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20 July 2024
From: Features
![Cash buyer activity hits decade-high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Cash buyers accounted for the highest percentage of market activity seen in the past decade and, so far this year, they’ve...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers are ‘sloppy’ on post-completion work - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Conveyancers are failing to do post-completion work properly and promptly, an industry regulator has warned. The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices to grow by 6.3% by end of 2025](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1)(3).jpg)
A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Spring bounce? Average house price rises for second consecutive month](/upload/images/shutterstock_2473805905.jpg)
Average UK house prices rose for a second month in a row during April, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing Association launches digital signature guide](/upload/images/6%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Conveyancing%20Association%20launch%20Guide%20to%20Digital%20and%20Electronic%20Signatures%20by%20EAT%20Team.jpg)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has launched a new guide for conveyancing...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![Off-plan property purchases hit decade-low - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
The share of new-build homes sold before they’re complete has dropped to a decade-low, research suggests. Hamptons’ annual off-plan sales index has...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![House price inflation turns positive - but will it last?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2431300217.jpg)
Average house prices rose annually for the first time since July 2023 in March, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Varying property market performance shows benefits of local agents - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Local property market performances vary from 12% gains to price reductions of as much as 24% since the pandemic house price...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing Association launches digital signature guide to accelerate sales](/upload/images/shutterstock_2439272215.jpg)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new guide to help conveyancers understand and utilise digital signatures, electronic signatures and e-signature...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Expert tips on how conveyancers can mitigate risk of negligence claims](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature-%20Expert%20tips%20on%20how%20conveyancers%20can%20mitigate%20risk%20of%20negligence%20claims%20By%20Jonathan%20Stebbings%20.jpg)
The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...
20 April 2024
From: Features
![The true cost of green space premiums faced by dog-owning house-buyers](/upload/images/3%20PROOFED%20buyers%20face%20premiums%20for%20green%20spaces%20by%20Mark%20O%E2%80%99Dwyer%2C%20Sales%20Director%20at%20Quickmove%20Properties.jpg)
Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...
13 April 2024
From: Features
![Key actions conveyancers must take to protect against fraud risk](/upload/images/5%20PROOFED%20Conveyancers%20urged%20to%20increase%20vigilance%2C%20risk%20assessment%20and%20safeguarding%20measures%20to%20protect%20against%20fraud%20By%20Jonathan.jpg)
Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...
13 April 2024
From: Features
![Land Registry urged to cut fees so agents can comply with material information rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members. Responding to a call for evidence...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Proptech firm secures £10m of strategic investment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
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
![Vendors warned to not risk waiting for General Election to list their homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_asset-generation-5b398d90-fa8d-4aaf-a1e2-a385747ccde5-2_edited.jpeg)
Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry HPI: Annual house price declines star to slow](/upload/images/shutterstock_1720911925.jpg)
Annual house price declines slowed in January and values returned to growth on a monthly basis, Land Registry data shows. The latest...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Downsizing incentives needed as homeowners stay put for longer - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_1225486768.jpg)
Homeowners, particularly those in larger homes are staying put for longer, research shows. Analysis of Land Registry data between 2019 and 2022...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Only one in 10 homes sold at a loss last year - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Complete ASAP launches material information pack for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_1814279444.jpg)
Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![London house prices fall by up to £236,000 in a year](/upload/images/5%20London%20property%20prices%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Marc%20von%20Grundherr.jpg)
Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...
24 February 2024
From: Features
![Land Registry reveals 1.4% house price drop in 2023](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1).jpg)
Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK should follow Norway to speed-up property sales - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1878042871.jpg)
UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![When Angels rose from the ashes...](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...
03 February 2024
From: Features
![Housing analyst: I’m happy to be wrong on house prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry: House prices dropping at fastest rate since 2011](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![House prices fall again but agents remain resilient](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Time to stop wading through treacle: General Election must prioritise property digitisation drive](/upload/images/3%20Time%20to%20stop%20wading%20through%20treacle%20General%20Election%20must%20prioritise%20property%20digitisation%20drive%20by%20Andrew%20Lloyd.jpg)
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
![Agents set for busy month of Christmas completions - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![AML platform adds material information tools](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/UBO%20register%20%20_AML-400x310.png)
Anti-money laundering platform (AML) Credas Technologies has launched a material information function, helping estate agents to get ahead of the latest...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![New app launches to tackle property fraud](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1208701588.jpg)
A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry records first annual house price drop for a decade](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![How trading down can help save you money and live a little](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20shutterstock_2049557726.jpg/3%20shutterstock_2049557726__400x267.jpg)
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...
