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It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...

An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...

London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...

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

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

A downbeat report from property investment specialist London Central Portfolio says “there are very few causes for optimism in the domestic...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

London-focussed Buying agency Black Brick has launched a specialist service to cater for divorcing couples. The company - increasingly regarded by some...

The well-respected buying agency Black Brick has revealed the scale of discounts it secures on prime properties being sold for different...

A new ‘quick buy’ property company claims it will make an offer on any home within 24 hours of the vendor...

Estate agents are facing the biggest industry changes seen in decades. The rise of online and hybrid agents alongside more traditional...

The small print of the Budget has revealed that the government is to make minor changes to the ‘additional homes’ three...

We’ve had the Bank of Mum and Dad so is the next big thing to hit the market a growing number...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

The plummetting pound following the UK’s shock vote to leave the European Union risks creating more money-laundering operations through this country’s...

A significant number of properties are coming to market as a result of separations which don't involve divorce, according to a...

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

Calls to estate and letting agents to request viewings rose by 70.8 per cent in January over the previous month -...

If there’s one thing that looks like a good move right now, it’s becoming a letting agent.  Whereas some years ago we...