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![Angels Media boss among guests in new industry podcast](/upload/images/shutterstock_1118756132.jpg)
Nat Daniels, chief executive of Estate Agent Today publisher Angels Media is among guests to appear on a new industry podcast...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![Leasehold reform legislation still has ‘missing parts’ - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_1155447730.jpg)
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is falling short of its own objectives, an industry executive has claimed. Linz Darlington, founder of...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revolutionising leasehold -the road ahead for owners and managers of blocks of flats](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20--%20%20Proofed%20--%20Revolutionising%20Leasehold%20The%20Road%20Ahead%20for%20Owners%20and%20Managers%20of%20Blocks%20of%20Flats%20FINAL%20by%20Robert%20Poole.jpg/3%20--%20%20Proofed%20--%20Revolutionising%20Leasehold%20The%20Road%20Ahead%20for%20Owners%20and%20Managers%20of%20Blocks%20of%20Flats%20FINAL%20by%20Robert%20Poole__400x268.jpg)
The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...
25 November 2023
From: Features
![Slower housing market could boost leasehold extensions - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
The slowing housing market may have at least one benefit for leaseholders looking to sell their homes, a property lawyer claims. House...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Regional agent: ‘Why I’m glad Stamp Duty cuts are being reversed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
A West Midlands estate agent has backed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to reverse cuts to Stamp Duty, claiming they should never...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Going digital is the answer to sector compliancy woes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/martin400x310.jpg)
If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...
15 October 2022
From: Features
![Insight - buy-to-lets failing to beat inflation](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/BuytoLet3-400x310.jpg)
As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...
03 September 2022
From: Features
![Leasehold reform - what do agents and conveyancers need to know?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LeaseholdImage-2020-400x310.jpg)
You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![Drone technology – a game changer for property marketing](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/CoreLogic/corelogic360x280px%20blog%20image_13_09_21.jpg)
Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...
15 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![MAKING THE MOST OF THE MARKET – WITHOUT THE BURNOUT](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/iamproperty/360x280%20Ben%20Ridgway%20-%20Managing%20Director%20iamproperty.jpg)
Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...
05 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Agency repays Covid loan early because industry has done so well](/img/default/eat.png)
Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Forgotten mortgage problem could derail housing market - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Unique Property Reference Number concept backed by government](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - with special fundraising for Samaritans …](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents rush to get qualified as restrictions start to ease](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark Qualifications is reporting a surge in exams being taken and booked as restrictions ease allowing test centres to reopen. Since they...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Vote, Vote, Vote - Housing and the 2021 Local Elections](/img/default/eat.png)
Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...
01 May 2021
From: Features
![Land Registry says info change will speed applications](/img/default/eat.png)
New Land Registry rules mean conveyancers and solicitors must have written evidence to show they have tried to resolve a request...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices hit another all time high according to Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Garden space ‘shrinking’ because of stamp duty costs - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![It's the biggest sellers' market in a decade - Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove says the excess of demand over supply right now is bigger than at any time over the past decade -...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dozens of Tory MPs demand stamp duty extension from Sunak](/img/default/eat.png)
The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide and Foxtons back new scheme to speed conveyancing](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![‘No-search indemnity insurance’ now accepted by mortgage lender](/img/default/eat.png)
A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why the delay? Leasehold lobby presses government for action](/img/default/eat.png)
A leasehold group has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher pressing for an update on the government’s approach to reform for...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Renters' Reform Bill delay - what does it mean for the lettings market?](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...
31 October 2020
From: Features
![Agents will be crucial during extended eviction ban](/img/default/eat.png)
The ban on evictions was due to end earlier this month, but following a last-minute U-turn from the government, it has...
29 August 2020
From: Features
![Leaseholders advised not to wait for reform - it could take years](/img/default/eat.png)
Wholesale reform of leasehold issues is still some years away, despite recent proposals by the Law Commission and pledges by the...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Going Up: two-storey extensions allowed without full consent](/img/default/eat.png)
Home owners in England will be entitled to add up to two storeys to the height of their home via a...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![990-year lease extensions could help end leasehold scandal](/img/default/eat.png)
The long-awaited proposals for leasehold reform produced by the Law Commission suggests giving owners the right to extend their lease for...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![‘Property licence plates’ launched - agents should use them says Propertymark](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tragedy as widely-respected property campaigner dies suddenly](/img/default/eat.png)
The death has been announced of one of the country’s leading campaigners against the injustices of the leasehold system, Louie Burns. Burns...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![40 to 50 calls a day still coming in to The Property Ombudsman](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Ombudsman’s office is still receiving 40 to 50 calls a day from the public, even though most transactions with...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![New Rightmove tool shows price per square metre falling in real terms](/img/default/eat.png)
Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![“Fat cat freeholders” would be stopped by Commonhold - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The government is being urged to make commonhold ownership compulsory on all new apartments - and the move could even begin a...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is this how Reservation Agreements will work?](/img/default/eat.png)
Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...
