Archive

An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

Whether we’re selling properties, managing buildings, servicing heavy goods vehicles or flogging widgets, we’re all operating in a digital world. This is...

Agency staff owed money from the collapse of Douglas & Gordon last year will be repaid, the brand’s administrator has said,...

MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

Propertymark has welcomed the reappointment of Julie James as the new Welsh Housing Minister. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns at...

Propertymark has welcomed the appointment of the new leader of Welsh Labour and subsequently First Minister for Wales Vaughan Gething. The agency...

Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

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

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

Attempts to get the long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules introduced into the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill have failed. The...

The administration of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon has been extended by a year. Douglas & Gordon called in Grant Thornton...

Referrals within the Relocation Agent Network (RAN) reached a four-year high for both the months of December and January, the brand...

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

It usually takes a scandal or a reshuffle to remove a Government minister so it came as a bit of a...

Sir Simon Clarke’s call for Rishi Sunak to be ousted from Downing Street may well express what many of his MP...

Propertymark has welcomed a move by the Government to lift restrictions on development along the abandoned HS2 route. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

Estate agency regulations and minimum standards may finally see the light of day after Labour put forward amendments to the Government’s...

Parliamentary news may have been dominated by the fallout from the Rwanda Bill yesterday but another important piece of legislation also...

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

The liquidator of collapsed portal Boomin is investigating a sale of the portal's intellectual property to My Bespoke Room as its...

The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...

What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLHUC) has hit back at media claims about its housebuilding targets. The Times newspaper...

The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...

While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...

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

There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...

More than half of agents have cited 2023 as a difficult financial year, research has revealed. Analysis by data firm Landmark Estate...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill passed its second reading in Parliament last night. Housing minister Lee Rowley pledged that the legislation...

It may be a measure of the government’s incompetence in the area of housing that two recent major announcements were sorely...

Spicerhaart has been awarded the Ministry of Defence’s Silver Award in its Employer Recognition Scheme. The agency brand has achieved the title...

A lawyer has called for Help to Buy to be resurrected in the Autumn Statement. Paul Sams, head of property at Dutton...

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

I read an interesting report the other day about the role AI is set to play in the future of the...

The Government appears to have gone through so many housing ministers that it is now repeating them. Lee Rowley was appointed as...

Lee Rowley has returned as housing minister. The reappointment comes after Rachel Maclean was sacked this morning and follows reports that the...

Rachel Maclean has been sacked as housing minister as part of today's Cabinet reshuffle. Maclean had replaced Lucy Frazer as housing minister...

Propertymark has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove to reiterate its longstanding call for regulation of property agents. The agency trade...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

Mortgage arrears and claims for repossession are on the rise as official data shows how much homeowners are still struggling in...

If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...

The conveyancing process has been highlighted as a key pain point among buyers in the property transaction process. Research by anti-money laundering...

On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...

Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...

What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...

Foxtons has regained its position as London’s number one agent in Guy Gittins’ first year as chief executive. Former Chestertons boss Gittins...

The Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has opened its annual conference in Derby to estate agents and conveyancers for the first...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

The Labour Party has committed to introducing the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules if it wins next year’s General Election. Shadow...

Landowners who had their land compulsorily purchased by the government for HS2 are being urged to seek expert advice if they...

The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...

I listened carefully, and I even played it back afterwards.  But, even now, I remain astonished by what I didn’t hear.  On Wednesday, in his...

Agents have slammed the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the Birmingham to Manchester portion of...

Secured creditors of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon are likely to receive most money owed to them but there is...

While some landlords may have breathed a sigh of relief following Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s announcement on energy upgrades, I suspect...

Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...

It is just over one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-Budget and homeowners and...

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

Propertymark has backed delays to the Government’s net zero policies, claiming the shift to more sustainable and environmentally friendly homes should...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

Labour’s Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner is to add the housing brief to her deputy leader role. She takes over from Lisa Nandy...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Post Partner as its latest affiliate member. Post Partner offers a range of document management tools...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

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

UK homebuyers have expressed support for more digital tools to reduce the administrative burden of purchasing a property yet few have...

It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

Spicerhaart has received a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which acknowledges the agency group’s commitment to...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already being used by the property industry and its impact is only set to grow. But while...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his latest take on the property market. Having just got back from holiday, I am...

Housing Minister Rachel Maclean MP is probably looking forward to her summer break this year. But wherever she's going and whatever she's...

Agents are supportive of new rules on upfront material information but there is concern about the administrative burden. While the industry awaits...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government if media speculation...

Essex property group Beresfords has honoured its staff during the brand’s summer awards. The party’s coveted Employee Of the Year; Best Sales...

Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...

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

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak clashed over housebuilding and housing market support yesterday. Sir Keir questioned Sunak’s...

Step right up and witness the extraordinary world of Estate Agents as they embrace the power of biometric checks, turning the...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

Russell Quirk may have already irked plenty of estate agents in his time as boss of collapsed online brand Emoov and...

Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...

The Able Agent, has launched a new sales progression course and qualification, designed to raise industry standards and put a spotlight...

Mortgage rates have officially broken the 6% barrier. Average rates for home loans are now back at the level that prompted the...

MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...

The value of mortgage lending has slumped to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2020, Bank of England data...

The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector.  Reports have revealed how...

Two former housing ministers have criticised the Government for scrapping housebuilding targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets...