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![Building sites and battlegrounds - will Labour’s 1.5m new homes plan collapse?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
The new Government’s plan to ‘Get Britain Building’ is ambitious, to say the least. And it is central to their mission, not...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Industry-backed open letter calls for agency regulation](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378(1)(1).jpg)
Propertymark and RICS are among industry bodies that have backed an open letter to the new Housing Secretary calling for the...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Can traditional BTR learn from the successes of suburban BTR?](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086(3).jpg)
We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...
29 June 2024
From: Features
![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
![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
![IMF backs health of UK economy but calls for release of green belt land](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Hopes of an interest rate cut have been raised after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggested the UK economy is recovering faster...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents fined more than £3m for failing to register for AML](/upload/images/shutterstock_1116488450.jpg)
Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...
22 May 2024
From: Features
![Rightmove raises expectations but do the markets believe it?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Rightmove posted a bullish trading update and raised performance expectations for the year ahead on Friday but the markets seemed less...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing concerns growing among the public – ONS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Increasing numbers of people are citing housing as their main concern, official data suggests. The latest public opinions and social trends survey...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Cut would trigger evictions and price rises - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...
07 May 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
![Housing costs still a major concern for majority of UK adults](/upload/images/shutterstock_2271512647(1).jpg)
The cost of housing continues to be a major concern to the majority of adults in the UK, according to the...
29 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
![Single Income Homebuyers face huge uphill task - figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...
23 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
![Optimism in residential housing in Scotland as the market proves its resilience](/upload/images/3%20Optimism%20is%20Scottish%20property%20market%20-%20weekend%20feature%20by%20John%20McHugh%2C%20Managing%20Partner%20of%20DM%20Hall%20Chartered%20Surveyors_.jpg)
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
!['Paying more for less' – report reveals state of UK housing](/upload/images/shutterstock_1357119902.jpg)
The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![How estate agents can help win the war on financial crime](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20How%20estate%20agents%20cn%20help%20with%20the%20war%20against%20financial%20crime%20-%20weekend%20feature.jpg)
Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...
23 March 2024
From: Features
![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...
16 March 2024
From: Features
![Economy brightens Budget gloom for property professionals](/upload/images/2%20Economy%20brightens%20Budget%20gloom%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Spring Budget: Will there be help for housing?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government intervention needed on property transaction times – claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1245681568(1).jpg)
Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Business as usual with the new normal....if the price is right](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...
02 March 2024
From: Features
![Mortgaged homeowners ‘worst-hit’ by higher interest rates](/upload/images/shutterstock_14446201.jpg)
Homeowners with mortgages have seen the highest increase in household costs over recent months, official data suggests. The latest Household Costs Index...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property expert slams 1% mortgages as Government considers introduction](/upload/images/1%20Property%20expert%20slams%201%25%20mortgages%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Charlie%20Davidson.jpg)
The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...
24 February 2024
From: Features
![Propertymark joins calls for interest rate cut](/upload/images/1%20Rate%20Rise%20Preview%20-%20what%20it%20means%20for%20mortgages%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
Propertymark has joined growing calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates. Interest rates have been held at 5.25% since...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government’s ‘laughable’ planning reforms overshadow ‘real-time property market’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warm words and cold comfort on the menu for Budget Day](/upload/images/3%20Warm%20words%20and%20cold%20comfort%2C%20by%20Rollo%20Miles.jpg)
Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![Making history fit for the future](/upload/images/2%20Proofed%20--%20Making%20history%20for%20for%20the%20future%20-%20weekend%20feature.jpg)
From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![TwentyCi: 'Negative effects of rates were overestimated in 2023'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023, TwentyCi claims. The property data firm highlights that house...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![LonRes: Prime London market slowed in 2023 but remains up over the long-term](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry: House prices dropping at fastest rate since 2011](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Thousands of agency branches shut amid self-employed shift](/upload/images/shutterstock_253249177.jpg)
A shift towards self-employed estate agency models has contributed to a decline in estate agency branches, research suggests. Analysis by property data...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![2023 - That was year that was...](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%202023%20that%20was%20the%20year%20that%20was%20by%20Lloyd%20Davies(1).jpg)
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![Why community work is good business for estate agents](/upload/images/2%20---%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20---%20Weekend%20features%20why%20community%20work%20is%20good%20business%20for%20estate%20agents%20Kevin%20Shaw.jpg)
As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...
