she...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...
27 August 2022
From: Features
Thousands more leaseholders are expected to see ground rents cut and some may even receive refunds. It forms part of the Competition...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
I am somewhat disappointed, yet not surprised, when I see the headlines ‘blaming’ various fractions of a property transaction as the...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has closed its investigation into alleged mis-selling of leasehold houses by Barratt Homes. It is the...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...
06 August 2022
From: Features
The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyers of new-build homes are being left exposed to the risk of Japanese knotweed due to difference in the conveyancing process...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents and property professionals have been in boats, on bikes and even used football stars to help raise funds for charity...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has made its latest move in the metaverse with the launch for a second non-fungible token (NFT) linked...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...
25 June 2022
From: Features
Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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...
14 May 2022
From: Features
The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Fifteen businesses which had bought freeholds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features
Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...
18 February 2022
From: Sponsored Content
A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...