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A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

The conveyancing process has been highlighted as a key pain point among buyers in the property transaction process. Research by anti-money laundering...

A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...

The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...

Property data in the UK is mined from a labyrinth of sources such as local authorities, various government departments and private...

From Google to Uber, convenience is embedded into contemporary culture. As a society, we’re propelled by on-demand living, with instant solutions for...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

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

A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...

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

Despite all the recent speculation surrounding the housing market after the badly-received mini-Budget and regular talk of a possible slowdown, new...

We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...

It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...

One of the North East’s leading property experts has claimed that Newcastle’s diverse property market is still seeing record levels of...

House price indices may be reporting record rises but sales seem to be slowing. The latest HMRC property transactions data for June...

The other day I read a story here on Estate Agent Today, which was both depressing and inspiring. It reported a study...

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...

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

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

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

A leading property lawyer says some agents will struggle to meet the demand for more ‘material information’ put forward by Trading...

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...

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

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

A survey of agents suggests the majority believe the process of buying and selling residential properties will be fully digital or...

Government regulation and reform of house buying should see the process made faster and easier in 2022, it’s been predicted. Lloyd Davies - managing...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

Many Britains are apparently under-estimating the impact of furlough on their ability to get a mortgage and buy a property. A new...

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

A sentiment survey amongst wealthy international buyers suggests the affluent sector of the western world is seeing similar house buying frenzy...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

The House of Commons Library has published what may be the definitive record of estate agency regulations issued in recent years...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...

Veteran agent and property consultant Dominic Grace, who recently left Savills after 37 years, is to take up a new role...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...

A survey of 5,000 agents suggests the slow house selling and buying process is one of the biggest challenges facing the...

A leading conveyancing industry chief says the one factor that would help improve the slow house buying process today would be the...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...

A new estate agency says it aims to sell homes within 30 days - and dismisses the idea of a traditional...

One of the companies at the heart of the campaign to provide more upfront information to prospective buyers has struck a...

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

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...

A new mortgage guarantee scheme to help buyers with small deposits will be revealed on Wednesday at the Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...

A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other - especially as the stamp duty...

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...

A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...

Scams are rife in the quick house buying sector with many companies seeking to take advantage of sellers in desperate situations. That’s...

An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...

The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...

A leading conveyancing sector spokesmen says some mortgage lenders are making the current delays in the house buying process worse. Rob Hailstone,...

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

Another regional agency group has returned to Zoopla, attributing the move to the portal's “receptive audiences” amongst the house buying and renting...

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

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

A new property website relying heavily on Artificial Intelligence allows sellers to by-pass estate agents and instead list directly for £14.99...

A company promoting a Blockchain platform with promises to speed up the buying and selling process claims the pandemic has proved...

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says agents are “miles behind” in using digital information to provide a personalised service.  Vic Darvey has given...

Unsourced stories in a number of newspapers over the weekend - all likely to have come from government off-the-record briefings -...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

The group charged with pioneering Reservation Agreements in the house buying process admits both the industry and the public are split...

The increasing demand for information on Japanese Knotweed during the house buying process is emphasising the need for householders to pay...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

A law firm has spoken out about two possible problems in the government’s much-publicised idea of considering Reservation Agreements as a...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

A new survey suggests that an overwhelming majority of householders want a legal ban on gazumping. The result is likely to be...

A new Home Survey Standard is being launched today in a bid to improve and speed up the house moving process. The...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...