06 January 2024
From: Features
![Brighter start to the year for developers](/upload/images/4%20---%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20---%20Weekend%20Features%20Brighter%20start%20to%20the%20year%20for%20developers%20Chris%20Hemmings(1).jpg)
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
![KWUK expands Dataloft partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/OneDome%20Intro%201%20ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Nationwide: Average prices fell in 2023 and rebound unlikely in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crystal Balls - Who Knows What's Happening In 2024?](/upload/images/1%20-%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews301223%20.jpg)
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
30 December 2023
From: Features
![Who have been the winners and losers in housing for 2023?](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20-%20Weekend%20features%20-%20winners%20and%20losers%20in%202023%20By%20Kevin%20Shaw.jpg)
This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...
23 December 2023
From: Features
![‘Affordability pressures’ set to push house prices down again in 2024 - reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Housing Market and the Election - Does It Matter Who Wins?](/upload/images/EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20Will%20the%20election%20result%20affect%20the%20housing%20market.jpg)
The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...
16 December 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - Please don't snatch defeat from the jaws of victory](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...
09 December 2023
From: Features
![PropTech Today - Balancing AI innovation with the human touch](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will streamlined planning create the 'new pipeline of rural housing'?](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Will%20streamlined%20planning%20create%20more%20rural%20homes%20by%20Catherine%20Pollard.png)
There has been much barn conversion activity in recent years perhaps as a result of the change in farming methods making...
25 November 2023
From: Features
![Knight Frank: Lending outlook improves but risks remain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyFinancing-400x310.png)
The lending outlook is improving for the housing market but psychological milestones remain, Knight Frank warns. The latest UK market commentary from...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Who have been the winners and losers for housing in 2023?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20shutterstock_1892344393.jpg/4%20shutterstock_1892344393__400x197.jpg)
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...
18 November 2023
From: Features
![Phil Spencer - Take Back Housing Market Forecasting Control!](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer.png)
It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates held but will it tempt homebuyers back to the market?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: How agents can tip the odds in favour of a sale](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
For almost as long as any of us can remember, we’ve had an unpaid colleague getting sales over the line for...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![The cost of living crisis highlights the need for a choice of rental deposits](/upload/images/__thumbs/shutterstock_2131821733.jpg/shutterstock_2131821733__400x267.jpg)
As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...
25 October 2023
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande: Politicians are pledging a housebuilding revolution but who will build them?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2299201121.jpg)
Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance. Last...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants need choice when it comes to spiralling rental costs](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20Proofed%20----%20%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Tenants%20need%20choice%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20spiralling%20rental%20costs%20by%20Sam%20Reynolds.jpg/2%20Proofed%20----%20%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Tenants%20need%20choice%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20spiralling%20rental%20costs%20by%20Sam%20Reynolds__400x267.jpg)
An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...
21 October 2023
From: Features
![Consumers feeling ‘financially worse-off’ but sellers remain positive - survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
UK consumers are feeling financially worse off than they were a year ago but this sentiment isn’t necessarily reflected when it...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Why I fear the long winter period that lies ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1188343747.jpg)
A few weeks ago I asked an estate agent friend how the market was treating him. "I feel like I’ve had a...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market Weak but cautious optimism from analysts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank lowers house price expectations after ‘volatile summer’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and now expects a steeper market drop. The agent previously predicted a 5% fall...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![The evolution of BTR: from city blocks to suburban communities](/upload/images/3%20The%20evolution%20of%20BTR%20from%20city%20blocks%20to%20suburban%20communities%20by%20Andy%20Jones.png)
Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...
23 September 2023
From: Features
![Interest rates unchanged but it’s not the end for house price drops](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculator.png)
The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England urged to ‘stop interest rate attacks’ on homeowners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Good economic news could be bad for housing market - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_342763022.jpg)
Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Auction house market is booming – but for how long?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929449678.jpg)
The size of the UK property auction house market hit the highest point in a decade in 2022, approaching half a...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning To Agents - House price falls to continue into 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2036243708.jpg)
The Halifax is warning that house price falls will continue into 2024. It cautions that price drops will be “gradual, rather than...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - 'Swipe right for business revolution'](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
After a bumpy six months media-wise, I was fascinated to see that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose a tech-based project...
05 August 2023
From: Features
![Is the rental market still profitable?](/upload/images/2%20LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...
05 August 2023
From: Features
![Mortgage rates are dropping but for how long?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Can public private partnerships help address the shortage of rental homes?](/upload/images/4%20RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...
