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![Calls for Law Society reform ‘won’t go away’ – warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Law Society may have seen-off a no-confidence vote but disgruntled solicitors have vowed to keep up the pressure on the...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Vote of no-confidence in Law Society fails](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
A vote of no-confidence in the Law Society over material information rules has failed. The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG), had arranged...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![The power of incremental change in speeding up completions](/upload/images/shutterstock_2187311821(1).jpg)
According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...
24 July 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Can the Government deliver on King's Speech promises?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1634178964.jpg)
NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spectre unveils new social media tool for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_334865501.jpg)
Lead instruction generation tool Spectre has added social media marketing capabilities to its platform. It is being delivered through an exclusive partnership...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Why are we waiting? Delays are suffocating…](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Mistakes%20milkshakes%20and%20military%20memories%20-%20Natter.jpg)
It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![The new government, planning policy and challenges ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionBlueprints-400x310.png)
The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically. The plans...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Agents ‘underestimating’ value of customer feedback - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
Agents appear to be underestimating the usefulness of customer reviews, research suggests A survey of more than 500 estate agents found a...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Three Things Starmer May Have Forgotten About Housing](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Purplebricks%20is%20right.png)
Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Law Society unveils consultation on controversial TA6 form](/upload/images/shutterstock_1723862413(1).jpg)
The Law Society has launched a consultation for conveyancers and legal groups on how its latest TA6 property information form should...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Addressing the housing crisis through technology](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/PropTech%20.jpg)
Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor restores housebuilding targets](/upload/images/shutterstock_2123937818.jpg)
New Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her first speech to reinstate housebuilding targets and pledge to build one and a half...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Now the election is over, the real work begins for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2080599556.jpg)
On balance, a stable new government with a large majority is good news for the sales market. Labour’s costed spending plans,...
06 July 2024
From: Features
![What the new Labour Government means for the property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will have the removal vans booked this morning after the General Election result. Sir Keir is set...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy assessors: EPCs will become more accurate](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association has hit back at claims about the accuracy of work by professionals...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![ESTAS Awards confirms Sprift as 2024 Principal Partner](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Sprift is to continue as one of the principal sponsors for the 2024 ESTAS Awards. The data firm will present the prestigious...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - There will be no excuses if Labour fails on housing](/upload/images/1%20--%20Industry%20Views%20-%20The%20Housing%20Battleground%20for%20General%20Election%202024.png)
It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...
29 June 2024
From: Features
![Inflated expectations? Be a pragmatic advisor in an uncertain market](/upload/images/RPT%20EAT%2026-06-24.png)
The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...
26 June 2024
From: Features
![And the winners are…! allAgents reveals People Awards results](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
The winners of the 2024 allAgents customer experience People Awards have been announced. These awards reflect customer reviews from 1 May 2023...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![More agents turn to PropTech to manage growth, not extra staff](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/PropTech%20.jpg)
Letting agents are more confident in technology than ever before and a large majority believe that investing in automation is more...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour and Tories may be hiding property taxes and more - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - The one Property tax Labour really should change](/upload/images/1%20--%20Industry%20Views%20-%20The%20Housing%20Battleground%20for%20General%20Election%202024.png)
In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![House prices to grow by 6.3% by end of 2025](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1)(3).jpg)
A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Energy assessors query Which? EPC accuracy research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has clashed with consumer watchdog Which? again. It follows another report from...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Trading Standards: ‘Only most serious material information breaches will face action’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Enforcement of material information rules is being done through redress schemes rather than putting a strict deadline on compliance, James Munro,...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: UK asking prices hit by summer slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla unveils AI features to boost buyer interest](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Zoopla has announced two new artificial intelligence (AI)-backed features to increase the number of high-intent buyers on its site. The portal has...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Abby and Michaela turned their friendship into an agency](/upload/images/2%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20How%20Abby%20and%20Michaela%20turned%20their%20friendship%20into%20an%20agency%20V2.jpeg)
Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![London's brownfield sites could house nearly 0.5m new homes](/upload/images/3%20--PROOFED%20-%20Londons%20brownfield%20sites%20could%20house%20nearly%20half%20a%20million%20new%20homes%20By%20Habib%20Mogul%20.jpg)
New research reveals nearly half a million homes could be built across London on land that currently lies derelict amid a...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Phil Spencer: A Website is Your Message to Customers](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image(5).png)
I know there’s always been something of a love-hate relationship between agents and the portals. The ‘love’ comes because the portals are...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Hospitals cyber-attack is a warning to property sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/PropTech%20.jpg)
THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Property Franchise Group hails ‘transformational’ period](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described the first five months of this year as ‘transformational.” It comes after the brand has...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Mistakes, milkshakes and military memories - what a week!](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Mistakes%20milkshakes%20and%20military%20memories%20-%20Natter.jpg)
In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![Industry Views - Labour Agrees New Housing Policies](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20(007)%20Labour's%20housing%20pledges.png)
You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![Chancellor commits to Family Home Tax Guarantee](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged not to raise Stamp Duty as part of a Family Home Tax Guarantee. Writing in the Daily...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![By Design attracts two more Fine & Country agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
A newly-launched upmarket agency network has attracted two former Fine & Country agents. James Cooper and Alia Khan are the latest top-flight...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nurtur shifts to AI and software after Guild sale](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Property marketing and communications software provider Nurtur is shifting its focus from agency networks to technology and artificial intelligence tools. It comes...
