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A landmark ruling on the affect of Japanese knotweed on property values has been overturned, which could have implications for home...

Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...

Concerned homeowners and gardeners are frequently mistaking common garden plants such as bindweed, dogwood and lilac for highly invasive Japanese knotweed,...

Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...

Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...

Homeowners are unaware of the risks posed by encroachment of bamboo from adjoining properties and the costs of repairing the serious...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

Estate agents should ‘rock the clothes they want’ rather than sticking to corporate 1980s suit fashions, an industry executive has claimed. It...

Sellers are being warned to check their home for Japanese knotweed and disclose any details after a former homeowner was sued...

Property sales are being put at risk by failure to tackle infestations of bamboo, according to new warnings. Invasive plant removal firm...

Agents have highlighted the main horrors they have come across when listing homes. A Halloween-themed survey of 500 agents by industry media...

Legal claims over Japanese knotweed are on the rise, agents are being warned. Invasive plant consultancy Environet UK estimates that around 900,000...

Buyers of new-build homes are being left exposed to the risk of Japanese knotweed due to difference in the conveyancing process...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

New research has revealed the regional hotspots where Japanese knotweed has been identified. The data could be of interest to estate agents...

There’s a claim that Japanese Knotweed, described as one of the UK’s most invasive plant species, has been spotted growing earlier...

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

A bulk quick buy company has surveyed purchasers who have been deterred from continuing their transactions to discover what the biggest...

A company supplying data to conveyancers and other property professionals warns that Japanese Knotweed is a bigger headache than usual this summer. A wet and frosty spring,...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...

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

The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...

The UK is only the eighth most popular country for Asian investment buyers, and accounts for just three per cent of...

Experts are warning that buyers rushing to complete before the March 31 cliff edge for the stamp duty holiday may miss...

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...

One of the most prominent companies involved in identifying and treating Japanese Knotweed has recruited a new member of the team...

Based on our historical data over twenty years of nationwide operation and a survey conducted in partnership with YouGov, we estimate...

The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago.  “The TA6...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

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

UK estate agents are amongst the worst paid in any country in the world according to new data. Digital marketing firm Yell...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...

A company that treats Japanese Knotweed has made startling claims about the extent of the problem across the UK. Environet claims that...

All eyes are on Japan for the Rugby World Cup beginning this weekend…but there’s still time for our industry to raise...

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

A homeowner in London has won a legal case against a chartered surveyor who failed to identify Japanese knotweed during a...

A solicitor handling cases involving Japanese Knotweed say the problem could devalue the prices of affected houses by as much as...

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...

A couple of weeks ago, SoftBank’s Vision Fund led a whopping $200 million investment injection into Clutter, the US-based on-demand storage...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

The last couple of weeks’ articles were penned very much for a specific agent readership, something I am trying to be...

Japanese Knotweed remains a major problem for a property sale - and that’s despite a recent study suggesting that the growth...

Savills has reported good figures for 2017 although most of its strongest performance was outside the world of residential property. In a...

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear.  With...

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

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

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

A fascinating report commissioned by online agency easyProperty has given the lowdown on what house buying might be like in 2020...

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers and Bold Legal Group have announced details of this year’s spring road shows. The events in Leeds,...