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The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

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...

Three men who set fire to an estate agency branch in Luton while residents of upstairs flat were home have been...

By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...

The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...

Jamie Lester is set to revive the HAUS Properties brand that he previously founded and quit. Lester, a former contestant on The...

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...

By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...

The technology behind artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t currently advanced enough to fully overhaul estate agency training, an industry executive claims. Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell,...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Flat owners have seen their service charges rise by 8% over the past year, research suggests. A new service charge index launched...

Whether you know them as sold-in-your-area campaigns, sold-on-your-road postcards or 20:20s, the practice of prospecting 20 doors up and 20 doors...

The Building Safety Act will cause further delays to the home moving process, a senior industry executive has warned. Rob Hailstone, chief...

Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

So next week we get to know how high housing is on the Government’s list of priorities. As we wait to see...

With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...

The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...

From the 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into effect for multi-occupied residential buildings. This is what...

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

The rising price of fuel and the wider cost of living crisis are causing significant concern and stress for UK homeowners...

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

The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or...

When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...

They think it’s all over, it is now as we publish our final World Cup Agent Match report following England’s quarter...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

I wasn’t completely surprised to read here on Estate Agent Today that our industry remains near the bottom of the league...

The Government has unveiled a pilot scheme aimed to help more flat owners whose homes have become unsafe and, in some...

The EWS1 bottleneck familiar to the new-build market has started spilling into the secondhand homes market, an agent claims. New-build homeowners have...

The World Cup is set to kick off in Qatar this weekend and Estate Agent Today has compiled a team of...

A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...

High-end global property firm Savills has unveiled a major new multi-channel creative platform for its residential business. The agency says it will...

The latest White Paper from the Institute of Residential Property Management (now part of The Property Institute) has called for customers...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

A recent study revealed that as many as 4.6 million homes in England overheat. With highs of 40°C this week and warnings...

A wide range of upcoming legislative changes will affect the private rented sector. From new carbon monoxide alarm regulations to renters...

Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...

Estate agency trade body Propertymark is hoping to “maintain momentum” with newly appointed Housing Secretary Greg Clark. He replaces Michael Gove, who...

A quick-thinking estate agent has helped save an elderly disabled man from a house fire. Tom Ashby, Property Centre branch partner at...

Industry veteran Eddie Goldsmith has revealed why solicitors may sometimes have to “fob-off” estate agents and how to get around it. Goldsmith,...

A property expert has warned against bans on second home sales and has suggested giving local buyers first refusal instead. It comes after...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...

A best-selling author and ex-military wellness culture revolutionary have been named as headliners for this year’s NAEA Propertymark conference. Dr Andy Cope...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

The vast majority of property professionals would like to see HMRC act more proactively to deter money laundering, as almost a...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

The Mayor of London is demanding ministers take sanctioning Russian oligarchs seriously by moving immediately to seize assets that can then...

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...

Some 14 trade bodies in the estate agency, conveyancing, property management and surveying industries have jointly launched new upfront documents which...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

Today is the 11th day of the 11th month - the traditional annual Armistice Day, commemorating the signing of the armistice...

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...

An estate agent in a branch of Hunters says he’s lucky to be alive after a car containing an elderly couple...

Leading politicians operating in the housing industry have paid tribute to murdered backbencher Sir David Amess. Housing Secretary Michael Gove tweeted: “David...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has become the latest body to welcome the decision by Countryside Properties to scrap the requirement to pay...

A news conference today is expected to reveal more details of the governance scandal which has engulfed the Royal Institution of...

There’s a lot being said about how the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world. We’re still largely remote at Homesearch but as...

A  mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change.  This comes after a summer...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...