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![PHIL SPENCER: The Waiting Game - managing clients' expectations](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image.png)
You won’t need me to tell you, but transactions are taking a l-o-n-g time right now. Figures from a digital information service...
15 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![More protection needed for new-build buyers - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1560641951.jpg)
Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...
13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Interest cut to further boost confidence north of the border](/upload/images/shutterstock_1749204629(1).jpg)
The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...
10 August 2024
From: Features
![Mortgage scheme gives up to £2,000 Cashback for home eco-improvements](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gazundering on the rise in buyers' market - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_2367412269.jpg)
More than three quarters of home buyers are ‘gazundering’—or ‘price chipping’—to reduce the agreed sale price of properties at the last...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![AI off-market listings platform wins new investment](/upload/images/shutterstock_2463727185.jpg)
A PropTech platform that links buyers with estate agents’ off-market listings has won £800,000 in new investment. The platform is called...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers urged to get protected amid rise in gazumping](/upload/images/shutterstock_1787597288.jpg)
Buyers are being urged to be on alert about being gazumped amid a rise in the practice. The HomeOwners Alliance has highlighted...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Partnering with Houseful will provide greater connectivity across the industry](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Partnering%20with%20houseful%20by%20Travis%20Scholes.jpg)
Last week, the UK’s leading conveyancing services provider, LMS, announced a five- year strategic partnership with software, data and insight business,...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Most expensive coastal location named as prices drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Home buyers face paying up to £1m for top coastal properties although prices have dropped since 2022, research suggests. Research by Lloyds...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![What every estate agent needs to know about SEO](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20What%20every%20estate%20agent%20needs%20to%20know%20about%20SEO%20by%20Eat%20Team.jpg)
In the fast-evolving world of property, where every click counts and every search matters, mastering the art of Search Engine Optimisation...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![Supreme Court overturns Japanese Knotweed redress ruling](/upload/images/shutterstock_1777590785.jpg)
A landmark ruling on the affect of Japanese knotweed on property values has been overturned, which could have implications for home...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sales volumes boom despite interest rates soaring - new Zoopla figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_39136828.jpg)
UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Big Demand for Small Properties as budgets tighten](/upload/images/shutterstock_1966564417.jpg)
Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Trade and representative bodies launch fifth iteration of the BASPI](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20%20Trade%20and%20representative%20bodies%20launch%20fifth%20iteration%20of%20the%20BASPI%20By%20Beth%20Rudolf%2C%20Conveyancing%20Associat%20.jpg)
Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association, have launched the...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Mortgage lender wants stamp duty rebate and cash help for owners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyer confidence hits two-year high despite General Election - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_657910717.jpg)
The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, according...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Major mortgage lender reduces upper age limit](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders has reduced its upper age limit in a blow for home buyers . Halifax is...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investigation launched into snagging rights](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has announced an investigation to uncover the tensions between developers and surveyors on snagging. The trade...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Home sales rising but buyers’ market prevails](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Property supply and demand have rebounded since the start of the year amid falling mortgage rates but sellers are still making...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sellers shouldn't wait for Spring to list their homes](/upload/images/2%20Sellers%20shouldn't%20wait%20for%20Spring%20to%20sell%20their%20homes%20-%20weekend%20feature%20by%20Paul%20Hilton.jpg)
Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...
20 January 2024
From: Features
![Estate agent best practice conveyancing guide updated](/upload/images/5%20Estate%20agents%20best%20practice%20conveyancing%20guide%20updated%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Beth%20Rudolf.jpg)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...
20 January 2024
From: Features
![What market crash? Super-prime sales hit record high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Home sales and house prices may have struggled in 2023 but more affluent buyers and sellers may not have noticed. Analysis by...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers postpone purchase plans after ‘disappointing’ Autumn Statement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Around half of homebuyers will continue to postpone plans to purchase a property after the Autumn Statement failed to provide sufficient...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homebuying platform unveils express conveyancing service](/upload/images/shutterstock_1993063901.jpg)
OneDome has unveiled a new express conveyancing service following a successful trial period. OneDome Conveyancing Premium Express aims to deliver a swift...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Boost for buyers as mortgage choice rises and rates drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRates1_400x310.png)
Low deposit home buyers have been given a boost after product choice hit a 14-month high. Data from Moneyfacts shows the number...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer.jpg/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer__400x266.jpg)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
![Buyers willing to pay 6% premium for greener homes - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Almost half of home buyers would pay a premium for more energy efficient properties, research suggests. Analysis by Barclays found 47% of...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
01 July 2023
From: Features
![New Data Reveals Regions Defying The House Price Drop](/upload/images/EAT.png)
Our data shows vast regional differences in current house prices and many areas are defying the current overall national dip. The study...
