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27 April 2024
From: Features
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
The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency. The...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In the bustling world of social media, success isn't just about posting content; it's about fostering engagement, maintaining consistency, and implementing...
17 April 2024
From: Marketing & Social Media
The European real estate market is the most distressed sector across Europe, research suggest. The latest Weil European Distress Index suggests the...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...
13 April 2024
From: Features
Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove. This is the first time...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency acquirer Lomond has recruited Tony Haran as its new head of residential development. He brings experience from both Knight Frank and...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Former global chief executive of Fine & Country Simon Leadbetter has joined home staging firm Lemon and Lime Interiors as fractional...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Agency staff owed money from the collapse of Douglas & Gordon last year will be repaid, the brand’s administrator has said,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Build to Rent Market Update, revealing that investment in the UK...
23 March 2024
From: Features
Propertymark has welcomed the appointment of the new leader of Welsh Labour and subsequently First Minister for Wales Vaughan Gething. The agency...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Hamptons has launched a residential investment department led by Ashley Mason, who has returned to the brand after 12 years. Mason will...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...
02 March 2024
From: Features
OnTheMarket (OTM) has hailed the progress made since its acquisition by CoStar Group and believes it can displace Rightmove. The US-owned real...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A home staging firm that partners with estate agents to present properties has secured financial backing. Lemon and Lime Interiors has received...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The administration of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon has been extended by a year. Douglas & Gordon called in Grant Thornton...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...
17 February 2024
From: Features
A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage rates may be falling but tougher lending criteria is stifling many borrowers, including high earners. Research by Investec has found the...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
Extra tax and rising costs drove agency acquisitions last year and more are expected in 2024. Agency broker Atomic Consultancy has said...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Yopa has detailed a restructure of its business after chairman Grenville Turner mysteriously stepped down as a director. Companies House documents last...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...
06 January 2024
From: Features
There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...
23 December 2023
From: Features
The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government’s Budget has been described as a “missed opportunity.” The update yesterday from Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, outlined a...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...
16 December 2023
From: Features
The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...
16 December 2023
From: Features
The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...
13 December 2023
From: Features
There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...
09 December 2023
From: Features
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...
06 December 2023
From: Features
One of Hunters’ flagship North East offices is under new family ownership. Experienced landlord Thom Swalwell is Hunters’ new franchisee in Sunderland,...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket (OTM) critic Brett Stone is still making last-ditch attempts to stifle a takeover of the portal by CoStar UK. Stone, a...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech firm iamproperty has named a former eBay and MoneySupermarket executive as group chairman. Mark Lewis is the latest high profile recruit...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...
18 November 2023
From: Features
Fisher German is celebrating moving into its new office in the heart of Birmingham as it looks to grow its influence...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
House price falls could continue into 2024 as high interest rates continue to make it difficult for homebuyers to transact, an...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...
09 November 2023
From: Breaking News
In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...
08 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Estate agency insolvencies have increased by 11% over the past 12 months, research suggests. Analysis by audit and accountancy firm Mazars found...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published an updated UK supplement of its ‘Red Book’ – its master document...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has urged the Treasury to do more to alleviate the cost of living crisis for those on low-income budgets, reduce...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Homeowners are largely unconcerned about cooling house prices, research suggests. Instead, they are more concerned about having their own home than sitting...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s growing evidence that wider family members - not just Mum and Dad - are stumping up cash to help younger...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Secured creditors of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon are likely to receive most money owed to them but there is...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
It looks like more families are to be hit with inheritance tax in 2023/4 according to a new forecast. Research from the...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Tangible, tactile, and tested. Those are the three words that Royal Mail used to describe direct mail marketing campaigns. Despite living in...
21 September 2023
From: Features
Irwin Mitchell has expanded its property practice with an investment in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM). The two firms...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A long-established Coventry estate agent has created a new “super office” in one of the city’s most historic areas as it...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart’s shift to a hybrid model and investment in the business and staff has contributed to a £5m loss for 2022,...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...
19 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
London estate agency Chestertons has made another senior appointment for its growing New Homes division. Henry O’Neill, former New Homes Director at...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...
05 August 2023
From: Features
OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove’s half-year results were backed by analysts last week and even prompted speculation that it could be on the acquisition trail. Its...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...
29 July 2023
From: Features
Rightmove has posted its highest half-year revenue growth for five-years, helped by increased agency investment in the portal’s tools. A half-year update...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...
22 July 2023
From: Features
PropTech Today - Why investing in the right PropTech is like having an extra pair of hands - or two…
Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A London-focussed agency is today launching a recruitment drive for 12 new team members as part of what it calls ”an...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Midlands property group Bond Wolfe has marked its 40th anniversary with a reception for 250 guests at Birmingham’s Town Hall, where...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The UK real estate industry faces a “particularly precarious” situation in the near to medium term, according to analysts at the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...
01 July 2023
From: Features
Jackson-Stops has announced the opening of its newest branch in Colchester, Essex. This follows the launch of the national agency brand’s virtual office...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Dexters has hinted at more acquisitions, particularly around greater London. Andy Shepherd, chief executive of the London agent, suggested the brand is...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks ended its life on the stock market with a share price of 0.30p. It comes as the controversial online brand officially...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Two of the north’s largest property auction houses, North-West based Pugh and South Yorkshire based Mark Jenkinson, are combining their online property auction listings from...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...
07 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Former LSL boss David Newnes has invested in legal technology startup Collaborative Conveyancing. The brand is currently developing artificial intelligence tools to...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills has expanded its international presence with the acquisition of Predibisa in Portugal. The residential and commercial real estate company has 30...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The investment group which today withdrew an offer to buy Purplebricks says it did so because "the financial condition of Purplebricks...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...
27 May 2023
From: Features
Independent agency brand Pat Robson & Co is celebrating 25 years of residential sales, lettings and property management. Tim Nixon launched the...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has said he is looking forward to building a “new force” in the property industry after...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Toscafund Asset Management chief economist Savvas Savouri has slammed the use of ‘outdated metrics’ when measuring the housing market. The investment firm...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Group has revealed new branding together with the first details of two new products to be added to its...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Facebook ads are one of the most cost-effective forms of online advertising. A little budget goes a long way on Facebook,...
13 May 2023
From: Features
Two major Purplebricks shareholders have sold their stakes in the beleaguered brand, raising speculation over who they have sold to. Regulatory filings...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services’ share price hit a six-month high during trading yesterday after it announced its entire estate agency network would...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Foxtons completed the highest number of viewings for five years during the first quarter of 2023, giving it hopes of a...