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The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

The government has launched a surprise consultation on the creation of a new redress system for customers of agents and others...

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

Three agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman for two or more years, after failing to pay awards...

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...

A house builder has set aside £7m to spend on repairs to its own new properties after a series of complaints...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...

What does it say on your business card? Rajeev Nayyar, Managing Director of Fixflo We’re here to talk about your new product,...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Conveyancing is the most complained about area of law in England and Wales – accounting, on average, for nearly a quarter...

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has introduced a new HomeBuyer report without a valuation. The long-established HomeBuyer report with a valuation...

So what is it with young people failing to stand up for themselves and not making the most of their money...

It's a high quality RICS approved report, carried out by one of our RICS accredited local surveyors. The RICS HomeBuyer Survey is...

Countrywide is to lead a group including Connells and Zoopla in a partnership with the proptech company Fixflo, currently best known...

We’ve been facing some pretty adverse weather recently. Gales, storms and terrible flooding in parts of the country have upturned the...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

The Legal Ombudsman has published new guidance for first time buyers as a result of conveyancing problems topping the list of...

Today is the last chance for Estate Agent Today readers to have their concerns about proposed stamp duty increases and recent...

Estate Agent Today readers are being given the rare opportunity to have their concerns about proposed stamp duty increases and recent...

Stephen Moss, CEO of Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’ on...

No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...