05 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Clive Beattie to leave nurtur.group after Guild sale](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Industry figure Clive Beattie is set to leave nurtur.group following the sale of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine &...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![TPFG acquires Fine & Country and The Guild](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Date revealed for 2024 allAgents Customer Experience Awards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
Agency reviews platform allAgents has unveiled details of its Customer Experience Awards. The much-anticipated black-tie event will take place at the Crowne...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Keir! Rishi! - What About Housing?](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Keir%20Rishi%20-%20what%20about%20housing%20industry%20views.png)
And so we wait. The election, still only a week old and with almost five left to go, has served up main...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![Finding landlords is agents' biggest worry - PayProp survey](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Finding%20landlords%20-%20PayProp%20feature%20FD%20by%20Neil%20Cobbold.jpg)
To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![LRG sets out its stall for election 2024](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20LRG%20sets%20out%20its%20stall%20for%20election%202024%20Part1%20by%20EAT%20team.jpg)
With election day looming, in the first of a series of articles, experts from property services organisation, Leaders Romans Group, offer...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: If your social media feed is anything like mine, it's now full of cries for help from tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_2276271295.jpg)
Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - The Housing Battleground for General Election 2024](/upload/images/1%20--%20Industry%20Views%20-%20The%20Housing%20Battleground%20for%20General%20Election%202024.png)
So we’ve been sent the ‘Save The Date’ card - it’s July 4. Now all we need is the invitation to the...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Property Natter - July election could be a winner for the property market](/upload/images/2%20--%20Property%20Natter.jpg)
Could it be that a politician has finally done the property market a favour? Rishi Sunak’s decision to call the general election...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![ESTAS Awards nominees revealed – are you on the list?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218679657.jpg)
Shortlists for three ESTAS Awards are set to be revealed today. The 21st annual ESTAS Awards ceremony, sponsored for the first time...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![General Election date set – will the property market pause?](/upload/images/shutterstock_628553066(1).jpg)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed a date for the General Election. Voters will go the polls on 4 July, meaning the...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government criticised for ‘disappointing’ response to agent regulation inquiry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The chairperson of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has hit back at the Government’s approach – or lack of...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Do Online Estate Agencies Exist Any More?](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Industry%20View%20Do%20online%20estate%20agencies%20exist%20any%20more%20IV.png)
Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...
18 May 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: It’s not all good news for Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Another week and more good news for Rightmove. The company which estate agents love to hate has just announced it has...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![10 reasons to become a Your Move franchise.](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/LSL/online.jpg)
If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...
16 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![AI property search app launches Collections feature for roomscrollers'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind-400x310.png)
Google-backed property search app Jitty has launched a new ‘Collections’ feature – that creates groups of the most interesting and 'trending' properties...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crafting Engaging Property Newsletters: Top Tips for Agents](/upload/images/adv-2021/Guides%20%26%20Tips/VP_May24Blog.png)
In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...
15 May 2024
From: Marketing & Social Media
![North East agency makes third acquisition in six months](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Pattinson Estate Agency has acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, a well-established estate agency in the North East town of Stanley and...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - On manoeuvres with OnTheMarket](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20On%20manoeuvres%20with%20OnTheMarket%20-%20Natter.jpg)
It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Property market needed shot in the arm but got a slap in the face](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
It was the news we were all expecting. But I still feel a sense of disappointment as I digest the fact the...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Regional agent seals local acquisition](/upload/images/shutterstock_2001133727.jpg)
Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire-based Jones Robinson has announced the acquisition of Manningford Croft, an agency based in nearby Pewsey. The company said...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mastering Tenant Deposits: A Guide for Letting Agents](/upload/images/240508%20-%20Mastering%20Tenant%20Deposits_A%20Guide%20for%20Letting%20Agents%20by%20Gill%20Waller.jpg)
Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...
08 May 2024
From: Features
![Fast-growing estate agency group attracts £100m price tag](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![How a Facebook group spearheaded a fight for change](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20%20The%20fight%20for%20change%20%E2%80%93%20the%20launch%20of%20a%20Facebook%20group%20%26%20change%20for%20women%20in%20estate%20agency%20by%20Liz%20Morrell.jpg)
Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...