28 June 2023
From: Features
![ULEZ is going to change estate agency as well as traffic](/upload/images/__thumbs/EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Ulez%20is%20going%20to%20change%20estate%20agency%20as%20well%20as%20traffic.jpg/EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Ulez%20is%20going%20to%20change%20estate%20agency%20as%20well%20as%20traffic__400x267.jpg)
Just because you don’t live in London - and of course the vast majority of people don’t - doesn’t mean you’ve...
17 June 2023
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande: Is this the week that everything changed?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers building homes and communities using 'sweat equity'](/upload/images/__thumbs/Buyers%20building%20homes%20and%20communities%20using%20sweat%20equity%20St%20Williams.jpg/Buyers%20building%20homes%20and%20communities%20using%20sweat%20equity%20St%20Williams__400x300.jpg)
An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...
22 April 2023
From: Features
![Why logbooks make sense](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer(1).png)
I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: Mortgage market remains ‘egg-cellent’ for buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Mortgage lenders are ‘actively competing’ for home buyers, Rightmove claims. The portal’s mortgage expert has predicted that mortgage rates will remain flat...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fourth version of BASPI form launches with queries on building safety](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fourth iteration of the...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Friday conveyancing fraud’ getting worse due to remote working – warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Landlords%20%E2%80%93%20here%E2%80%99s%20how%20to%20spot%20fraudulent%20tenants(1).jpg)
Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property report service aims to boost understanding of climate risks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Simpler, faster, cheaper – three characteristics of a tech solution](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers are becoming more flexible on property features - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Inspection_2-400x310.png)
More than half of homebuyers have become more willing to compromise in the search for their next home, new research reveals. Analysis...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Third of home-sellers being gazundered - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Almost a third of UK home sellers are being gazundered by their buyers, many of whom are seeing their potential buyer...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![What is material information and why should you care about it?](/upload/images/__thumbs/material%20information.png/material%20information__400x267.png)
Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...
18 February 2023
From: Features
![Listings rise but movers are waiting for economic certainty - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Five key ways that estate agents should be using social media in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Social%20Media/_TikTok-400x310.png)
Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...
07 January 2023
From: Features
![Ready for Rishi? Sector hopes for market clarity under PM Sunak](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Property professionals are hoping for calmer markets after Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the new UK Prime Minister yesterday. Sunak won the...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cost of living – most buyers now consider energy consumption before buying](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Research by property firm Savills has revealed that a large majority (77%) of buyers say that the potential energy consumption of...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers of rural homes need more upfront info about hunt crime - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/FoxHunting-400x310.png)
Estate agents selling rural homes have been urged to provide better levels of upfront information regarding homes in the countryside that...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage chaos leaves first-time buyers ‘high and dry’, claims property expert](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HandingOverKeys-mio-400x310.jpg)
The fallout from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget, which has spooked the markets and caused the pound to fall to record lows,...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![SDLT cut ‘a shot in the arm’ for sales, but government could have done more](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_Kwasi%20Kwarteng_400x310.png)
Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property sector calls for targeted stamp duty cuts](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Holiday Home Debate - a possible solution](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The current period of national solidarity over the death of Queen Elizabeth II has embraced the world of property as it...
17 September 2022
From: Features
![Tax expert proposes stamp duty holiday for developers to boost housing supply](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/TaxCut-400x310.png)
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to consider a tax overhaul to boost property supply. There have been plenty of...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Record numbers of buyers locking in 'low' mortgage rates](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MortgageApplicationForm-400x310.png)
Record numbers of buyers have taken out fixed rate mortgages to lock-in lower priced home loans before rates rise further, analysis...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lenders warn of drastic drops in mortgage options for buyers](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MortgageReview-400x310.jpg)
Lower income households and homebuyers could start seeing their mortgage options dwindle as interest rates rise and the cost of living...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents highlight property priorities for the new Prime Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss-400x310.png)
From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![House prices hit sixth consecutive high - will the market ever cool off in 2022?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...
