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![Cash buyer activity hits decade-high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Cash buyers accounted for the highest percentage of market activity seen in the past decade and, so far this year, they’ve...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lawyers and lack of material information blamed for property exchange delays](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
Extra paperwork, poorly-resourced solicitors and a lack of upfront material information have all been cited as factors contributing to delays in...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Q1 at auction: the most active auction market we've seen to date](/upload/images/shutterstock_2259462261.jpg)
Auction is gearing up for further growth with a traditional strong spring market anticipated off the back of a record-breaking quarter...
15 May 2024
From: Features
![PropTech Today - Why we can't afford not to be alive to the growing risk of cyber fraud](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Revolution - call for sellers to pay instead of buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A prominent estate agent has started an online petition to reverse stamp duty so it is paid by the vendor, not...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Cash for agents after record numbers of properties sold at auction](/upload/images/shutterstock_523596778.jpg)
The Iamproperty service says it’s seen £450m of sales in the first three months of 2024 - a record quarterly figure. Between...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Buyers 'tak' the high road to stronger market](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...
13 April 2024
From: Features
![Speeding Up Conveyancing: Insights at The Guild Conference](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20features%20-%20Speeding%20up%20conveyancing%20By%20James%20Du%20Pavey%2C%20Managing%20Director%2C%20Independent%20Estate%20Ag.jpg)
In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...
06 April 2024
From: Features
![It's time agents took a leaf out of Amazon's book](/upload/images/5%20%20Proofed%20%20--%20It%E2%80%99s%20time%20agents%20took%20a%20leaf%20out%20of%20Amazon%E2%80%99s%20book%20By%20Dominic%20Grace%2C%20Senior%20Adviser%20at%20property%20data%20business%20Outra%20%20.jpg)
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
![Common Pitfalls: Avoiding Fines in UK Property Transactions](/upload/images/6%20%20Proofed%20--%20Common%20pitfalls%20avoiding%20fines%20By%20Gary%20Hemming%2C%20Finance%20Advisor%2C%20ABC%20Finance.jpg)
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
![Spring Budget disappoints but OBR revises housing forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
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
![Are Leaseholds Becoming The Best Option for First-Time Buyers?](/upload/images/4%20Are%20leaseholds%20best%20option%20FD%20by%20Dave%20Sayce.jpg)
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
![Take advantage of a better market](/upload/images/4%20ESTAS%20EAT%20Feature%2017th%20Feb%20by%20Simon%20Brown.jpg)
Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![Secure share product aims to boost agency referrals and speed up sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Client compliance platform Thirdfort has launched its updated Secure share product to help estate agents boost referrals through the secure sharing...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents mark record year for auction sales](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929449678.jpg)
Estate agents sold a record-breaking number of properties via online auction in 2023, research suggests. The latest Online Auction Index from iamproperty...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Fintech firm joins Open Property Data Association](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Fintech firm Phoebus has joined UK trade body the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as an associate member. The brand provides systems and...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![2023 - That was year that was...](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%202023%20that%20was%20the%20year%20that%20was%20by%20Lloyd%20Davies(1).jpg)
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![Why community work is good business for estate agents](/upload/images/2%20---%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20---%20Weekend%20features%20why%20community%20work%20is%20good%20business%20for%20estate%20agents%20Kevin%20Shaw.jpg)
As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...
06 January 2024
From: Features
![PropTech Today - Cyber security - who holds the keys?](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Building a truly digital property market in the UK](/upload/images/Dan%20Salmons%20(1).png)
Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...
13 December 2023
From: Features
![Consumers willing to pay for faster property transactions - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Consumer willingness to pay to speed up transaction timeframes is on the rise, research suggests. A survey by iamproperty has found 88%...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![CTS Cyber Attack: 'What lessons need to be learned?'](/upload/images/01%20shutterstock_2316086497.jpg)
This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...
02 December 2023
From: Features
![Agents urged to check PI cover amid rise in cyberattacks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals is urging estate agents across the UK to be on high alert as cyberattacks targeting the...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why property firms should prioritise open banking in 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2224707903.jpg)
SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...
29 November 2023
From: Features
![Revolutionising leasehold -the road ahead for owners and managers of blocks of flats](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20--%20%20Proofed%20--%20Revolutionising%20Leasehold%20The%20Road%20Ahead%20for%20Owners%20and%20Managers%20of%20Blocks%20of%20Flats%20FINAL%20by%20Robert%20Poole.jpg/3%20--%20%20Proofed%20--%20Revolutionising%20Leasehold%20The%20Road%20Ahead%20for%20Owners%20and%20Managers%20of%20Blocks%20of%20Flats%20FINAL%20by%20Robert%20Poole__400x268.jpg)
The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...
25 November 2023
From: Features
![Property sales slump in September as mortgage rates remain high - HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The number of property sales recorded by HMRC is at its lowest level for almost a decade. New HMRC property transactions data...
