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

OnTheMarket president Jason Tebb has cautioned buyers against waiting for an interest rate cut and General Election before making a transaction...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has surpassed 15,000 advertisers for the first time in its history. The milestone comes in the first 60 days since...

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

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

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

Nick Hall, one of the antiques experts appearing on the BBC's Bargain Hunt, has joined south coast agency, Henry Adams. He has taken...

Webbers Estate Agents is marking its 100th anniversary this year. The South West-based agent, an exclusive Guild of Property Professionals member in...

The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...

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

Synergies between sport and business have long been compared, particularly in the highly competitive world of property. Athletes and those involved...

Alto has made a range of improvements to its cloud-based agency software based on user feedback. The Houseful-backed brand formed a Software...

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

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

Self-employed agency brand eXp Realty has partnered with HomeHunter to help improve the property search process for consumers across its territories...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

A long-established Coventry estate agent has created a new “super office” in one of the city’s most historic areas as it...

It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What is ‘company name’ and what...

Midlands property group Bond Wolfe has marked its 40th anniversary with a reception for 250 guests at Birmingham’s Town Hall, where...

Coadjute has launched a Digital Property Data Pack service for its users. The pack is designed to cover the requirements of the...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...

Auction House is reporting its most successful May in the 16-year history of the group, despite a decline in bidders. The month...

Just because you don’t live in London - and of course the vast majority of people don’t - doesn’t mean you’ve...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...

Made Snappy is offering Forever Tours that can be white-labelled by agents for their vendors to download and keep. The virtual tour...

An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...

Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is believed to have snapped up the historic Brightwell Manor as his new home. Johnson, who was...

By the Co-founders of Freehold; David Mann MBE, Partner at Tuffin Ferraby Taylor and Saleem Fazal MBE, Real Estate Partner at...

For agents who take full advantage of new developments in technology in 2023, it’s a chance for them to move ahead...

Paul Alexander Mortgage Consultants has been acquired by national broker brand Coreco. Paul Alexander worked closely with the Orchards of London estate...

In recent weeks, the big buzzword across all industries has been AI, as it has the real potential to transform the...

Hundreds of agents have already registered to attend the landmark Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena on 27 June. Agency trade body...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could change the way buyers search for property and alter the way portals operate, a proptech boss...

Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

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

The property market is ‘recalibrating’ but should be seen in context of economic events, agents are being urged. Kris Mclean, managing director...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...

LonRes has launched a new mobile app for its subscribers to access listings while on the move and support agents while...

John Ennis has officially started as chief executive of Chestertons today, expressing excitement about leading the historic estate agency brand into...

In a dramatic, fast-moving day, the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked ahead of a press conference by Liz Truss which reversed the...

You've finally found the perfect house. It's within your budget, has the desired number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and even comes...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...

The housing market is in a better position to weather a downturn than in previous economic cycles, Zoopla claims. The portal argues...

Smart conveyancers are making themselves indispensable to estate agents by doing their due diligence for them. Until now, estate agents and conveyancers...

In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

National estate agency and advisory company Fisher German has merged with commercial property consultancy Matthews & Goodman. The merger creates one of...

The founder of prime London estate agency Beauchamp Estates is set to reveal all on his most prestigious property sales. Gary Hersham has...

A EweMove franchisee has revealed how her first sale was so successful that it convinced the vendor to become an estate...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

Estate agency marketing tool Spectre is planning to boost its data science team as it predicts greater use of artificial intelligence...

The introduction of a register of land owners has triggered concern from the agents’ trade body Propertymark.  A Register of Persons Holding...

A rule change has been introduced this week in a bid to make equity release customers reduce interest costs. The option to...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...

Moments of major international uncertainty such as the Ukraine crisis lead to property being regarded as a safe investment. That’s according to...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

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

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

TV property celebrity Amanda Lamb has revealed the winners of the 2021 allAgents customer experience awards. They were announced at the awards’...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

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

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards.  TV property expert...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

Some 1,100 guests are expected to attend the ESTAS awards tomorrow - the first time agents, conveyancers and brokers will gather...

Estate agents who differentiate themselves from competitors should not be afraid of charging more - and should have confidence when doing...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

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

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

OnTheMarket has signed a new deal with a PropTech partner - the second in successive weeks. This latest one is a 12...

A relatively modest interest rate rise could trigger a crash in the housing market according to the housing analyst behind the...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...