09 November 2019
From: Features
![Regulating agents is key demand from leasehold campaigner](/img/default/eat.png)
A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory qualifications for agents - will they help the industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...
18 September 2019
From: Features
![Stamp Duty: would these three radical reforms work?](/img/default/eat.png)
A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide brands join forces to create ‘airspace’ division](/img/default/eat.png)
Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Easier extensions - mixed response from industry and planners](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Planning rules relaxed ‘to avoid owners selling homes’](/img/default/eat.png)
Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...
25 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket share trading frozen temporarily after 10% price slump](/img/default/eat.png)
Trading in OnTheMarket’s shares was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of transactions because of erratic movements. The...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide suffers ‘frozen trading’ again as share price stays low](/img/default/eat.png)
For the second day in a row Countrywide was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of trading...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide trading ‘frozen’ by Stock Exchange as share price hits new low](/img/default/eat.png)
The London Stock Exchange twice froze trading in Countrywide’s shares yesterday after volatile movements - and a new record low price. The...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Right To Light may become an issue thanks to extended PDR - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Extended Permitted Development Rights unveiled in the Chancellor’s recent Spring Statement could create issues concerning Right To Light for homes near...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![What’s next for property imagery?](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...
30 January 2019
From: Features
![Budget briefing - Seven things to watch for today](/img/default/eat.png)
Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...
27 October 2018
From: Features
![Property Natter – marketing magic, Mr T and GDPR fever](/img/default/eat.png)
Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features
![Bad news for leaseholders as Appeal Court backs estate owners](/img/default/eat.png)
Home owners seeking lease extensions may now have to pay more as a result of a controversial judgement handed down by...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Countrywide man's legal case could hit value of two million homes](/img/default/eat.png)
The Court of Appeal is today expected to rule on a legal battle which may be critical in determining the value...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Lease Extensions – getting it right](/img/default/eat.png)
While there is a distinct market for flats held on particularly short leases, there is a middle ground where flat owners...
13 January 2018
From: Features
![Group slams 'incredibly weak' government leasehold reforms](/img/default/eat.png)
A specialist leasehold enfranchisement firm has branded government leasehold reforms as "incredibly weak". In an announcement lost in the noise following Damian Green’s sacking,...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government tweaks 'additional homes' stamp duty surcharge](/img/default/eat.png)
The small print of the Budget has revealed that the government is to make minor changes to the ‘additional homes’ three...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Brexit pushing up prices of materials, warns builders' chief](/img/default/eat.png)
A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Big surge in equity release according to sector trade body](/img/default/eat.png)
The equity release sector is claiming a record quarter between April and June with the number of new customers and total...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Call for action over 'forgotten casualties' of ground lease scandal](/img/default/eat.png)
A leasehold enfranchisement expert wants government action over what he calls the "forgotten casualties" of the recent ground rent scandal. Louie Burns,...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Guarantee blue skies! Bad weather doesn’t mean bad photos when you use Doctor Photo](/img/default/eat.png)
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![Here's the next property tax - £8,000-plus for a basement extension](/img/default/eat.png)
A London council is seeking to impose an average £8,000 fee for securing planning consent on a below-ground extension - already...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agencies announce expansions across UK and across all sector](/img/default/eat.png)
Several agencies have unveiled expansion plans despite the EU referendum, economic uncertainty and fears of a major downturn in the London...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Firm says Brexit price falls may be good for leasehold flat owners](/img/default/eat.png)
The possibility of short-term falling house prices caused by Brexit may be good news for the UK’s four million leasehold flat...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove's 'Re-imagined' hub seeks to explain London house price rises](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove has released a series of online ‘portraits of how London might look after the completion of a series of development,...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Home owners' consumer group says Brexit may lead to house price falls](/img/default/eat.png)
The influential Home Owners’ Alliance pressure group says Britain pulling out of the EU would probably depress house prices. The HOA - a...
22 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lease extension demand soars 140 per cent in just five years](/img/default/eat.png)
A conveyancing firm claims there has been a 140 per cent increase in the number of properties requiring leasehold extensions in...
23 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Doctor Photo marketing expert launches Digital Surgery concept](/img/default/eat.png)
The agency marketing expert Doctor Photo has launched what he calls a ‘digital surgery’ to provide agents and developers with images...