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19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents faced more complaints and paid out higher levels of redress last year, industry data shows. Annual figures from the Property Redress...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average asking prices have increased at their highest rate for 10 months during March but the property market remains sensitive, Rightmove...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Seller confidence has improved in anticipation of the traditionally busier Spring market and interest rate cuts in the months ahead, research...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has welcomed the appointment of the new leader of Welsh Labour and subsequently First Minister for Wales Vaughan Gething. The agency...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK Residential division of agency and property brand Knight Frank has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
As most of the regular readers of this column will know (and because I’m not shy about admitting it) – I’ve...
16 March 2024
From: Features
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Last year was not one for the faint hearted. Now, at last, the market appears to be experiencing a gradual uptick. Recent...
16 March 2024
From: Features
As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Last week the Government published new housing data which has largely gone unreported. The vacuum was probably linked to the Budget, and...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Single first-time buyers need to save for almost 6.5 years or 76 months to raise a 10% deposit and cover moving...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has announced an investigation to uncover the tensions between developers and surveyors on snagging. The trade...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The ValPal Network (TVPN) is celebrating generating 8.7m leads for agents in a decade of business. It comes as TVPN said it...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government has given local authorities powers to double the council tax charged on long-term empty homes after 12 months. The time...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...
13 March 2024
From: Features
Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of Estate Agency Software. For a long...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket (OTM) has signed a listing agreement with Rettie, one of the UK's largest independent property services firms operating in Scotland...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has become the latest member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), committing to help speed up...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agency software and CRM provider Street.co.uk has unveiled new features on its built-in artificial intelligence (AI) Content Writing Model. Revealed among...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OneDome is expanding its flagship product HomeBuyer Service to include surveying. The property platform said it now provides a full suite of...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s time to abolish what is colloquially called Landlord Licensing. If you’re a casual reader and perhaps not in our industry, a...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...
09 March 2024
From: Features
As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...
09 March 2024
From: Features
In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...
09 March 2024
From: Features
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Belvoir’s shares were temporarily suspended yesterday after the high court approved its high profile merger with The Property Franchise Group. This paved...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyers and sellers should focus on their own local market rather than national house price indices, the chief executive of Properytmark...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has questioned if allowing agents to choose their own redress scheme damages consumer trust. Speaking to the House...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents would be happy to pay for regulation but the sector should be wary of costs, a Propertymark executive has told...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has set out the key questions it could ask agency representatives as its...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark updates Property Information QuestionnairePropertymark has updated its Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) in light of the latest part B and C...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A former pub landlord has been appointed a new franchisee to take over Winkworth’s Worthing office on the South Coast. Nathan Wright...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering scrapping non-dom status in the latest rumour ahead of this week’s Budget. It comes...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
TV presenter and property expert Laura Hamilton is set to host this year’s Guild Awards. The presentation will take place at the...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...
02 March 2024
From: Features
“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...
02 March 2024
From: Features
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...
02 March 2024
From: Features
As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...
02 March 2024
From: Features
The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Representatives from Propertymark, Trading Standards and The Property Ombudsman (TPO) are set to discuss estate agency regulation in the House of...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
New-build homes may typically command a premium compared with the second-hand market but new research has revealed areas where this isn’t...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis. But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Attempts to get the long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules introduced into the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill have failed. The...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A home staging firm that partners with estate agents to present properties has secured financial backing. Lemon and Lime Interiors has received...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Outsourced property viewings and inspections provider Viewber is celebrating completing more than half a million appointments. Launched at the end of 2016...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A quarter of homebuyers have attempted to bribe sellers with everything from cash to kindness when trying to secure a property,...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
LSL non-executive chairman David Barral has left the estate agency and property brand’s board after just 11 months in the role. Barral...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The closing bell is ringing for estate and letting agents across the UK to participate in this year's Voice of the...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
OneDome is offering free digital know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks for estate agents using its various home buying services. The...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Just one estate agency has signed up to become a UK-regulated agent to verify overseas entities for property ownership. The Register of...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Homeowners with mortgages have seen the highest increase in household costs over recent months, official data suggests. The latest Household Costs Index...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Searches on Rightmove for the region of Tuscany and the city of Lucca have soared recently, the portal suggests. It coincides with...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty is ramping up its offering with a new countryside office situated just outside of Cobham in...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
If you saw our recent article, you’ll know that one in five (19.24%) ValPal leads generated via Facebook ads actually went...
26 February 2024
From: Marketing & Social Media
Peers in the House of Lords have launched an inquiry into agency regulation. The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has launched a project to boost LGBTQ+ inclusion in the estate agency sector. The trade body conducted a series of workshops...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...
24 February 2024
From: Features
When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Down-valuations appear to be on the rise and it is shocking agents and mortgage brokers. Property professionals have seen an uptick in...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget Chancellor...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Zoopla is rolling out more branded taxis as it recorded a record January for unique vendor leads, the portal claims. The property...