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New data from Moneypenny has revealed that eco features are falling off the wish-list of potential house buyers as a result...

Homeowners are getting as much as 16% extra on average when selling their properties if the energy performance certificate (EPC) rating...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Connells Group has rolled out a new service to help homeowners, sellers and landlords boost the energy efficiency of their properties. Its...

Energy efficiency, gardens and garages as well as speedy sales are top of buyer’s wishlists, Zoopla claims. The portal has published the...

Zoopla is piloting a new data migration tool to quickly transfer agent data from its Jupix to Alto software brand in just...

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

Research by new homes sales service Unlatch has revealed how much cheaper energy bills are for new-builds, saving as much as...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...

Around a quarter of mortgage lenders currently have ‘green’ products promoting improved EPCs - and the vast majority of the rest...

The government’s plan to put Energy Performance Certificates at the heart of its bid to reach Net Zero has hit a stumbling...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...

The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...

Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...

The Halifax claims that homes with the highest energy ratings are worth up to £40,000 more on average compared to less...

Implementing measures recommended in an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) could boost the sales price of a property for a vendor, the...

A new survey shows that there’s just a 1.7 per cent house price premium on homes with EPC ratings A or...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

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

A survey suggests that almost half of first time buyers have at some time pulled out of deals because of environmental...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

The number of Energy Performance Certificates issued for new build homes in England rose 16 per cent in the year to...

Boots is the latest company to dip its toe into the water of the property sector.  Modular housing company ilke Homes has...

Initiatives by property portal Residential People and mortgage lenders Paragon Bank and Foundation Home Loans help people to find, buy or...

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a filter allowing users to sort properties by EPC rating.  The new ‘Energy Efficiency...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

A PropTech firm says its new tool allows comprehensive upfront property information to be shared instantly with all parties in a...

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...

Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

A digital resource hub for estate agents claims to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been operating since late 2019,...

Another new PropTech platform claims it can streamline the completion process - this time by coordinating the work of estate agents...

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Tom Harrington and I’m the founder and...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

As I look towards this year, I am sure that my thoughts are the same as many within the industry. I am...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...

An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...

MPs will next month debate a Bill which aims to have the energy efficiency of all UK homes brought up to...

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...

Online estate agency Tepilo has denied industry speculation that it is to change its fee structure now that it is under...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

Some good news is here for landlords and letting agents worried about the energy efficiency rating of their property – the...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...

“I predict that within a few years, folks advertising properties for rent or to buy will start to show if their property is a...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

An online agency called DoorStepAgents.com claims to have set up a service which is both the cheapest and ‘best value’ sales...

An online estate agency delisted by Rightmove for apparently breaching its terms and conditions has accused the portal of “gross abuse”...

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

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

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An online petition to scrap Energy Performance Certificates has received only modest support so far. The petition has been put forward by eMoov...

We’re all talking about second home stamp duty, changes to tax relief and the Prudential Regulation Authority’s suggestion that banks should...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

Tepilo is the latest online estate agency to introduce an option for sellers to pay after a sale is completed, instead...

The private sale website EMOH has announced that it's to have a "hard hitting marketing campaign" in the New Year in...

Another online estate agency has launched, claiming to save vendors thousands of pounds by “getting rid of all the unnecessary stuff...

The government recently pulled the plug on financing the Green Deal so you may be wondering what this all means for...

No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...

Search the internet and you will find a multitude of articles claiming that upgrading a property with green improvements can add...