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A new study of 130 locations across the UK reveals huge ‘postcode lottery’ differences as to how quickly a first time...

Online agents and outsourced conveyancing panels have been cited as factors delaying property sales in the UK. A trade body has warned...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

A radical way to end the current stamp duty holiday has been suggested by three different legal bodies. The Society of Licensed...

Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer. There has been...

A vendor who suffered a fall-through on the sale of his five bedroom home in West Yorkshire is now trying to...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

A woman claims she had no idea that her husband stole almost £1.5m from two high-profile employers - one of them...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...

Another house price raffle has closed amid rancour, and with cash prizes being awarded instead of the property originally promoted. The latest...

Few can deny that with announcements from MPs and an announcement from Purplebricks, that it’s been an extraordinary week.  While it may...

Yet another property raffle has had to be abandoned because it has been deemed illegal under Gambling Commission rules. A Yorkshire couple,...

A regional pilot has been launched for what is called the Voluntary Right to Buy - a scheme giving housing association...

Welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity - your opportunity to let the rest of the industry know exactly what great...

Readers of a certain age may remember the spoon-bending eccentric Uri Geller, self-proclaimed friend of Michael Jackson and an almost permanent...

As the £1m-plus housing market continues to struggle in most parts of the country, so the use of stunts and gimmicks...

By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week.  Just as well. With the portal still reeling...

It’s pretty hot out there but our industry still confounds critics by doing good work for good causes.  We’ll gladly publicise your...