04 May 2024
From: Features
![Interest Rate Cut - Experts downplay chances for next week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech partnership promises lead generation for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Three Ways To Win In A High Reduction Market](/upload/images/PropTech%20(2).jpg)
Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande - More To Be Done To Address Housing Imbalance](/upload/images/shutterstock_2271512647(2).jpg)
A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![MPs demand scrapping of ground rents on leasehold properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_385772824.jpg)
Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Portal claims 40 new agency sign-ups since start of 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2115850256.jpg)
A locally-owned property portal called Propertynews says it’s signed up over 40 more agents to list properties since New Year. More than...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![ESTAS announce new PropTech headline partners for 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Expansion and key hires announced by high end agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_2209727775.jpg)
Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Here comes Summer.... or maybe Autumn?](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Renters Reform? What about the tax bill?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Nolettinggo%20April%20PR1%20-%20Renters%20Reform%20what%20about%20the%20tax%20bill%20By%20Nick%20Lyons%2C%20CEO%20and%20co-founder%2C%20NoLettingGo.jpg)
There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Tributes paid after popular agent, 41, passes away](/upload/images/shutterstock_1191932272.jpg)
Touching tributes have been paid to long-standing estate agency franchisee Camran Ishaq, who has passed away at the age of 41. Ishaq...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Huge survey to assess housing problems in ‘crunch county’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Three interest rate cuts and house prices to rise - Lloyds Bank](/upload/images/shutterstock_1972716101.jpg)
Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices fall for 15 months in Wales - now transactions down too](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer - How To Prove The AI Bots Wrong](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image(4).png)
Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyer aged 67 shows affordability issue worsening](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
New data from one of Britain’s largest mortgage lenders shows that nearly one in five first-time buyers are now aged 40...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Cut possible in Mini-Budget - government briefing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Airbnb Crackdown - this time it's not just Michael Gove...](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Purplebricks%20is%20right.png)
It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...
20 April 2024
From: Features
![Expert tips on how conveyancers can mitigate risk of negligence claims](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature-%20Expert%20tips%20on%20how%20conveyancers%20can%20mitigate%20risk%20of%20negligence%20claims%20By%20Jonathan%20Stebbings%20.jpg)
The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...
20 April 2024
From: Features
![Looking for a client account? Five steps to better lettings banking](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/Letting%20agent%20today_640x460px.jpg)
You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...
19 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
![Jonathan Rolande: New build data is something to build on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector. But one set which really...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer to give Blue Sky speech to estate agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jargon and Complexity put people off moving home - Zoopla](/upload/images/shutterstock_2225734503.jpg)
The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla. The portal...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest Rate Cuts on hold after disappointing figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_2087623207.jpg)
Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Reader poll: Are house prices falling?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1341542321.jpg)
A fifth of Estate Agent Today readers have claimed house prices are falling either nationally or regionally, a survey has revealed. It...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Independent agent unveils local acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
East Sussex brand Oakfield Estate Agents has acquired independent local operator Rowland Gorringe. It will be taking over the company’s offices in...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Purplebricks Is Right - We All Need A BS-Tester](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Purplebricks%20is%20right.png)
Who says irony is dead? That Purplebricks, of all agencies, should promote the idea of a ‘BS-Tester’ to identify false promises by...
06 April 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: We don’t need rising prices but we do need stability](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
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
![Blip or trend? House prices fell in March](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - An Englishman's home is his castle.....more or less!](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![How Much Will Mortgage Rate Hikes Affect the UK Housing Market?](/upload/images/2%20How%20much%20will%20mortgage%20rate%20hikes%20-%20weekend%20features%20By%20Tom%20Bill%20Head%20of%20UK%20residential%20research%20at%20Knight%20Frank.jpg)
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![Lord Best: ROPA reforms won't break the bank for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Further estate agency regulation won’t be too expensive for the industry, Lord Best has said. Lord Best, who led the Regulation of...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property portal unveils AI assistant to help homebuyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Northern Ireland property portal Propertynews.com has launched a bespoke artificial intelligence assistant to improve the homebuying process for both buyers and...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![EweMove partners with View Agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Kerfuffle-owned View Agents has launched a new partnership with EweMove. Ewemove agents will be able to use the reviews platform to highlight...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Is The Agency UK going to do ‘a Purplebricks?’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
One of the founders of self-employed brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has set out hopes for the business to dominate the...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Better news for economy gives confidence boost to property market](/upload/images/Better%20news%20for%20economy%20gives%20confidence%20boost%20to%20property%20market(1).png)
The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...
20 March 2024
From: Features
![What would a real property industry Budget look like?](/upload/images/2%20%20Proofed%20%20--%20What%20would%20a%20real%20property%20industry%20Budget%20look%20like%20by%20Steve%20Richmond%2C%20General%20Manager%20UK%26I%20at%20Reapit%20.jpg)
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...