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The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis.  But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...

Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...

This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...

It may be a measure of the government’s incompetence in the area of housing that two recent major announcements were sorely...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

After years - indeed a decade - of anti-rental sector policy and rhetoric it’s difficult not to see recent days as...

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property.  In its new survey,...

The managing editor of The Good Schools Guide has outlined the measures that some families take to secure a place at...

Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

Renters are putting off their buying plans until property becomes more affordable, according to the latest research from The Mortgage Lender...

According to research, the average cost of home insurance was £300 in 2022 – a record low. However, this could increase...

It’s not a sentence that I thought I would be writing, but Housing Secretary Michael Gove has indeed finally done something...

According to the latest English Housing Survey, there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said...

In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...

Rightmove has revealed details of a series of webinars throughout July for agents that are focused on legislation and compliance. A number...

A quarter of homeowners are considering selling up and going back to renting amid rising mortgage costs. New Moneyfacts figures shows the...

The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...

Rightmove is looking to help agents inspire more people to consider moving with its latest advertising campaign.  The portal’s summer advertising campaign...

It has certainly been a very busy week for news in the housing sector.  Here, the first of a new series of...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

Homeowners are now almost £500 better off annually than renters, new research suggests. Analysis by Halifax shows the monthly cost of owning...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

The competition watchdog is set to shine a spotlight on property, with investigations into the housebuilding market and a separate project...

Zoopla has launched a property inheritance calculator to help children work out what support they could get from the Bank of...

If journalists believed everything they received in their inboxes, you’d be forgiven for thinking the private rental sector was a shiny,...

Independent estate agent DM & Co. Homes has launched a weekly update on the regional housing market presented by managing director...

Homeowners are starting to consider solutions to deal with their rising monthly mortgage costs including downsizing, research claims. A survey of more...

OnTheMarket Group is set to host a “Meet Our Partners” virtual series of webinars for agents to hear from the commercial...

In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...

In a statement likely to rile plenty of estate agents, a proptech firm is suggesting aspiring homebuyers should wait until 2024...

Letting agents and landlords who know how to avoid deposit disputes at the end of a tenancy can save time, money,...

Over the last five years, the Government has introduced a range of measures to regulate the property market, particularly in the...

Despite the nation feeling the pinch of living costs, the number of home moves are actually rising as TwentyCi reports a...

High-end global property firm Savills has unveiled a major new multi-channel creative platform for its residential business. The agency says it will...

OnTheMarket-owned software platform teclet has unveiled a new partnership to help landlords, tenants, sellers and buyers arrange their removals and storage...

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

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

Asking prices for typical first-time buyer homes and equivalent rents have risen three times faster compared with the pre-pandemic years, Rightmove...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

A wide range of upcoming legislative changes will affect the private rented sector. From new carbon monoxide alarm regulations to renters...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

Data reforms announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this month could speed-up property sales, an anti-money laundering (AML) expert claims. While property...

It is no longer significantly cheaper to rent compared with making monthly mortgage payments, Rightmove claims, but raising a deposit remains...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

A scheme to help people to get on the housing ladder in one of the UK’s most expensive local housing markets...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given a ringing endorsement to home ownership as a central part of the government’s levelling up...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hinted for the second time that he is looking towards property to help fund his...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

The work of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is “vital” it claims - and the case of the...

Media reports suggest the government is considering offering grants to local authorities to purchase private family houses which are larger than...

Connells-owned Hamptons says it’s calculated that no fewer the 117,500 sellers this year have chosen to rent before buying their next home.  The...

A bank’s latest study suggests that self employed people are increasingly pessimistic about the chance of them being able to get on...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

The Trading Standards agency team has outlined to Estate Agent Today the process it will follow to improve what it calls...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...