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Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...

Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...

The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...

The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...

Agents and property professionals will be keeping an eye on Threadneedle Street in London today, with the Bank of England expecting...

A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...

Properties need to be listed for at least nine to 14 days to achieve their optimum selling price, new research claims. The...

A property consumer group has had its Twitter account suspended and its bid to be reinstated has failed - and it...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

The Government is being urged to exclude spray foam insulation from its new Eco+ scheme aimed at improving the energy efficiency...

Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...

Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...

Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

The HomeOwners Alliance, a leading property consumer group, has now suggested it has some concerns about the government’s First Homes scheme. This...

One of the leading consumer groups has backed the government’s controversial First Homes policy, which aims to give 30 per cent...

The Council of Property Search Organisations has named three industry figures as members of its newly-formed compliance committee, set to regulate...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

This is the busiest week of the year for house moves, with the single busiest day being Friday according to a...

One of the largest surveys of housing concerns amongst consumers suggests that agents fees - once a major issue - is...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

The HomeOwners Alliance says a hack on its IT infrastructure was “a professional attempt at deception” by people who uploaded 5,000...

Agents should be on the alert after what appears to be the hacking of the email account of the consumer group...

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...

Nearly all home owners (96%) consider fees to be the most important factor when choosing an estate agent, according to research...

A consumer group says it is giving what it calls “the top 1,000 estate agents in England and Wales” badges to...

Estate agents' listings may soon include compulsory information on a location's air quality, the chief executive of NAEA Propertymark, Mark Hayward,...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The consumer group HomeOwners Alliance claims new research indicates that more than a million UK adults have shelved plans to purchase...

The influential consumer property body HomeOwners Alliance says Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agencies may be “the future”. In a blog on the HOA website,...

The influential Home Owners’ Alliance pressure group says Britain pulling out of the EU would probably depress house prices. The HOA - a...

Later today chancellor George Osborne will make his latest budget speech. The announcement is expected to confirm the details of the 3%...

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...