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Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The level of property sales in the UK is declining, HMRC has suggested, after it revealed that transactions dipped for the...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents have seen a bigger than usual New Year bounce in buyer demand, Rightmove claims. The number of prospective buyers contacting agents...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...
22 October 2022
From: Features
Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The trend for remote working could continue to influence the property market into next year, Rightmove claims. The portal’s data shows there...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has revealed a major rise in visits to its site and app as the housing market boom shows no sign...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank. Over the...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...
05 June 2021
From: Features
With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...
22 May 2021
From: Features
With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...
28 April 2021
From: Features
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
Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...
20 February 2021
From: Features
One auctioneer Iamsold, which operates the Modern Method of Auction, says it’s enjoyed its strongest January on record. It’s seen a 26...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News
An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
After high levels of publicity for Zoopla and Boomin in recent weeks, Rightmove has struck back with figures suggesting it’s enjoyed...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A new working group on mental health in the agency industry is being set up following a poll revealing 62 per cent...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News
A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...
19 December 2020
From: Features
Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...
22 August 2020
From: Features
Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
In the first of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, managing director of mio, the estate agent sales progression platform, explores the...
04 July 2020
From: Features
The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News
More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features
Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has hit back at critics saying it’s no longer the force it used to be by reporting record traffic for...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
OnTheMarket claims its visitor total last month exceeded 30m, a new monthly record and an increase of some 28 per cent...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...
25 January 2020
From: Features
The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News
House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
A PropTech firm is marketing anti-money laundering audit checks for agents to help the industry comply with tighter regulation. Identity verification business...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...