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Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

Homesearch is launching a new product designed to help agents convert past contacts into future instructions.  The PropTech company says its Re:Contact...

A property consultancy is calling for improved accreditation for Energy Performance Certificate assessors. Re:solve Real Estate - which specialises in commercial property...

CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...

Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...

New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

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...

Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...

TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...

The cost and time consuming nature of the house moving process is deterring older owners from downsizing, it’s been alleged. An upfront...

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has been trialling property blockchain network Coadjute’s digital property data pack and smart forms and has...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

Propertymark has welcomed the reappointment of Julie James as the new Welsh Housing Minister. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns at...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Nat Daniels, chief executive of Estate Agent Today publisher Angels Media is among guests to appear on a new industry podcast...

Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...

Industry leaders in both real estate and PropTech view AI/Automation and Big Data as the two major gamechangers in the next...

Proptech platform iamproperty has launched a recruitment campaign to boost its 575-strong team. There are more than 10 tech roles currently live, from senior...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...

Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...

Record numbers of future vendors sent a request for an estate agent to come and provide a market appraisal of their...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

There’s no question that trust is the bedrock of any longstanding client relationship. It is built on delivering on your promises...

There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...

A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...

There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...

Agents are being invited to respond to a new survey on the state of the industry.  Former Fine & Country boss Simon...

The Government recently consulted upon a revised approach to local plans. Throughout the consultation document, frequent use is made of the...

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...

There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...

Rightmove is forecasting a Boxing Day bounce this festive period. Analysis by the portal suggests that the number of new properties coming...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...

The value of gross mortgage advances increased during the third quarter but future lending commitments have dropped, Bank of England data...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

Winkworth has launched a talent drive to find rising stars to build a career and a business within the franchise network.  The...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

I read an interesting report the other day about the role AI is set to play in the future of the...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the first annual Iceberg Summit to be held the...

Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...

By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

Athlete Roger Black will join star agents of the future at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards on December 1. The event at the...

The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...

Iamproperty, which champions the so-called Modern Method of Auction, has announced a private equity partner. A statement from the auction service says...

Chestertons, one of the UK’s oldest estate agencies, has been sold to a European real estate services and technology group. The buyer...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

Hands-up who likes doing check-in reports? These start-of-tenancy reports may not be the most popular of activities for the letting agent...

The Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has opened its annual conference in Derby to estate agents and conveyancers for the first...

The Labour Party has committed to introducing the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules if it wins next year’s General Election. Shadow...

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

Dexters has become the first estate agent in the UK to gain an Ofsted accreditation for its academy. The agency’s academy invests...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

Property sales and mortgage approvals both fell annually in August, official data shows. Figures from HMRC show UK residential transactions were down...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to hold its largest ever UK event.  The KWUK Megacamp will take place at the VUE cinema in...

Rising numbers of property owners are dropping the asking price of their homes in a bid to secure a quick sale.  Latest...

Industry figure Sean Newman has launched a new TedTalk-style event called the ‘Estate Agent Success Summit’. Speakers will be given 30 minutes...

Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

Former Purplebricks and Boomin boss Michael Bruce has taken part in a new funding round for interior design platform My Bespoke Room. Bruce...

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...

The majority of the British public believe the Government is responsible for fixing the country’s housing shortage but few believe that...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new document to help firms benefit from the range of digital services available to...

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

Portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla need to adapt to keep up with younger generations, agents have said. The latest Agents MVMT...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the valuable guidance and innovation offered by Estate Agency...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has welcomed two new non-executive directors to its independent board. Louise Baxter, head of the National Trading Standards...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the first lender to sign up to the Open Property Data (OPDA) Association. Additionally, the bank’s...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has repeated calls for Stamp Duty to be scrapped as politicians prepare for party conference...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Joe Pepper has stepped down as chief executive of TM Group. It follows the acquisition of the proptech brand by Aurelius last...

Property guru and TV presenter Phil Spencer has paid tribute to his parents after they died in a car crash at...

If we turn the clock back only twenty years, the concept of managing our lives from a handheld device was within...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande looks at the future of estate agnts on the high street.   You only need to walk down...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

A cost-of-living crisis, higher interest rates and an increase in bureaucratic regulation might point to a bleak future for the lettings...

Retail queen Stacey Cartwright will succeed Nicholas Ferguson as chair of Savills from December 31 - but she inherits a company...

At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...

The Halifax is warning that house price falls will continue into 2024. It cautions that price drops will be “gradual, rather than...