April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year. And with record numbers of properties predicted...
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30 April 2022
From: Features

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...
23 April 2022
From: Features

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...
11 December 2021
From: Features

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is to answer a call made in an online petition for stamp duty to apply when contracts are exchanged,...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...
06 February 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A London agency has told Estate Agent Today that it makes some of its buyers pay upwards of £5,000 in Reservation...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A sales progression tool is urging property professionals and consumers alike to do more to speed up typical transaction times, and...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Property portal Rightmove has confirmed that it is trialling an option which allows buyers of commercial properties to submit offers online...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News

New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has issued new guidance over what it calls “a growing issue” - that is, disputes over dual fees. TPO...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A trading statement this morning from beleaguered agency group Countrywide reveals that its revenue is down again - but it insists...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Reapit has teamed up with a new tool called mio, which is promising “a smarter way to manage the home buying...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Conveyancers and the speed of local council searches have come in for criticism as details have emerged of the government’s consultation...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The first ever electronic e-signature exchange of contracts for a residential property transaction in the UK has been completed this month,...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has this week published a consumer guide on leasehold property. The document, released yesterday, has a specific focus...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...
21 January 2017
From: Features

It's sometimes easy to overlook the fact that the majority of estate agents only receive payment for the weeks, if not...
28 October 2016
From: Features

easyProperty has become the first online estate agency in the UK to link with an online platform that permits the exchange...