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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

The number of property transactions estimated to have collapsed across the UK market has started to climb after two quarters in...

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...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

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

New research aims to address the age-old debate of which generation has it worse when it comes to housing affordability. Quick-buy firm...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

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

The number of home sellers looking to sell their home quickly in the current market has increased by 12%, new research...

The number of fall-throughs hit a five-year high during the third quarter of 2022, research suggests. Analysis of TwentyCi fall through data...

Properties that are slow to sell are typically commanding a discount of up to 17% off England’s average house price, research...

Properties are being down valued by up to 5% in some areas of the UK in the sign of a housing...

Inflation remains a bigger concern to homeowners than house prices but potential vendors may get sensitive if prices drop, research suggests. A...

Homes that agents are putting back on the market after a fall-through are being relisted for as much as £21,000 cheaper,...

The relationship between estate agents and conveyancers is undoubtedly a complex one and has certainly had ‘its moments’ over the years,...

Estate agents and sellers could be set to benefit from fewer fall-throughs this year but the costs of a collapsed sale...

Buyer issues have been cited as the main cause of fall-throughs, according to new research. A survey of more than 940 agents,...

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...

The typical time taken to sell a property has got so long that people could learn a language before a transaction...

The overwhelming majority of buyers want the gazumping to be made illegal, a poll shows. Some 89 per cent think it’s wrong...

Properties selling without a chain not only sell more quickly, as one might expect, but also appear to attract a substantial...

Fall throughs remain a significant problem with transaction collapses costing buyers and sellers a wasted £880m in 2021 according to new...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

Agents are losing tens of thousands of pounds each - in some cases even more - because of the volume of...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Agents are being urged to be more open to new methods of stopping deals falling through. HBB Solutions - a part exchange...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Well I rarely use them now! Chris Hodgkinson, Managing Director What...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The agency affiliation group Relocation Agent Network is linking with HBB Solutions, a part exchange and ‘guaranteed purchase’ operator.  HBB says a...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

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Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...