22 July 2023
From: Features
![Mortgage Mayhem - Labour summit wins support from industry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Mortgage-400x310.png)
The Labour Party has announced it will be hosting an emergency mortgage summit this week. The summit, happening in London tomorrow, is...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: It won’t be politicians who get us out of this crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Welsh agent wins startup award](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1697309575.jpg)
Ceredigion estate agent Cardigan Bay Properties has been recognised as one of the top start-ups in the UK. The brand overcame competition...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price declines continue ‘but soft landing is possible’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Annual house price growth remained negative in June as mortgage rates hit buyer budgets but there is still a chance of...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Prepare for 6.5% interest rates - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Interest rates could peak at 6.5%, an economist has warned, but it will take a while to hit the housing market. Azad...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Large asking price discounts hit three-year high - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
The level of sellers accepting an asking price discount of 5% or more has hit a three-year high. Zoopla’s latest House Price...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rising mortgage rates are worse than 2p tax hike - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929426920.jpg)
The hit to the economy from soaring mortgage rates will be equivalent to a 2p income tax hike, new analysis by...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor rules out mortgage rate support](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ruled out providing financial support for struggling mortgage borrowers as rates hit new highs. Average mortgage rates hit...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property sales “drop like a stone” according to HMRC’s figures](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HousingCrisis-400x310.jpg)
They dropped like a stone - that’s the verdict on property sales from a leading business analyst. Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - See a purse and pick it up and all the day you’ll have good luck](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Great story this week about the estate agent in St John’s Wood who found a purse in the back of a...
27 May 2023
From: Features
![How the circular economy can defend the holiday let industry](/upload/images/__thumbs/How%20the%20circular%20economy%20can%20defend%20the%20holiday.jpg/How%20the%20circular%20economy%20can%20defend%20the%20holiday__400x250.jpg)
Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...
27 May 2023
From: Features
![Agency backer slams ‘outdated housing market metrics’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Toscafund Asset Management chief economist Savvas Savouri has slammed the use of ‘outdated metrics’ when measuring the housing market. The investment firm...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates: Estate agents react as cost of borrowing hits new high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England’s strategy to tackle inflation isn’t working, an agent has claimed, after policymakers hiked rates for the 12th...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: Higher mortgage rates push house prices down](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
Average UK house prices declined last month for the first time in three months, Halifax claims. The lender’s latest House Price Index...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![100% mortgages set for comeback - reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tackling fraud in the current climate - what’s the reality for agents?](/upload/images/__thumbs/Tackling%20fraud%20in%20the%20current%20climate.jpg/Tackling%20fraud%20in%20the%20current%20climate__400x279.jpg)
Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....
06 May 2023
From: Features
![Could your company culture withstand a crisis?](/upload/images/Could%20your%20company%20culture%20withstand%20a%20crisis%20-%20weekend%20feature.png)
The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...
29 April 2023
From: Features
![Bank of England ‘unnecessarily battering’ economy with rate rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_2-400x310.png)
A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Academy to host free market webinar](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
Property Academy is hosting a free webinar today where behavioural economist Roger Martin-Fagg will share his predictions for the property market...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Damned if you do and damned if you don't](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...
25 March 2023
From: Features
!['Unhelpful' interest rate rise hits the housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_2-400x310.png)
Estate agents have expressed hope that the latest interest rate rise is the last after the Bank of England increased the...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Guild boss identifies housing market ‘green shoots’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Lower mortgage rates than the end of last year and slowing inflation should sustain the housing market as it enters the...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Light-touch Budget is no bad thing for the housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...
18 March 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - Memories of times past while marching bravely forward](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...
11 March 2023
From: Features
![Home-movers will still spend despite cost of living crunch, claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/AnyVan1_695x395.png)
Home-movers have been identified as one of the most attractive consumer groups during the cost-of-living crisis, contributing an estimated £29 billion...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Gender inequality across the property industry is too big to ignore](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20Equality%20comes%20through%20learning%20-%20PIT%20by%20Chitra%20Stern.jpg)
According to Women Count 2022, an Insights report from The Pipeline, women still face entrenched systemic barriers on their route to...
04 March 2023
From: Features
![Agenda-setting campaign exposes AML loopholes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance, has published an agenda-setting whitepaper to highlight the anti-money laundering shortcomings and sanctions...
25 February 2023
From: Features
![Charity proposes buyer bans and Stamp Duty overhaul](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
A high-profile charity is calling for a Stamp Duty overhaul, local buyer restrictions and extra charges on property purchases by landlords...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Domestic prime buyers are acting ‘before foreign investors return’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
The flat market in prime central London (PCL) is undergoing a resurgence, a buying agent claims. Residential and investment buying agency London...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Short term rental sector creates jobs boost, says report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2%20shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that...