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A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...

As UK temperatures soared last week, potential property buyers and sellers were even too hot to enquire about homes. Data from live...

The Tory leadership debates have covered everything from taxes to trans rights but industry executives have lamented the lack of focus...

New calls have emerged to give pensioners stamp duty tax breaks to downsize their homes. The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB)...

An anti-money laundering (AML) has queried why there are so few checks on UK property buyers compared with those from overseas. Tim...

More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...

Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...

An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...

The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

An estate agency says disgruntled and delayed property buyers are fast falling out of love with the stamp duty holiday, which...

Scams are rife in the quick house buying sector with many companies seeking to take advantage of sellers in desperate situations. That’s...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

You probably don’t have to listen closely to hear estate agents across the country starting to cheer. It’s been a big...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...

Almost two fifths of property buyers don't know what conveyancers and solicitors do, according to new research. My Home Move Conveyancing's survey...

A new PropTech startup is giving prospective buyers the opportunity to receive due diligence at a fraction of the time and...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol &...

Sellers are being warned to make strict checks before responding to advertisements apparently from prospective buyers.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

Fewer property sales fell through before completion, despite uneasy market conditions, according to Quick Move Now. The home buying company's data shows...

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...

Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...

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...

Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

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

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

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

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

A service which describes itself as an alternative to part exchange has been launched to facilitate sales to ‘corporate property buyers’. It’s...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

Breakdowns within property chains are the most common cause of fall throughs, according to a new study. Over the last ten years,...

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...

An estate agent claims that online property listings which include video tours receive 'hundreds more views' than those without. Dan Killeen of...

Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear.  With...

Home movers are opting to use specialist conveyancers over local solicitors, according to new research. Conveyancing software firm InfoTrack says 43% of...

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

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...

The police are investigating a quick sale company after a claim by an individual that he received less than half of...

A third of ‘quick sale’ companies - those that buy homes in bulk at discounted prices - say the rise of...

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...

More than one in three house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2017,...

There were only 14 complaints to The Property Ombudsman about so-called 'quick sale' firms - the professional buying companies that purchase...

Recent stamp duty changes have resulted in a substantial decline in transaction numbers and HM Revenue & Customs missing its revenue...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

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

The importance of overseas buyers in underpinning increasing elements of the capital’s housing market and won support from an unlikely quarter...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...

A significant number of properties are coming to market as a result of separations which don't involve divorce, according to a...

Women property buyers are more instinctive when buying a home and are therefore 13% more likely to 'mentally move into a...

An increasing number of UK households say they plan to buy a property in the next 12 months.  Knight Frank's latest house...

A new private sales website is offering sellers the chance to market their property for 28 days for just £1. After the...

I recently read an article in City A.M. titled: ‘Five ways we will be buying property in 2025’ – it makes...

A property buying spree recorded in the East of England last month has now spread across the rest of the UK.  The...

The property market is racing ahead, but not everyone who wants to be part of it appears to want to keep...

A poor exterior of a property on sale knocks an average £57,600 off the price that a home fetches from fast-deciding...

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

News from the Halifax this week that the combined values of the residential properties in London amounts to £1.13 trillion, virtually...

A company is claiming that estate agents are missing out on substantial potential income by not charging for referrals of clients...

Another day, another website for online property sales - but this site does not describe itself as an estate agent and...

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

A London start-up is the latest to launch virtual reality technology aimed at estate agents and property buyers.  Launched last week, VirtuEye...