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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

The number of homes being demolished and rebuilt from scratch has increased by 3.7% over the past year, research reveals. The analysis...

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

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

House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...

Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

Almost two-thirds of home sellers who have sold a home within the past year experienced delays when doing so, research reveals. A...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

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

Just one agent was expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) redress scheme in the latest quarter. TPO has revealed that Price Point...

Fall throughs are estimated to have cost UK estate agents £1.27bn in 2022, new research suggest. Upfront information provider Moverly looked at...

Homebuyers in Bolton are waiting as long as 21 weeks for local authority searches new research shows. Analysis by upfront information pack...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Another interest rate hike could further dampen property market activity, research suggests. It comes as new analysis shows the average number of...

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

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Representatives from homebuilder Barratt and Rightmove are to share tips on how first-time buyers can get on the property ladder in...

What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...

MPs have called for carbon emissions to be considered when it comes to house building. A report released this week by the Environmental Audit...

The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

The apparent plight of first time buyers hits the headlines frequently but new research shows that second steppers face a wide...

One of London’s best known and well respected agents has given insights into how he believes his own prime patch of...

A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other - especially as the stamp duty...

An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Home owners in England will be entitled to add up to two storeys to the height of their home via a...

Sellers who failed to mention a motel and diner being constructed nearby have been ordered by a court to pay £285,000...

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

It’s being suggest that a recent tax tribunal verdict might just open the way to challenges to the three per cent...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...

A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

It’s one of the biggest days of the year for fund-raising in the UK, and we know many across our industry...

The accounts for Agents’ Mutual, parent company of the OnTheMarket portal, show that revenue for the year ending January 31 was...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

One of the country’s most outspoken critics of estate and letting agents is quitting his role as chief executive of Shelter...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

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The Competition Appeals Tribunal which is to investigate a dispute between OnTheMarket and two agencies is scheduled to hold its first...

The People Awards, which honour the very best individuals in residential agency for 2016, are one of the highest accolades any...

Respected housing analyst Kate Faulkner is accusing campaigning charity Shelter of ignoring key facts and scaremongering about the alleged difficulties of...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants to make a valuation an optional element of the long-standing Home Buyer Report. This will...

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...

We are always happy to salute those agents who work tirelessly to improve their communities and those who need help more...

Frazer Fearnhead, a founder of The House Crowd property crowdfunding platform, has been sharply criticised in a ‘car crash’ moment on BBC...

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...