01 November 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
![Fall-throughs are starting to rise – warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The number of property transactions estimated to have collapsed across the UK market has started to climb after two quarters in...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents unruffled as sales slide again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Agents insist the market is still moving – albeit among cash buyers – after HMRC data shows another dip in sales activity. HMRC’s...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - How can regulated open data sharing unlock the property transaction?](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![The property industry must pull together to stop from falling apart, industry report reveals](/upload/images/4%20shutterstock_1325564924.jpg)
Now more than ever, property professionals across the sector need to pull together and collaborate more closely to make business gains,...
15 July 2023
From: Features
![Agents may go out of business due to slow conveyancers - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer - Nurture, Not Nature, Will Help Agents In This Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property transactions down by half so far this year - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Registrations for free ‘property alert’ service rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML%20_400x310.png)
Increasing numbers of homeowners are signing up to a property alert scheme to protect against fraudulent property transactions. New figures obtained from...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Level of fall-throughs decline - but for how long?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Fall-throughs are at their lowest quarterly level since the start of 2019, new data suggests. Analysis by House Buyer Bureau has found...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents lost £1.27bn in fees from fall-throughs in 2022 - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
Fall throughs are estimated to have cost UK estate agents £1.27bn in 2022, new research suggest. Upfront information provider Moverly looked at...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upfront Material Information boosts house sales](/upload/images/__thumbs/Upfront%20material%20information%20boosts%20house%20sales.jpg/Upfront%20material%20information%20boosts%20house%20sales__399x266.jpg)
When it comes to the usage, and benefits of, providing upfront material information to all those involved in the home buying...
17 June 2023
From: Features
![Industry group forms Open Property Data Association](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has formed an independent industry body, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), for companies...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Technology provides the key to better customer experience](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
At the recent Home Buying & Selling Group UFI Roadshow in London, it was gratifying to note that panel members and...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upfront material information pilot cuts conveyancing time in half](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
A year-long pilot of using upfront material Information by conveyancer Thomas Legal and search provider Conveyancing Data Services, a part of...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![New banking settlement scheme set to ‘fully digitise property transactions’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England last week announced the completion of Project Meridian, a digital synchronised settlement prototype that aims to digitise...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why logbooks make sense](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer(1).png)
I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why material information does and should matter to you](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...
01 April 2023
From: Features
![Conveyancing software firm unveils new AI partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_638342005.jpg)
Search Acumen has announced a new partnership that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in conveyancing Property data, insight...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...
28 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents remain bullish as house prices dip again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2023: OBR revises house price forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has increased its expectations of a house price decline. The OBR, which keeps an eye on...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pattinson Auction goes international](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
Pattinson Auction has gone international by opening up in Spain. After growing its UK portfolio to almost 3,000 partner agents, it will...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC: Property sales are falling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
The level of property sales in the UK is declining, HMRC has suggested, after it revealed that transactions dipped for the...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry aims to ‘minimise disruption’ amid new strikes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_22140319.jpg)
Next week may not be the best time for agents to chase conveyancers waiting for Land Registry information. The Public and Commercial...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![New data questions significance of the ‘race for space’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Energy Performance Certificate – is it here to stay?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280px%20image.png)
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...
30 January 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Property sales fall-throughs hit five-year high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseMarketConfusion-400x310.png)
The number of fall-throughs hit a five-year high during the third quarter of 2022, research suggests. Analysis of TwentyCi fall through data...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Wealthy Americans set to lead ultra-prime London property purchases - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Overseas/OverseasMarket_400x310.png)
Rich Americans will dominate ultra-premium property purchases in 2023, Beauchamp Estates claims. The luxury agent suggests that the strength of the dollar...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Market crash predictions are overstated](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaLogo2021-400x310.jpg)
Talk of a housing market crash is overstated, Zoopla’s chief executive Charlie Bryant has claimed. Speaking in an exclusive video interview with Estate...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Monthly sales growth slows as buyers hold off - HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers struggle to keep up as sales hit five-year high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Property transaction volumes hit their highest level for five years during the third quarter of 2022, conveyancers claim. It comes amid a...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sales to decline by 23% in weaker mortgage market - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ManSavingMoney_400x310.png)
The cost of living crisis and rising interest rates will lead to a decline in property transactions and mortgage lending next...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion - what will 2023 bring for the property market?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023Loading-400x310.png)
As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![When the going gets tough, focus on your leaky bucket](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...
03 December 2022
From: Features
![Property sales slide but remain above pre-pandemic levels - HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
Property transactions dipped in October but remain above pre-pandemic levels, HMRC data shows. The latest property transactions report from the taxman -...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: What agents want from Chancellor Hunt](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have a go at balancing the nation’s books today and the main thing agents seem to want...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property sales down by a quarter as market ‘grinds to a halt’ - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent1-400x310.png)
The level of property sales fell by a quarter in the first half of this year in what is being described...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![The importance of recognising sales progression talent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-1-400x310.png)
The sales progression function is what binds the whole property transaction together and the importance of effective sales progression in the...
