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It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...

TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...

A team of seasoned industry professionals with a combined experience of more than 140 years is set to launch a new...

A former director of Southampton-based property brand White & Guard has launched his own estate agency in Hampshire. Rob Rowe has unveiled Rowe...

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

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

It wasn’t exactly a champagne statement. More like Prosecco.  But, nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful in the wake of Jeremy...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

The removal of housing targets risks a deeper recession and high house prices for generations to come, a planning expert has...

Agents should use their market position to advise town halls about local housing needs, a senior MP has suggested. Labour and Co-op...

Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil the Government’s so-called “plan for growth” today during a mini-Budget. The property market is...

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

The remaining amount of agency stock still for sale remains at the same level as last year, TwentyCi claims. The property data...

A scheme to help people to get on the housing ladder in one of the UK’s most expensive local housing markets...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

An independent agency has announced the opening of another office in what it calls a vote of confidence for the local housing...

A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...

Since June 1, under The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords in England have been...

The debate over whether For Sale boards remain a valuable source of publicity has been in the headlines of late -...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

New research has identified those local housing market potentially worst hit by the planned changes to Help To Buy in 2021,...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...

Rightmove’s latest assessment of the housing market suggests that Newport in Gwent is the fastest moving area in Britain for vendors. A...

Three councils are encouraging local residents to sign a new register which aims to bring more quality homes for sale to...

An estate agency has used the experiences of Cambridge, Oxford and other cities to forecast that pockets of central London's housing...

The ValPal Network is launching a new tool for its 4,100 agent users - an area barometer which reflects the buoyancy of...

Estate agents are angry over delays in processing land searches by a local authority in the south west. The average land search time...

As Dataloft’s home town and having been declared the best place to live, we needed no further excuse to have a...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Sellers should try to instruct estate agents with the largest local share of the market, even if that means ignoring well-known...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

nu-move online estate agents -The Future of Property Nu-move is an online venture that has been created to meet the demand...

In today's budget, the Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a number of measures which will impact the property industry.  The Chancellor confirmed...

As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...

A local council is attempting to introduce a permanent ban on estate and letting agents’ boards in almost two-thirds of a...

It’s always interesting when Which? produces a report that includes estate agency. It asked 1,990 people their views on buying and selling...

The long running story of the south London pub which Foxtons wants to convert to a new office has taken another...

A pressure group says cities across England and Wales - including mid-size cities as well as the big urban conurbations -...