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The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, according...

Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...

Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...

The level of mortgage approvals for home-movers hit the lowest level since the 1970s amid the cost of living crisis in...

Client compliance platform Thirdfort has launched its updated Secure share product to help estate agents boost referrals through the secure sharing...

A digital divide has emerged when it comes to moving home.  Research by anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort has found that 46%)...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...

Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...

Around half of sellers would highly recommend their estate agent, new research suggests. Coaching platform the Property Academy’s latest Home Moving trends...

Reservation agreement provider Gazeal has partnered with Optimus, Landmark’s panel of conveyancers to offer its services as an option for home...

A former senior executive for Boomin and Purplebricks has returned to traditional estate agency. Tom Kirk, previously chief product officer for Boomin...

Mortgage lending has dropped and buyers are no longer stretching their affordability limits, UK Finance claims. New data from the banking trade...

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

Trading conditions in the housing market have worsened during this summer, Crest Nicholson has warned. A trading update from the housebuilder said...

Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...

OnTheMarket this morning claims to be the first major UK property portal to use Artificial Intelligence natural-language technology. The controversial technology is...

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to offer a dedicated contact form for Scottish Home Reports. When a property is...

The average age of a UK home mover has dropped but the number of actual moves has hit a record low,...

‘Social proof’ will be an agent’s most important tool during the tougher property market, it has been claimed. Industry trainer and founder...

Rightmove has reported its second highest year for average revenue per advertiser (ARPA) despite agency branch membership dipping slightly. The portal revealed...

Property social network and listings website PropertyHeads has launched a sister-version across the pond. The company has launched a US twin which...

Record energy bills and the cost-of-living crisis has prompted a surge in downsizing activity over the past 12 months, new research...

Homebuyers have highlighted the most stressful aspects of a property purchase, and agents appear to be off the hook. Analysis by conveyancing...

Agents have been busy expanding and rebranding this week. Regional agent Preston Baker is expanding its service area with the creation of...

Increasing numbers of property buyers are now taking out mortgages with terms of more than 30 years, new figures show. The latest...

House price growth slowed annually and fell for the third month in a row during November, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House...

A West Midlands estate agent has backed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to reverse cuts to Stamp Duty, claiming they should never...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has outlined plans to reduce Stamp Duty cuts outlined in his predecessor’s mini-Budget. In September, former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng...

Almost a fifth of home-movers would choose a different conveyancing firm or estate agent for their next property purchase, research claims. The latest...

The sales progression function is what binds the whole property transaction together and the importance of effective sales progression in the...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

Interest rate rises are driving an increase in homes for sale, research claims. National estate agency Jackson-Stops has analysed Rightmove data and...

One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...

The confirmation of an immediate Stamp Duty cut last week may have meant delayed sales could complete, but there are concerns...

The much-rumoured Stamp Duty cut has been confirmed, increasing the thresholds before the property tax is paid. Delivering his mini-Budget this morning,...

A quarter of borrowers would be unable to afford their mortgage repayments if interest rates hit 5% but the threat of...

Nat Daniels, chief executive of Estate Agent Today publisher Angels Media, has been named as a top UK property influencer. Daniels was...

Homebuyers are deterred from moving again and using the same estate agent due to the stress and increasing length of time...

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

Zoopla has unveiled a new marketing campaign aimed at high-value home movers and claims it has already boosted leads with agents. The...

A proptech startup launched by former Conveyancing Association chairman Eddie Goldsmith has secured a second round of investment. YouConvey, which aims to...

A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...

A Yorkshire based agent has come up with a novel way of reducing its carbon footprint while conducting viewings with potential...

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

A new PropTech platform set up by a major figure in the conveyancing industry claims to slash the typical time for...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

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

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

Foxtons has launched a new high-end department called Foxtons Private Office in a bid to woo the richest domestic and international...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m.  Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

The post-lockdown housing market boom is showing signs of a significant slowdown according to a new forecast. The prediction, from the quote...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...

An estate agency is to link with a home set-up service and says it will give its referral fees to an...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...

The ESTAS Group has named a new headline sponsor for its 2021 Forum and Awards, taking over from Zoopla with immediate effect. It’s...

The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...

An industry group charged with trying to make house buying simpler and quicker says it’s made a breakthrough on ‘upfront’ information...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

As the review of the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group continues, Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager and...

Research by Zoopla has revealed the scale of the mistakes by and regrets for disillusioned home buyers. For large numbers of people...

The number of people moving home dropped by almost a third in the first half of 2020, as the global pandemic...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...