27 August 2022
From: Features
![Slowdown or slump? Agents give their view on a housing market crash](/upload/images/library/HousePriceDown-400x310.png)
Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Building society ‘overstepping the mark’ by not lending to second home owners](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Late last week, Leeds Building Society announced that it would no longer lend on second homes to concentrate on first-time buyers...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Homes with EV chargers will sell at a premium due to public shortage](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/ElectricCar-400x310.jpg)
Accessibility to charging facilities is becoming an increasingly important factor for home buyers in affluent neighbourhoods where electric vehicle adoption is...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents doing what they've always done cost viewings](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/virtual%20tour2.jpg)
There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...
28 May 2022
From: Features
![NI agent offers short-term accommodation to reduce fall-throughs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Record numbers of homes are being purchased chain-free](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Collapsed sales may rise as mortgage lenders toughen up - warning](/upload/images/library/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Home Information Packs - are they making a comeback?](/upload/images/library/Documents-400x310-min.jpeg)
Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sigh of relief that Sunak avoids hurting housing market](/upload/images/library/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - how do you solve a problem like conveyancing?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...
12 March 2022
From: Features
![Second home buyers hit with 300% tax rise in part of UK](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
22 January 2022
From: Features
![Goodbye referral fees? Conveyancing expert’s anger over IT crisis](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark rejects claim its housing market data is inaccurate](/upload/images/Property%20People/NathanEmerson-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Luckiest sellers of 2021 see price rises three times the average](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2021MagnifyingGlass-400x310-min.jpeg)
Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sellers flee London in record numbers as market elsewhere booms](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: are estate agents paid enough?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![How the 2021 consumer will impact the residential property industry](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![Stamp Duty - success of tax break shows why reform is needed](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty-3-400x310.jpg)
One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Retail guru moves in with home setup service](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
Veteran retail chief executive John Browett is joining home setup service Just Move In as chairman. Browett has been chief executive of...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![HMRC targets property transactions after slump in tax income](/img/default/eat.png)
HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![First time buyers flee London in record numbers](/img/default/eat.png)
Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are EPCs set to become more important in future?](/img/default/eat.png)
Initiatives by property portal Residential People and mortgage lenders Paragon Bank and Foundation Home Loans help people to find, buy or...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Warning against “hasty ill-considered decisions” by buyers under pressure](/img/default/eat.png)
A conveyancing services firm is warning that buyers are making “hasty rather than considered” decisions over properties because they feel under...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Reform: Government dismisses call for change](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents – getting to know you, getting to like you…](/img/default/eat.png)
A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....
09 June 2021
From: Features
![Why the pandemic should not be the end for physical agency offices](/img/default/eat.png)
I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...
24 April 2021
From: Features
![Stamp Duty Deadline: it’s too late for most buyers - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
A consumer financial service suggests it’s already too late for most buyers to meet the latest stamp duty holiday deadline of June...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ex-Knight Frank high flyer sets up online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A high flying agent with experience at a string of top end companies has set up an online business with his...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers to pilot upfront information for buyers and sellers](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Managing high enquiry volumes and making hay while the sun shines](/img/default/eat.png)
The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...
10 March 2021
From: Features
![Stamp Duty: new cliff edge or cause for delight?](/img/default/eat.png)
Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bad Idea? Stamp Duty Holiday extension could backfire...](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent conveyancer has hit out at the extension to the stamp duty holiday, which is now ending in late June and...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stricter EPC targets will deter buyers from moving - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Lawyers demand stamp duty action to stop dream homes being lost](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of transactions collapsing at...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Scrap stamp duty cliff edge ‘to help people stick to Covid guidelines’](/img/default/eat.png)
The government needs to step in to rescue two valuable property incentives before they expire at the end of March, a...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Banned? Another housing hotspot ponders second home curbs](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Extend stamp duty holiday for exchanged properties, say finance chiefs](/img/default/eat.png)
The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Could autonomous transportation affect the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...
13 January 2021
From: Features
![Agents demand immediate tax action to help market](/img/default/eat.png)
NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![On The Fence! - MPs stay neutral over stamp duty holiday extension](/img/default/eat.png)
MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax hike is GOOD news for agents, insists top analyst](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![New house survey launched by fledgling rival to RICS](/img/default/eat.png)
A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...