Zoopla has been named as the official data partner of the latest series of popular Channel 4 programme ‘Worst House on...
Archive
![Phil Spencer and Russell Quirk team up to tackle housing crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Online agent turned property PR guru Russell Quirk has set out his solution to solving the housing crisis. Speaking on the latest...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lomond secures high-profile residential development hire](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
Agency acquirer Lomond has recruited Tony Haran as its new head of residential development. He brings experience from both Knight Frank and...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Five questions everyone is asking about the 2024 property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What we learned about the property market in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![SmartSearch launches innovative new solution to help estate agents and conveyancers detect dirty money](/upload/images/3%20Source%20of%20Funds%20Article%20by%20SmartSearch(1).jpg)
Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![Property lawyers warn about copycat cases after landmark Tate Modern ruling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents do Charity - keeping active to raise vital funds](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
From golf swings, to running and rowing, there is an active theme to this week's fundraising exploits. If there are charitable endeavours...
16 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property developer claims agents ‘inflate the market’](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Business-Handshake-Transaction-400x310.jpg)
A property developer has hit out at corporate agents for “artificially inflating house prices” as she reveals the poor practices she...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![New tax likely to fund additional cladding removal from low-rise flats](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Leaseholders in lower-rise blocks of flats will not have to take out loans to remove dangerous cladding under new government rules...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2021 aftermath - did the chancellor target property for tax revenue?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features
![Budget: Details of business rate changes and new development tax](/upload/images/library/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![New Property Tax - consultation begins on 'cladding' tax proposal](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property directors banned for 25 years after investment scam](/img/default/eat.png)
Two property directors have been banned from holding company office for a total of 25 years after abusing £7.7m taken from...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Limited property tax proposals unveiled by government](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Two new property taxes announced by Housing Secretary](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has given details of two new taxes to provide funds to address the cladding problem on high rise tower blocks...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Don’t let shops be converted to homes, urges developers’ trade body](/img/default/eat.png)
A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency and franchise giant announce expansion plans](/img/default/eat.png)
A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents wanted to work with high-funded quick buy company](/img/default/eat.png)
A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Six ways innovation is transforming the lettings sector](/img/default/eat.png)
Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....
24 October 2020
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - latest news on the movers and shakers](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Homes can sell two months quicker, claims 'intermediary' platform](/img/default/eat.png)
A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![London agencies on the march with partnerships and expansion](/img/default/eat.png)
Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - who’s moving where, why and when](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s housing energy efficiency plan to cost £60 billion](/img/default/eat.png)
A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket beats Rightmove for generating leads, claims City advisor](/img/default/eat.png)
A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - we’re back with the latest industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Making the transition from estate agency to property development](/img/default/eat.png)
Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK. I...
15 June 2019
From: Features
![Replacing leasehold with commonhold – we’re backing the campaign!](/img/default/eat.png)
The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features
![“Pathetic” government pledge mocked by leasehold expert](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost as soon as the government yesterday made its latest announcement to outlaw rogue leasehold deals, the measure was branded “pathetic. More...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![How to get noticed with great photography](/img/default/eat.png)
The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...
12 September 2018
From: Features
![Property Natter: things to look out for in 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...
16 December 2017
From: Features
![Industry criticism of Tories' monumental mistake in boosting Help To Buy](/img/default/eat.png)
Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Another petition - this time calling for Help To Buy to be scrapped](/img/default/eat.png)
Online petitions appear to be the flavour of the week - the latest is calling for the government’s Help to Buy...
28 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![“Super short-term rentals” and subletting: the future of the private rented sector](/img/default/eat.png)
Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...
04 August 2017
From: Features
![The Queen's Speech marks another step forward for leasehold reform](/img/default/eat.png)
The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...
01 July 2017
From: Features
![Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman at TWPN](/img/default/eat.png)
What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com What is The World Property Network...
05 May 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![Gavriel Merkado, REalyse CEO & Founder](/img/default/eat.png)
Q: What does it say on your business card? Gavriel Merkado, Founder and CEO of REalyse Q: Who are REalyse? REalyse is a big...
13 April 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/eat.png)
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
![How can estate agents secure more new build housing instructions?](/img/default/eat.png)
Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features
![Property auctions market round-up Q4 ‘16](/img/default/eat.png)
No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...
21 January 2017
From: Features
![What next for property in 2017?](/img/default/eat.png)
Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...
17 December 2016
From: Features
![Leeds eyes sustainable ripple effect](/img/default/eat.png)
As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...
28 October 2016
From: Features
![Housing must remain top of the government’s agenda](/img/default/eat.png)
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features
![New online agency wants to offer US and Australia-style franchises](/img/default/eat.png)
A couple behind a new online estate agency want to establish what they describe as a US or Australian-style franchise system...