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From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

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

Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...

Kerfuffle has revealed the winners of its Supplier of the Year awards The awards are based on agent reviews and net promoter...

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

TwentyEA has unveiled a suite of new marketing solutions combining its data tools, giving estate agents greater flexibility over their prospecting...

Proptech firm iamproperty has acquired data and prospecting firm Information Works for an undisclosed sum. It will help the platform’s partner agents...

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

The Labour Party has committed to working on ways to offer longer-term fixed rate mortgages to support first-time buyers. Outlining its plan...

The Good Estate Agent has attracted 16 franchisees to its new travel brand, with almost half even combining it with their existing...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Kerb appeal is often cited as an important factor if agents and sellers want to impress buyers and now research suggests...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

Rightmove is expecting more money from agents this year and is also looking to grab a slice of the mortgage market. A...

The Guild of Property Professionals successfully hosted its annual Autumn Tour virtually last week, allowing member agents from across the UK...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the first annual Iceberg Summit to be held the...

Low deposit home buyers have been given a boost after product choice hit a 14-month high. Data from Moneyfacts shows the number...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

A date has been set for next year’s Propertymark One conference. The landmark conference was launched by the agency trade body at...

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

Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...

Mortgage lenders are braced for a slower market over the rest of the year. The latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey...

Fewer sellers are willing to cut their asking prices, Chestertons claims. The agent said vendors in the capital have already priced in...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Mortgage borrowers now have the greatest choice of home loan products since February 2022, Moneyfacts data suggests. It is a boost for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Bevan and I am the Sales...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

If we turn the clock back only twenty years, the concept of managing our lives from a handheld device was within...

By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...

Propertymark has written to the Government to ask why attempts to protect leaseholders are being ignored. It comes as the Earl of...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents need to ditch selling techniques and brush up on persuasion to...

Whether you realise it or not, APIs have helped make your day possible.  Reflect on everything you’ve done today online. On your...

OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...

Rightmove’s half-year results were backed by analysts last week and even prompted speculation that it could be on the acquisition trail. Its...

Rightmove has posted its highest half-year revenue growth for five-years, helped by increased agency investment in the portal’s tools. A half-year update...

Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...

OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...

The UK is heading for a further drop in housebuilding, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data by S&P and...

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

Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched a strategic partnership with proptech supplier nurtur.group.  Under the agreement, nurtur.group will become the exclusive...

After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...

OnTheMarket has launched a new financial services arm. The portal has unveiled OnTheMarket Money, an umbrella brand providing consumers with access to...

Zoopla has unveiled an upgraded website for agents and housebuilders. The refreshed Zoopla Advantage website, first launched in 2018, will provide new...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...

Industry veteran Tim Main has issued a challenge for agents in the latest attempt to speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs. Main,...

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

Almost 400,000 borrowers on low-rate mortgage deals are in for a shock when their products expire this year, Equifax has warned. Analysis...

A strong labour market, growing consumer confidence and an increasing acceptance of a higher mortgage rate environment will support the housing...

Mortgage brokers are trying to get lenders to sign up to a 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge in efforts to keep the...

Smoove has entered into a strategic agreement with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to provide conveyancing comparison and related home-buying support services. The...

Mortgage brokers have expressed concern about products being removed with little or no notice. Hundreds of mortgages have been withdrawn from the...

It’s a tough old road for today’s first-time buyers, with house prices and mortgage interest rates much higher than they were...

High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a tiered membership offer which it says will allow agents to choose according to...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

Great story this week about the estate agent in St John’s Wood who found a purse in the back of a...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...

Homebuyers looking for a 10-year fixed mortgage for their property purchase are facing less choice, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfactscompare.co.uk  has found...

The Government is backing a new trial to give homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient a mortgage rate cut. Perenna...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...

The founders of three-branch Berkshire-based agency Hat and Home has expanded into mortgage broking. Keeping with the hat theme, the brand’s co-founders...

The ESTAS Group has revealed new branding together with the first details of two new products to be added to its...

100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...

Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....

LSL Property Services’ share price hit a six-month high during trading yesterday after it announced its entire estate agency network would...

Purchase mortgage searches fell by almost a fifth last month as the Easter period dampened property market activity and there are...

A senior peer has vowed to do more to ensure that leaseholders excluded from new building safety regulations get the support...

A Propertymark-supported amendment that aimed to bolster support for leaseholders in unsafe buildings failed to gain approval in the House of...

Further mortgage rate rises could be on the way for homebuyers and owners, Rightmove suggests. After a few weeks where mortgage rates...

The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has launched the first iteration of its register, which aims to speed-up transactions and stop property...

Lower mortgage rates than the end of last year and slowing inflation should sustain the housing market as it enters the...

When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...

A more competitive mortgage market may actually dampen hopes of a downsizing boom, an agent has predicted. Many property professionals last year...

Deepak Chandrababu is no stranger to problem-solving. He’s been doing it for 25 years. As Chief Operating Officer of Technology Blueprint Ltd....

Gallagher has agreed a partnership to offer its products to customers of Knight Frank Finance. The partnership will see Gallagher offering insurance...

Reapit has acquired agency software provider Inspect Real Estate (IRE). The service, already used by more than 3,000 real estate customers to...

Rightmove has reported its second highest year for average revenue per advertiser (ARPA) despite agency branch membership dipping slightly. The portal revealed...

Agency trade body Propertymark has backed calls for greater leaseholder protections as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proceeds through Parliament. The...

OnTheMarket Software has launched a new website builder and marketing tool to help boost an agent’s digital presence. The service is called...

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

Agency website designer and marketing provider is starting to use artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in the products it provides agents. ChatGPT AI...

OnTheMarket Software is to launch a new estate agency automation platform that will feature a sales progression tracker and Home Management...

January was a record month for mortgage searches but mainly for remortgaging rather than home purchase, data from an industry software...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has rebuffed a surprise approach from a non-shareholder in the business to overhaul the brand and let him join...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

Agency software providers Street.co.uk and Acaboom have entered into a strategic partnership. Agents will be able to access both products from one...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has said he is “pleased with the progress” of getting agents to renew contracts as the...

Outbound and inbound marketing have many elements in common, but they’re still very different approaches within your marketing strategy to achieve...

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

Forget the ‘race for space,’ buyers are now facing a race for mortgage rates. Comparison website Moneyfacts has revealed that the average...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...

The only certainty at the moment is that we are living in a period of uncertainty. The challenges facing the property...