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The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

Millennials aged 18 to 34 are putting plans for romance, children and even hobbies on ice as they make huge sacrifices...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

A survey shows only 18 per cent of vendors favour reviews over personal recommendations when it comes to choosing an estate...

It’s no secret that technology has changed the way businesses operate, in all sectors. With that has come changes to the...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

100 years ago, 90% of the UK population rented a home. Today, that figure has flipped, and over two thirds are...

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

A flat in Brixton is being raffled for £5 a ticket by a start-up entrepreneur who claims this is just the...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Some 41 per cent of parents are not in a position to provide any financial support towards helping their child get...

A think tank says the penalties now levied against second home owners - such as the stamp duty surcharge and phasing...

I was recently contributing to whitepaper by a major bank about the future of the property industry and, as I was...

First time buyer registrations in the past month have jumped nearly 20 per cent across the UK and almost 30 per...

Purplebricks' entry into selective areas of the US market comes just as new evidence suggests the use of estate agencies by...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

So what is it with young people failing to stand up for themselves and not making the most of their money...