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Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...

Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...

A house removal specialist and a consumer property group reckon they’ve discovered the busiest day of the year for moving. It’s Friday...

Agents may be regularly debating increasing their fees but property buyers and sellers are already used to paying more for conveyancing,...

With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...

Estate agents are charging movers fees of 1.4% on average to sell their homes, new research claims. An article by consumer watchdog...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Buying agency Stacks Property Search is reporting g rising buyer demand for wrecks requiring significant levels of renovation. The agency says that...

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

Demand will continue to outpace supply well into next year.  That’s the view of the Reallymoving House Price Forecast, based on an...

Purplebricks’ share price has hit its lowest-ever level following the postponement of a trading statement after the company admitted a blunder...

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...

The editor of the legal publication the Law Gazette has taken an estate agent to task for daring to suggest that...

An unusual price forecast based on conveyancing quotes suggests the housing market is to continue busy over the summer with more...

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...

The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...

A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times.  Sort Move, which has been...

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

It looks like the stamp duty holiday for England and Northern Ireland, already in effect following yesterday’s announcement, is unlikely to...

A successful property newspaper has collapsed after one of its former directors turned computer hacker and deliberately deleted over 5,000 files...

A new high end agency called The Country House Department is launching with an initial focus on Oxfordshire, Berkshire and The...

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...

NetAnAgent, a website which offers consumers instant quotes from a selection of traditional and online agents, has changed some of its...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

The Mail Online is running a story on estate agents allegedly breaking the lockdown by conducting physical viewings in recent weeks...

Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...

Labour will this week discuss plans to allow councils to compulsorily purchase homes left empty for six months. Young Labour - a...

A sales and lettings agency which has entered insolvency is reported by a local newspaper to have offered vendors cut-price fees...

The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...

As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...

A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

An analysis of transactions agreed this spring suggests there will be a surge in prices which will ultimately be reflected later...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

Home movers from the European Union have become less interested in moving to the UK, according to new research. Analysis of over...

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...

Local media in the east Midlands report that four estate agency offices operated by the Nottingham building society are to close...

An estate and lettings agency that has been trading in the centre of Exeter for 12 years has ceased trading and...

Newspapers are reporting that Brexit’s impact on house prices - especially if there is No Deal - are likely to take...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...

Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...

Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...

A poll of housing market experts suggests London house prices are likely to fall this year as a result of Brexit...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...

The comparison site Reallymoving, which allows users to get online quotes for conveyancers, surveyors and removal firms, has acquired the property...

In a show of changing consumer behaviour in the property market, new research has revealed that digital-savvy movers are favouring specialist...

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

The Financial Times has identified that 10 of the 21 tables at the notorious Presidents Club dinner last weekend were sponsored by...

Estate agents have been hit with six- and seven-figure fines under new anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion regulations according to the...

A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared...

ZPG says it has reached the milestone of delivering over £1m in referrals to its agents via its new MoveIt tool.  This provides agents with the...

Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...

One of the more puzzling questions in London's estate agency industry has been resolved - how a company which appears to...

The Daily Telegraph claims that what it calls “dodgy practices” are leaving customers “thousands of pounds out of pocket.” The article quotes...

The growing anger of some OnTheMarket member agents about the portal’s parent company proposal to float on the London Stock Exchange...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Facebook appears to be interested in entering the sales and lettings world with its first advertising product geared solely towards industry professionals. The...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...

An estate agent claims that chain management tool View My Chain has helped his firm to deal with chains involving online...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

New research by business information firm Bloomberg suggests many thousands of London’s financial services jobs are under threat thanks to Brexit...

A number of local authorities are now serving £100 or £120 fixed penalty notices on estate agents who display For Sale...

A new website that will allow vendors and landlords to compare the expertise and fees of estate and letting agents has banned online...

Purplebricks, which launched in Australia last August, is expanding its service in the country. It already operates in Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold...