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The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

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...

Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...

The number of Hong Kong buyers looking at property in London has doubled in just five weeks according to an agency...

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

A PropTech start-up says its service allows investors from anywhere in the world to buy property in the UK which can...

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...

A record £8.2 billion was paid in Capital Gains Tax in 2017/18 - over £1 billion more than the year before.  The...

A portal powered by Artificial Intelligence claims it is offering investors a much-needed and superior alternative to Rightmove and Zoopla. One &...

A former contestant on BBC show The Apprentice has launched a new full-service property investment and refurbishment company. Michelle Niziol, chief executive...

The well-respected buying agency Black Brick has revealed the scale of discounts it secures on prime properties being sold for different...

Analysis by the Nationwide suggests that the proportion of UK-wide stamp duty payments paid by purchasers in the south east of...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...

Scotland’s Land & Building Transaction Tax - its more radical replacement for stamp duty which still applies throughout the rest of...

Increased competition amongst mortgage lenders and the rush to buy investment properties before the April 1 stamp duty surcharge deadline have...

Newspapers and other journalists’ outlets are reporting that rooms in care homes are being offered to purchase as buy to let...

There’s been shock and anger from agents - especially those in London - at the surprise news of an additional three...

A web portal which radically changes the way investors search for their next investment property has signed up 5,000 agents, less...

Introduce your properties to over 500,000 investors, increase sales and management stock... WHAT IS PRING Pring.co.uk is the largest investment property portal...

A new portal aimed at investors looking to purchase buy-to-let property has reported that it has thousands of listings from agents...

Figures from a prime central London agency show a 400 per cent rise in sales to African buyers in the year to...

With pension reform, council licensing changes and a General Election on the horizon, many are anticipating a boom in the buy-to-let...