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Outsourced property viewings and inspections provider Viewber is celebrating completing more than half a million appointments. Launched at the end of 2016...

Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

Agency media brand PropertyBox has launched an all-in-one artificial intelligence (AI) property marketing assistant for estate agents. The proptech company is now...

The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...

A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up  their energy efficiency and will use them...

While some landlords may have breathed a sigh of relief following Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s announcement on energy upgrades, I suspect...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

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

Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...

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

As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...

Sellers should be persuaded to make use of upfront information packs in the same way Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPG), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

A senior banking figure has called for Stamp Duty rebates on property purchases to help create greener homes as research shows...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

In this feature, Jonathan Daines looks at how landlords can do their bit to make the rental market greener. Global leaders have...

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...

A green premium based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property market, according to a new report by high-street...

Smoove has announced the full market rollout of its digital onboarding platform, Smoove Start. The conveyancing software provider’s latest tool provides a...

One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

  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...

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

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

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

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

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...