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As UK temperatures soared last week, potential property buyers and sellers were even too hot to enquire about homes. Data from live...
28 July 2022
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The Tory leadership debates have covered everything from taxes to trans rights but industry executives have lamented the lack of focus...
27 July 2022
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New calls have emerged to give pensioners stamp duty tax breaks to downsize their homes. The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB)...
26 July 2022
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An anti-money laundering (AML) has queried why there are so few checks on UK property buyers compared with those from overseas. Tim...
20 July 2022
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More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...
27 June 2022
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Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...
16 June 2022
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There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...
26 May 2022
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Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...
11 May 2022
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A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...
19 April 2022
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An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...
08 April 2022
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An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...
07 April 2022
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The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...
06 April 2022
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The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...
03 March 2022
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Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...
24 February 2022
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As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...
05 February 2022
From: Features

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...
24 January 2022
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There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...
19 January 2022
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The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...
17 December 2021
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The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...
10 September 2021
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Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...
10 August 2021
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An estate agency says disgruntled and delayed property buyers are fast falling out of love with the stamp duty holiday, which...
07 June 2021
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Scams are rife in the quick house buying sector with many companies seeking to take advantage of sellers in desperate situations. That’s...
09 February 2021
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Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...
21 January 2021
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A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...
07 January 2021
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A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...
07 December 2020
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The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...
01 December 2020
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The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...
28 November 2020
From: Features

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

You probably don’t have to listen closely to hear estate agents across the country starting to cheer. It’s been a big...
25 November 2020
From: Features

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...
10 October 2020
From: Features

Almost two fifths of property buyers don't know what conveyancers and solicitors do, according to new research. My Home Move Conveyancing's survey...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech startup is giving prospective buyers the opportunity to receive due diligence at a fraction of the time and...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol &...
18 July 2020
From: Features

Sellers are being warned to make strict checks before responding to advertisements apparently from prospective buyers. The National Association of Property Buyers...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...
06 February 2020
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In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...
27 November 2019
From: Features

Fewer property sales fell through before completion, despite uneasy market conditions, according to Quick Move Now. The home buying company's data shows...
11 October 2019
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A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...
10 October 2019
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Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...
10 October 2019
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Consumer demand for new build homes has dropped to a six-year low, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's House...
09 October 2019
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Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...
04 October 2019
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The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...
20 March 2019
From: Features

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses. There were more than...
20 February 2019
From: Features

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...
16 February 2019
From: Features

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...
02 February 2019
From: Features

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...
08 December 2018
From: Features

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A service which describes itself as an alternative to part exchange has been launched to facilitate sales to ‘corporate property buyers’. It’s...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...
07 September 2018
From: Breaking News

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...
28 July 2018
From: Features

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...
20 July 2018
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Breakdowns within property chains are the most common cause of fall throughs, according to a new study. Over the last ten years,...
25 May 2018
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To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...
24 May 2018
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An estate agent claims that online property listings which include video tours receive 'hundreds more views' than those without. Dan Killeen of...
23 May 2018
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Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...
27 April 2018
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When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear. With...
03 March 2018
From: Features

Home movers are opting to use specialist conveyancers over local solicitors, according to new research. Conveyancing software firm InfoTrack says 43% of...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...
07 February 2018
From: Features

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...
20 January 2018
From: Features

The police are investigating a quick sale company after a claim by an individual that he received less than half of...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A third of ‘quick sale’ companies - those that buy homes in bulk at discounted prices - say the rise of...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...
17 June 2017
From: Features

More than one in three house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2017,...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

There were only 14 complaints to The Property Ombudsman about so-called 'quick sale' firms - the professional buying companies that purchase...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Recent stamp duty changes have resulted in a substantial decline in transaction numbers and HM Revenue & Customs missing its revenue...
23 November 2016
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It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...
12 November 2016
From: Features

The importance of overseas buyers in underpinning increasing elements of the capital’s housing market and won support from an unlikely quarter...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...
15 July 2016
From: Features

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...
15 July 2016
From: Features

A significant number of properties are coming to market as a result of separations which don't involve divorce, according to a...
02 June 2016
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Women property buyers are more instinctive when buying a home and are therefore 13% more likely to 'mentally move into a...
01 June 2016
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An increasing number of UK households say they plan to buy a property in the next 12 months. Knight Frank's latest house...
24 May 2016
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A new private sales website is offering sellers the chance to market their property for 28 days for just £1. After the...
23 May 2016
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I recently read an article in City A.M. titled: ‘Five ways we will be buying property in 2025’ – it makes...
25 March 2016
From: Features

A property buying spree recorded in the East of England last month has now spread across the rest of the UK. The...
14 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The property market is racing ahead, but not everyone who wants to be part of it appears to want to keep...
12 March 2016
From: Features

A poor exterior of a property on sale knocks an average £57,600 off the price that a home fetches from fast-deciding...
18 February 2016
From: Breaking News

No sooner was Halloween done and dusted than attentions turned to Christmas: shops were dressed with festive decorations; town centre lights...
27 November 2015
From: Features

News from the Halifax this week that the combined values of the residential properties in London amounts to £1.13 trillion, virtually...
13 November 2015
From: Features

A company is claiming that estate agents are missing out on substantial potential income by not charging for referrals of clients...
22 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Another day, another website for online property sales - but this site does not describe itself as an estate agent and...
16 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The number of buyers being gazumped has fallen by 40% since October 2014, according to online estate agent eMoov. The agency surveyed...