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Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...

The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla.  The portal...

A fifth of Estate Agent Today readers have claimed house prices are falling either nationally or regionally, a survey has revealed. It...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

OnTheMarket has signed a listings agreement with independent agency brand Seymours. The South East England focused 20-branch estate agency network primarily operates...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The latest Voice of the Agent industry survey is set for release on 15 April. Marketing firm We Are Unchained surveyed 841...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The world of PR can feel like a crowded marketplace, where shouting your message the loudest doesn't guarantee anyone hears it....

Propertymark has welcomed the reappointment of Julie James as the new Welsh Housing Minister. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns at...

Plans to set ground rents at a ‘peppercorn rate’ are reported to have been dropped amid opposition from freehold campaigners and...

Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The increased focus on upfront material information could push up estate agency professional indemnity (PI) requirements, an industry trainer has warned. Michael...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...

The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...

Foxtons has recorded a 31% annual increase in the value of its under offer pipeline during the first couple of months...

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has set out the key questions it could ask agency representatives as its...

Analysts have given their backing to Rightmove’s stock market prospects but there are warnings that it can’t “rest on its laurels”...

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

Rightmove has reported a 7% rise in operating profit despite losing agents last year. The portal’s latest annual report released this morning...

Representatives from Propertymark, Trading Standards and The Property Ombudsman (TPO) are set to discuss estate agency regulation in the House of...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Attempts to get the long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules introduced into the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill have failed. The...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the UK’s largest housebuilders as it warns of “fundamental concerns”...

If you saw our recent article, you’ll know that one in five (19.24%) ValPal leads generated via Facebook ads actually went...

Peers in the House of Lords have launched an inquiry into agency regulation. The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will...

Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Almost one if five leads generated by Facebook ads go on to instruct an agent, research suggests, but many are missing...

Older borrowers were deterred by high mortgage rates last year, bank data suggests. Quarter four figures from UK Finance show a 37.1%...

Conveyancers shouldn’t give buyers and sellers assurances about building safety remediations unless they are confident doing so, the Law Society has...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Building on brownfield sites may not be the silver bullet it is made out to be, the government has been warned. Housing...

Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...

HOP (the Home Owner’s Passport) has released its upgraded material information report to support agents with Trading Standards compliance. The list of...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss Uzair, an industry-specific artificial intelligence (AI). Iceberg Digital, the creators...

In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...

Housebuilders have indicated that they would prefer a Labour government is formed after the next General Election. The latest Land Index and...

Foxtons is set to close and consolidate some Ludlow Thompson branches as part of plans to save £3m this year. A trading...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

London based presenter and property expert Elizabeth Warburton has partnered with Fine & Country as one of the hosts of the...

Sprift has unveiled its solution to help agents cope with material information requirements and collate the property-specific details required prior to...

Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law   2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...

Estate agency regulations and minimum standards may finally see the light of day after Labour put forward amendments to the Government’s...

A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Parliamentary news may have been dominated by the fallout from the Rwanda Bill yesterday but another important piece of legislation also...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024.  According to the...

Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...

The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...

March was the most popular month for completions this year as sales took longer and buyers focused on affordability, analysis has...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...

Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is falling short of its own objectives, an industry executive has claimed. Linz Darlington, founder of...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill passed its second reading in Parliament last night. Housing minister Lee Rowley pledged that the legislation...

Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...

So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Leasehold campaigners are urging anyone responding to the Government’s consultation on ground rents reform to boycott all options but capping them...

Forget John Lewis or Marks & Spencer, the latest Hat and Home Christmas advert has been released. (Well it was released last...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

It may be a measure of the government’s incompetence in the area of housing that two recent major announcements were sorely...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

A series of webinars have been unveiled to help agents prepare for new material information rules. Rightmove said it is providing a...

The long-awaited Leasehold and Freehold Bill is set to be unveiled in Parliament today. The Bill aims to make it cheaper and...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

House prices will fall 7.6% 'peak to trough' by the end of 2024, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has claimed...

I read an interesting report the other day about the role AI is set to play in the future of the...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the first annual Iceberg Summit to be held the...

The Government appears to have gone through so many housing ministers that it is now repeating them. Lee Rowley was appointed as...

The Women in Estate Agency support group has unveiled details of its latest conference. The event will take place at The IET...