05 November 2022
From: Features
![Demystifying Distributed Ledger Technology – a network for the property market](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Coadjute/banner%20-%20360x280.png)
What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...
04 November 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Conveyancing needs its digital enablement moment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...
26 October 2022
From: Features
![Ssshh! UK’s ‘secret’ property market worth almost £30.9 billion last year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/UKStreetHousing-400x310.png)
Britain’s secret property market witnessed nearly £30.9 billion worth of property transactions last year, the highest yearly market value in well...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Now automation can help protect the property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/HomeInternet-400x310.png)
Over the last five years, the Government has introduced a range of measures to regulate the property market, particularly in the...
12 October 2022
From: Features
![Agents invited to Japanese Knotweed webinar as legal claims rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Webinar-400x310.png)
Legal claims over Japanese knotweed are on the rise, agents are being warned. Invasive plant consultancy Environet UK estimates that around 900,000...
06 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![New transaction tracker reveals sales taking 15 weeks to complete](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Valuation_400x310.png)
Property sales are currently taking 15 weeks on average to complete, new research claims. Challenger portal and property platform OneDome has launched...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents and conveyancers - Same frustrations. Different jobs.](/upload/images/Tables%2C%20Graphs%2C%20Infographics/blogbanner400x310.jpg)
One of the particular characteristics of the property market is how it brings contrasting professions together. From estate agents to conveyancers,...
24 September 2022
From: Features
![Land Registry outlines plans for automated applications to speed-up sales](/upload/images/library/property-sales400x310.png)
The Land Registry has set out ambitious plans to automate up to 70% of all updates to its register by 2025...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Major agency brand predicts 12% drop in home sales next year](/upload/images/library/HouseSold-400x310.jpg)
Hamptons is anticipating an 12% drop in property transactions across Great Britain next year as interest rate rises and the cost of...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Market insight: Buckle up, but keep perspective](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...
27 August 2022
From: Features
![July 'busiest month of 2022 for sales amid rush to beat rate rises’](/upload/images/library/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
July was the most active month for home sales so far this year but agents acknowledge that a slowdown is coming. The...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Only 4% of homes have signed up to property fraud alert service](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
Increasing numbers of homeowners have signed up to a free Land Registry alert scheme to protect against fraudulent property transactions. Figures obtained...
16 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers deterred from moving again as transaction times pass 150 days](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
Homebuyers are deterred from moving again and using the same estate agent due to the stress and increasing length of time...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property sales market slumps to slowest June for nine years - HMRC](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyChain-1-400x310.jpg)
House price indices may be reporting record rises but sales seem to be slowing. The latest HMRC property transactions data for June...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Going digital! Over 100k sales complete with digitised Land Registry data](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
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
From: Breaking News
![Why free online logbooks are little more than Dropbox](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgentConcept-400x310.jpg)
There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...
25 June 2022
From: Features
![Property sales continue to rise despite cost of living crunch - HMRC](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
The number of property transactions continues to rise despite the cost of living crisis and remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, HMRC...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: ‘the only way to bring about change is to be proactive’](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...
28 May 2022
From: Features
![Agents - it's time to get clever with property tech](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...
28 May 2022
From: Features
![Independent agent marks 25 year anniversary with charity pledge](/upload/images/Logos/OakfieldLogo-400x310.png)
Oakfield Estate Agents is marking a quarter-century in business with a major rebrand and a pledge to donate £50 to a...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Financial services boosts Belvoir's revenue](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirNEWESTLogo400x310.jpg)
Belvoir has reported that group revenue is up 14% in the first four months of the year, helped mainly by its...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![New accolade announced for ESTAS Awards](/upload/images/Logos/ESTASLogo%2Bstars2020-400x310.jpg)
Agents may be gearing up for this year’s ESTAS Customer Service Awards but there is another accolade that you could aim for next...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is it Time to Stamp Out SDLT?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features
![Why speedy transactions could be leaving the door wide open to fraudsters](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/EvictionNotice-400x310-min.jpeg)
In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...
07 May 2022
From: Features
![Estate agent complaints rise but fewer are upheld](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
The number of complaints about estate and letting agents increased last year but fewer gripes were upheld. Data based on members of...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Advertising watchdog open to considering SSTC listing complaints](/upload/images/library/complaints-400x310.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![The death of data migration – is there a solution for agents?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Toolshed-400x310.jpg)
One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features
![PropTech Today: The barriers of non-communicating PropTech](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Dexters’ expansion programme continues with digital platform](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/AI-PropTech-400x310.jpg)
The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC Stamp Duty Crackdown ‘may make home buying even slower’](/upload/images/library/StampDuty-2020-400x310.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sellers do NOT choose agents based on fees - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fall throughs kill off one-in-five transactions - claim](/upload/images/library/PropertyTransactionsConcept-400x310.jpg)
Fall throughs remain a significant problem with transaction collapses costing buyers and sellers a wasted £880m in 2021 according to new...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Australian PropTech bid to break into UK property market](/upload/images/library/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...