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Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...

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

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...

The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...

Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector.  Here in his latest column property...

A house removal specialist and a consumer property group reckon they’ve discovered the busiest day of the year for moving. It’s Friday...

Agents and property professionals will be keeping an eye on Threadneedle Street in London today, with the Bank of England expecting...

At a time of great uncertainty, the HomeOwners Alliance (HOA) and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have announced a partnership...

A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...

Properties need to be listed for at least nine to 14 days to achieve their optimum selling price, new research claims. The...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

The Government is being urged to exclude spray foam insulation from its new Eco+ scheme aimed at improving the energy efficiency...

Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...

Homeowners are being warned that their properties may inadvertently end up the Secret Property section of Boomin’s portal. Boomin’s Secret Property tool...

Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

A prominent consumer group says homes sold precisely 14 days after first being listed typically achieve the best price - closest...

The HomeOwners Alliance, a leading property consumer group, has now suggested it has some concerns about the government’s First Homes scheme. This...

One of the leading consumer groups has backed the government’s controversial First Homes policy, which aims to give 30 per cent...

The Council of Property Search Organisations has named three industry figures as members of its newly-formed compliance committee, set to regulate...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

This is the busiest week of the year for house moves, with the single busiest day being Friday according to a...

One of the largest surveys of housing concerns amongst consumers suggests that agents fees - once a major issue - is...

Some 115,000 house moves are delayed annually because of funds not being cleared on time or because sellers have not vacated...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

A member of a prominent legal network is warning buyers and their conveyancers to be ”wary” of the Modern Method of...

The HomeOwners Alliance says a hack on its IT infrastructure was “a professional attempt at deception” by people who uploaded 5,000...

Agents should be on the alert after what appears to be the hacking of the email account of the consumer group...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...

Stubbornly high house prices and concerns over leasehold-related charges top the list of worries amongst the public about the housing market. That’s...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...

  A new league table showing how long it takes homes to sell on average in different postcodes across England and Wales...

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...

An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

The vast majority of sellers surveyed by a consumer group say rapport with branch staff in a locally-based office is important...

Nearly all home owners (96%) consider fees to be the most important factor when choosing an estate agent, according to research...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...

A consumer group says it is giving what it calls “the top 1,000 estate agents in England and Wales” badges to...

Online estate agency Settled has raised £1.2 million in funding to further develop its product. Settled describes itself as a 'powerful digital...

Over 250,000 non-homeowners appear to have given up on the dream of owning their own property in the past year alone,...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The results of a survey conducted by the Home Builders Federation has been attacked by consumer group, the HomeOwners Alliance. For over...

The consumer group HomeOwners Alliance claims new research indicates that more than a million UK adults have shelved plans to purchase...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

PropTech firm Plentific has teamed up with the HomeOwners Alliance to give another platform for its ‘Find a Pro’ service highlighting...

The influential consumer property body HomeOwners Alliance says Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agencies may be “the future”. In a blog on the HOA website,...

Later today chancellor George Osborne will make his latest budget speech. The announcement is expected to confirm the details of the 3%...

A consumer group which supports the principle of a stamp duty surcharge on second homes and buy to let properties has...

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...

There is a very interesting but easily-overlooked piece of information at the end of the National Trading Standards Estate Agent Team’s...