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Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

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

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...

Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...

Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...

More residential properties went under the hammer last year but a smaller proportion sold, industry figures show. Data from the Essential Information...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Property brand and auctioneer Bond Wolfe has recorded total sales revenues of more than £178 million for 2023. The auctions division raised...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

Estate agents remain among the least trusted professions, the latest Ipsos Veracity Index has revealed – but there is a silver...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

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

Synergies between sport and business have long been compared, particularly in the highly competitive world of property. Athletes and those involved...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking feedback on two ‘working papers’ that detail its assessment on the use of...

After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...

It's emerged that Homes England and HMRC have explored possible fraud within the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme. This formed part of...

In the property industry, technology must work in a way that is right for agents, helping to free them up to...

Rising numbers of property owners are dropping the asking price of their homes in a bid to secure a quick sale.  Latest...

Auction House has sold a fifth more properties this year than the same period in 2022 despite the wider market slowdown. The...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

OnTheMarket has extended its sponsorship deal with radio station talkSPORT It will see the portal continue its Premier League airtime partnership with...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

The number of properties going under the hammer has increased but there has been a dip in the percentage of lots...

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...

A cost-of-living crisis, higher interest rates and an increase in bureaucratic regulation might point to a bleak future for the lettings...

Chestertons has become the first corporate partner to sign up to London e-bike operator Forest’s employee scheme in an effort to...

A major auctioneering service is gearing up for its 10th anniversary and 75th in-room property sale later this week.   Auction House...

Auctions are increasingly moving online but firms are becoming concerned about chasing payments from buyers after the hammer falls. Research among members...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

Interesting news from Leaders Romans Group (LRG) this week when they revealed sales figures across the group for June. Nationally, sales figures...

Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...

Auction House is reporting its most successful May in the 16-year history of the group, despite a decline in bidders. The month...

Two of the north’s largest property auction houses, North-West based Pugh and South Yorkshire based Mark Jenkinson, are combining their online property auction listings from...

Labour says it will reform how land is valued under Compulsory Purchase Order powers in a bid to increase house building...

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Next month’s much-anticipated Propertymark One conference is set to go out with a bang, the trade body has said – and...

Zoopla is set to unveil a new 16-week marketing campaign on Bank Holiday Monday, aiming to capitalise on the traditionally busier...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...

A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...

Two of the biggest challenges facing the property industry right now are fraud and money laundering. The scale of these activities is...

There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...

The auction market has changed drastically with many business owners accepting that face to face auctions are in some cases, no...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...

Talk of a housing market crash is overstated, Zoopla’s chief executive Charlie Bryant has claimed. Speaking in an exclusive video interview with Estate...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...

Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

The World Cup is set to kick off in Qatar this weekend and Estate Agent Today has compiled a team of...

The COP27 UN Climate Conference may be over but environmental challenges remain and one agent is urging others in the sector...

Agents have been getting into the Christmas spirit and recognising the colder weather when it comes to charity this week. Whatever the...

An estate agency firm is urging sellers to resist cutting asking prices. Tom Cranenburgh, of GetanOffer, which describes itself as a quick...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

Over the last five years, the Government has introduced a range of measures to regulate the property market, particularly in the...

It’s fair to say that ours is an industry which has a language of its own, and often revels in the...

Beresfords recently hosted its annual summer party and awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate outstanding levels of achievement and dedication shown...

Agents and property professionals have backed the creation of Investment Zones to help boost housebuilding but have called for more clarity...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

An estate agent has looked to loo roll to explain why he thinks house prices won’t crash but the pace of...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

Agency board supplier Kremer Signs is working on geotagging tools that can be incorporated into For Sale signs. Tom Cummuskey, sales and...

Our story yesterday on whether the property industry should consider trialling a four-day week generated lots of debate, comments and poll...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

The right investment can help agents to thrive even during the current cost-of-living crisis. That’s according to cloud-based CRM solution Openview,...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

There has been so much coverage recently over how painfully slow conveyancing is at the moment - 18-20 weeks is now...

With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...

From bike rides to boxing, agents and property professionals have been turning up the heat with their fundraising exploits. Remember, if you...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

As the mass student exodus from rented accommodation begins throughout the UK, Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive offers advice on how...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

The founder of London property consultancy and agency The Landmark Partnership has launched an auction brand. Tommy Hughes, who has worked in...

Housebuilders are being offered a new way to sell developments on Zoopla with zero marketing costs. The portal has launched a Pay-On-Exchange...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

A Yorkshire based agent has come up with a novel way of reducing its carbon footprint while conducting viewings with potential...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

A leading figure in the Say No To Rightmove (STNR) campaign says the attempts to get agents to ditch Rightmove have...

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...