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The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

Whether a General Election is held in May, November or in January one thing is guaranteed -  we can expect to...

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

As the landscape of the property industry changes, as it has done in line with all new technologies over the decades,...

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

It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...

I’ve always been a half glass full kind of person.  But I’ve got to confess I struggled to get too excited by...

Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance.  Last...

There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...

After a bumpy six months media-wise, I was fascinated to see that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose a tech-based project...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has fallen out of the 2023 Sunday Times Rich List while Foxtons supremo Jon Hunt has seen...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....

Two thirds of economists expect house prices to fall by more than 4% this year while others are expecting a more...

Axel Springer’s investment in beleaguered online agent Purplebricks is now worth half its original value, it has been claimed. An article by...

An estate agency firm is urging sellers to resist cutting asking prices. Tom Cranenburgh, of GetanOffer, which describes itself as a quick...

Agents are being asked to complete a survey as part of a national newspaper’s investigation into the safety of property professionals...

Former Douglas & Gordon managing director Ivor Dickinson has passed away. He was known as one of London’s most high-profile and colourful...

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only...

The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...

Former Countrywide boss Bob Scarff has warned that estate agents have become too reliant on alerts, emails and text messages for...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...

The controversial conveyancing firm at the centre of an apparent cyber attack has hit back at newspaper claims that it did...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

The Property Ombudsman should ban agents from using so-called exclusivity agreements on sales, claims a law firm.  Donal Blaney, founder of Griffin...

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

Purplebricks is delaying release of its half-year figures which were scheduled to be given to shareholders tomorrow. This follows revelations in the Daily...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

An estate agent in a branch of Hunters says he’s lucky to be alive after a car containing an elderly couple...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

In a day of unexpected drama, Boris Johnson carried out a surprisingly brutal and widespread Cabinet reshuffle which saw a number...

A soap star has swapped scripts for property sales. Actor Marc Silcock was involved in one of ITV soap Emmerdale’s biggest storylines,...

The government is reportedly planning to abandon its next stage of planning reforms. The proposals, previously under consultation, would have given councils...

The Savills member of staff who allegedly racially abused England players online after the Euros 2020 final has been sacked. The Metro...

The chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sean Tompkins, is in talks to step down according to an...

Media reports suggest the government is considering offering grants to local authorities to purchase private family houses which are larger than...

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...

The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...

Is print dead as an advertising medium for estate agents? Many have suggested it is, thanks to the rise and rise of...

The second man to appear in a notorious video showing an estate agent accosting Professor Chris Whitty has now been charged...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...

The independent review into the governance of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling for comments. Earlier this year RICS was the...

An estate agency has apologised after a bogus employee posted offensive comments about Prince Philip on a newly-created fake Facebook account. This...

The ESTAS Group has named a new headline sponsor for its 2021 Forum and Awards, taking over from Zoopla with immediate effect. It’s...

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...

OnTheMarket has hit out at a newspaper claim that it is just “limping along.” Patrick Hosking, a prominent financial columnist at The...

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the stamp duty holiday deadline until the end of June - a three month extension. The lead...

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...

A newspaper claims that thousands of customers’ financial details held by Foxtons Group are being freely accessed on the so-called dark...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...

A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...

A young estate agent - who by the age of 20 has already had a year working with Purplebricks - has...

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...

Foxtons is alleged by a newspaper to have suffered a malware attack and data breach which closed its MyFoxtons client website. The...

A woman who bought a London house in 2012 is now suing the conveyancers that worked for her at the time...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...

The Times has revealed new allegations concerning the behaviour of Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. The Cabinet member has been under the spotlight...

Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...

Labour’s shadow housing minister has revealed that it will be two years at least before the party sets out its long-term...

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, tipped by some for sacking when the Cabinet is reshuffled next month, appears to be confident...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

A BBC presenter has used her local newspaper column to mock an estate agency for suggesting fridge magnets be removed to improve...

Purplebricks has revealed that its new board member is one of the world’s leading digital executives.  Dr Stephanie Caspar is the new...

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

It looks like the stamp duty holiday for England and Northern Ireland, already in effect following yesterday’s announcement, is unlikely to...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

Unnamed government sources quoted in many newspapers today suggest stamp duty reforms may be announced later this year. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to...

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is the subject of a harshly critical cartoon in The Times which depicts “pigs in the...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...

A successful property newspaper has collapsed after one of its former directors turned computer hacker and deliberately deleted over 5,000 files...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...

The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

Estate agents’ offices will be in the first category of High Street premises to reopen when the lockdown finally ends, newspapers claim this...