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

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

An online conveyancer is on the hunt for a mansion tester. My Home Move Conveyancing is seeking a mansion tester who will...

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

Zoopla has unveiled new features which it says will deliver more value to agents. In-Search Ads gives agents and housebuilders the option...

Zoopla says just over half of current home owners say they are stuck in a property that’s unsuitable for their needs...

A Channel 4 property TV presenter is to become an estate agent. Kerr Drummond, who hosts Coast vs Country, has joined the...

Three of the leading portals have made major announcements as the fierce rivalry between the big players continues apace.  Firstly Zoopla claims its latest...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

Some 45 per cent of people who had their home valued by an agent or sold it in the past three years discovered it...

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

Almost two fifths of property buyers don't know what conveyancers and solicitors do, according to new research. My Home Move Conveyancing's survey...

A 27 year old agent with a background working in London’s Canary Wharf has headed north to set up his own...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups have merged to form what they call a “powerhouse” to be called Simplify. My Home Move...

If World Cup 2018 appeared to be low profile at the start, it didn’t last long. Following this week’s Harry Kane goals...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...

With the rise of Purplebricks in recent years, many will be eager to know what the hybrid agency’s Local Property Experts...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress.  eWay, which is...

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...

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

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

It’s been quite a week, much of it concerning the technology that increasingly underpins our industry.  A glut of fund-raising and relaunching...

The vast majority of estate agents believe that not enough people are downsizing to free up family homes, according to conveyancing...

As we end an especially tragic week, it is heart-warming to remember how our industry - along with so many other...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

It’s easy to be dismissive of the value of local newspapers for advertising residential property but things are never as straightforward...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Estate and letting agent training company Agency Mentors has revealed the winner of its competition for ‘most inspirational agent’ in the...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

A conveyancing firm says the buyers at former retirement hotspots such as seaside towns are getting younger because mainstream purchasers are obliged to...

There has been another warning that older home owners are reluctant to sell and free-up family housing because of the cost...

It’s long been considered the case that vendors tend to move only relatively close distance but new research has quantified the...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

Conveyancing firm My Home Move has come up with an interesting view of how the housing market could look if -...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

The average deposit paid for a Greater London property is over two and a half times larger than a home outside...

The spring agency merger and expansion tradition continues apace with a series of announcements by firms. Bristol-based online agency Urpad.online - which...

Predicting ho­­w the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number...

My suspicion in my December Industry Views column that the Chancellor, George Osborne, holds certain types of property owners in contempt...

A conveyancing firm claims there has been a 140 per cent increase in the number of properties requiring leasehold extensions in...

Over one in 20 home buyers this year used a gift for all or part of their deposit, helping to fund...