28 October 2023
From: Features
![Over fifth of London sales this year hit £1m or over](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Annual price growth hits new low – Land Registry](/upload/images/shutterstock_1497608522.jpg)
House price growth fell to its lowest annual rate since 2012 in August, official data shows. The latest Land Registry House Price...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unlucky for some? No. 13 ranks as lowest value door number](/upload/images/shutterstock_1188926236.jpg)
Homes with the number 13 typically have the lowest property valuations, Rightmove data suggests. Analysis by the portal, using property valuations from...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cost of moving drops but buyers still need £14,000 - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![ValPal launches direct mail service to target 'cold leads'](/upload/images/shutterstock_1126830725.jpg)
The ValPal Network (TVPN) has launched a new automated direct mail service to ensure agents don’t miss out on ‘bonus leads.' It...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows again as agents enter ‘busy autumn’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Conveyancing Association document highlights digital tools to speed up sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new document to help firms benefit from the range of digital services available to...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Who needs experts? AI tool accurately predicts house price growth](/upload/images/shutterstock_2273789951.jpg)
The artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, correctly guessed what the UK’s average house price would be in the Land Registry’s monthly...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Estate agent's guide to spotting title-related issues and what to do about them](/upload/images/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
As an Estate Agent it’s important to be able to interpret and understand the information that a Title Deed document presents...
20 September 2023
From: Features
![OnTheMarket Software integrates AML offering](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket Software has announced an integration with digital ID and source of funds provider Thirdfort. The digital ID, anti-money laundering and source...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The best areas for sellers to find a chain-free buyer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Hamptons: ‘House prices are correcting not crashing’](/upload/images/shutterstock_2210566767.jpg)
House prices won’t fall by as much as the 1990s and 2008 financial crashes but it will take until 2025 for...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Spectre hails success of fee recovery tool](/upload/images/shutterstock_1408234412.jpg)
Spectre has hailed the success of its recently launched fee recovery tool after helping an agent reclaim £7,000 in owed fees. Launched...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price growth hits three-year low](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Transactions plummet to 15 year low according to e.surv](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange-400x310.png)
Transactions for the first half of 2023 are at their lowest level since the financial crisis of 2007-09 as a result...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Industry executive queries focus of new digital property group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The chairman of the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has queried the relevance of a new Government-backed property group focused on digital...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The property pockets defying cooling house prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows for fifth month in a row – Land Registry](/upload/images/shutterstock_1713659548.jpg)
Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month in May, Land Registry data shows. The official figures show house prices...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Coadjute aims to speed-up sales with upfront information tool](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Coadjute has launched a Digital Property Data Pack service for its users. The pack is designed to cover the requirements of the...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upfront information – help us bring down the barriers](/upload/images/PropTech1-400x310.png)
Barriers to entry are a big concern for any sector, particularly those who need a greater number of technology innovations to...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property transactions down by half so far this year - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Registrations for free ‘property alert’ service rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML%20_400x310.png)
Increasing numbers of homeowners are signing up to a property alert scheme to protect against fraudulent property transactions. New figures obtained from...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Education changes mindsets to the power of upfront material information](/upload/images/1%20PropTech2-400x310.png)
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
![Annual house price growth continues to decline – Land Registry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Annual house price growth continued to slow in April but bounced back on a monthly basis, Land Registry figures have revealed. The...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![How title insights can sharpen your selling process](/upload/images/__thumbs/EAT%20Special%20Feature%2021-6-23%20-%20How%20title%20insights%20can%20sharpen%20your%20selling%20process%20-%20Nick%20Ball.jpg/EAT%20Special%20Feature%2021-6-23%20-%20How%20title%20insights%20can%20sharpen%20your%20selling%20process%20-%20Nick%20Ball__400x300.jpg)
Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...
21 June 2023
From: Features
![Semi-detached homes selling fastest - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Semi-detached houses are currently the fastest-selling type of property in the UK, research suggests. Analysis of 101,126 house sale transactions by home...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price growth continues to slow – Land Registry](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929426920.jpg)
Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![AI property due diligence platform to enter residential market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
An artificial intelligence-powered property due diligence platform that is popular in the commercial market has raised £7.5m to help expand into...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upfront material information pilot cuts conveyancing time in half](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
A year-long pilot of using upfront material Information by conveyancer Thomas Legal and search provider Conveyancing Data Services, a part of...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents losing almost £500 per month due to lower house prices - claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenancyDeposit-400x310.png)
Cooling house prices are resulting in the average estate agent losing around £441 of per month, research suggests. Hybrid agent Nested has...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![New banking settlement scheme set to ‘fully digitise property transactions’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England last week announced the completion of Project Meridian, a digital synchronised settlement prototype that aims to digitise...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows ahead of spring market – Land Registry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![A fifth of valuation requests turn into sales - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
Around one in five people who request an online valuation go on to sell, according to data from The ValPal Network...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sale proptech platform unveils sellers information pack](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Sales progression platform mio is set to launch its digital Sellers Information Pack (SIP), designed to make it easy for agents...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry analysis tool and sales platform unveil partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
Land Registry analysis tool provider Veya has announced a partnership with home buying and selling platform adoor to help speed-up sales. Clients...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why material information does and should matter to you](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...
01 April 2023
From: Features
![UK property sales 'down by a quarter' since interest rate hikes started](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Another interest rate hike could further dampen property market activity, research suggests. It comes as new analysis shows the average number of...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing software firm unveils new AI partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_638342005.jpg)
Search Acumen has announced a new partnership that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in conveyancing Property data, insight...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing firm aims to reduce exchange times to four weeks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Conveyancing company AVRillo has pledged to further reduce transaction times after scooping a top innovation award. The conveyancer brand picked up the...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents remain bullish as house prices dip again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Douglas & Gordon boss lists property for sale - with another agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
A home linked to Douglas & Gordon chief executive James Evans is currently listed for sale at £3.5m. The property has been...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Younger UK buyers lured by cheaper continental house prices - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Overseas/OverseasMarket_400x310.png)
Increasing numbers of young buyers are looking abroad to boost their chances of getting on the property ladder. New data from international...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - Simpler, faster, cheaper – three characteristics of a tech solution](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax: ‘House prices are up despite downward trend’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceRising_400x310.png)
The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal body: Land Registry ‘must get house in order’ after strikes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1524802199%20protest(1).jpg)
Conveyancers are warning that this week’s Land Registry strikes could have a knock-on effect on property sales once staff return to...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing firm seeks agents to trial ‘sell-ready’ packs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1107796946.jpg)
AVRillo is seeking agents to help test a new product that aims to provide upfront material information to buyers at the...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry aims to ‘minimise disruption’ amid new strikes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_22140319.jpg)
Next week may not be the best time for agents to chase conveyancers waiting for Land Registry information. The Public and Commercial...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sales slide by 30% as buyer demand wanes - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Reduced homebuyer activity has led to a 30.5% drop in UK house sales, new research suggests. The data also shows that one...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry: House prices ended 2022 in negative territory](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Annual house price growth slowed in December and ended the year negative on a monthly basis, the latest Land Registry figures...
16 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry boss: I don’t blame conveyancers for transaction delays](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
A senior Land Registry executive has insisted he wasn’t blaming conveyancers for transactions delays following a controversial blog last month that...
13 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![2023 – and the year of the digital?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/2023%20and%20the%20year%20of%20the%20digital%20by%20Beth%20Rudolph%20PropTech2-400x310.png)
We are now well into 2023 and, while there have been a huge number of steps taken towards a digital future...
04 February 2023
From: Features
![Research reveals structural impact of pandemic on London property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
The pandemic has left a “structural and lasting impact” on London’s property market, Chestertons claims. Analysis of Land Registry data by the...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cash is king! Debt-free buyers pay 6% below average UK prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ManSavingMoney_400x310.png)
Cash buyers are securing properties 6% below the average UK house price. Research by national agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the regions where...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Start of the slowdown? Land Registry records monthly house price drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange-400x310.png)
New Land Registry data is set to kick-off the debate about whether house prices have started to fall. Plenty of commentators are...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The UK’s fastest and slowest property completion areas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
Homes in Birmingham and East London are among the slowest in the UK to sell from listing to completion, analysis suggests. Property...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing boss: ‘Blame game’ won’t improve transaction delays](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry staff to strike next month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Banned_400x310.png)
Staff at the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent are among Government departments and civil servants who will take part in...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry: Conveyancers are making 'basic errors' on documents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Conveyancers are being urged to conduct better “quality control” on documents filed to the Land Registry after the body revealed ‘basic...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Estate agency revenue set for 27% drop - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange-400x310.png)
Estate agency sales revenue could have dropped by as much as 27% by the end of this year, research suggests. Analysis of...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
!['Stamp Duty scars' boost October house prices - Land Registry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDutyRates_400x310.png)
The end of last year’s Stamp Duty holiday has given a temporary boost to house price data for October 2022. The latest...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks markets itself as ‘more affordable’ agency option](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Purplebricks is marketing itself as a way for homeowners to save money while selling their home amid the cost of living...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - what will 2023 bring for the property market?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023Loading-400x310.png)
As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![Land Registry makes applications digital by default](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/HomeInternet-400x310.png)
The Land Registry has taken what it describes as a major step to fulfilling its automation ambitions. Applications submitted to HM Land...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why estate agents need to be aware of social housing fraudsters](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...
26 November 2022
From: Features
![Agency boss: Higher conveyancing fees can speed-up sales](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2020-400x310.jpg)
Increased conveyancing fees would speed-up transaction times, it has been claimed. Iain McKenzie, chief executive of The Guild of Property Professionals suggests...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![House price growth stalled in September – Land Registry](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Agents are acknowledging that ‘change is coming’ to the housing market after the latest Land Registry House Price Index showed prices...