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Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...

A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...

Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...

Alto is rolling out free Property Valuation Reports for agents.  The tool can be accessed directly from individual property record pages, and...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...

Plans to set ground rents at a ‘peppercorn rate’ are reported to have been dropped amid opposition from freehold campaigners and...

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

Buyers and sellers should focus on their own local market rather than national house price indices, the chief executive of Properytmark...

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

Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget  Chancellor...

Alto has unveiled a range of changes to its training offering to make it more flexible for agents. The agency software provider...

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

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Eddisons has signed a partnership deal with proptech firm Valos in a collaboration which is designed to streamline the property consultancy’s...

Yopa’s latest accounts for 2022 have revealed a “material uncertainty” that the business could continue ahead of a restructure in 2023. The...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss Uzair, an industry-specific artificial intelligence (AI). Iceberg Digital, the creators...

Client compliance platform Thirdfort has launched its updated Secure share product to help estate agents boost referrals through the secure sharing...

Did you manage to make it through the month without reaching for the bottle to console yourself.  No, I’m not enquiring if...

There’s no question that trust is the bedrock of any longstanding client relationship. It is built on delivering on your promises...

The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...

The Labour Party has proposed introducing 25-year fixed term mortgages should it win the next General Election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

Housing policy should focus on making better use of existing stock as well building more homes, a new report claims. A report...

Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...

The end of the year is always a time of reflection around careers and whether we should pursue pastures new. I...

T'was three nights before Christmas, when all through the site, We’ve delivered thousands of stories to bring you delight. We’ve had Strike turn...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

Lee Rowley has returned as housing minister. The reappointment comes after Rachel Maclean was sacked this morning and follows reports that the...

It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published an updated UK supplement of its ‘Red Book’ – its master document...

Chestertons, one of the UK’s oldest estate agencies, has been sold to a European real estate services and technology group. The buyer...

Stamp Duty reform was back in the news over the weekend amid reports that the Government plans to reform the controversial...

Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance.  Last...

The usual post-summer uplift has failed to materialise for the property market, new figures suggest. Analysis by data company the Landmark Information...

Hands-up who likes doing check-in reports? These start-of-tenancy reports may not be the most popular of activities for the letting agent...

 Hilary Grayson is a Director at Sava focusing much of her time on the development of new qualifications to enhance skills...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

MPs have expressed “concern and disappointment” at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for its persistent poor performance...

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

Sprift has launched a new competitor analysis tool for agents using its services. A new market insights dashboard will provide users with...

The Government’s First Homes Scheme is set to be the first state-backed initiative to use digital property logbooks. It comes after a...

As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...

I sometimes wonder just how far our national obsession with buying our own homes will stretch. First-time buyers are prepared to save...

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

Buyers are waiting for mortgage rates to stabilise before making a move in the property market, Chestertons claims. It comes as the...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

Agency reviews website allAgents.co.uk has revamped its certified reports to help agents secure new business. The documents provide agents with a downloadable...

London estate agency Chestertons has made another senior appointment for its growing New Homes division. Henry O’Neill, former New Homes Director at...

Rightmove has launched a new tool to help agencies manage their training with the portal. The new tool ‘Teams View’ is available...

Homeowners selling in Scotland without an estate agent are being reminded that they still need a Home Report. Scottish surveying firm DM...

As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...

Property supply is improving but fewer properties are going under offer, research suggests. Analysis of quarter two property market activity by data...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

A popular estate agency is set to close after well over half a century in business. T Patterson Stewart Auctioneers and Estate Agency...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

New laws are set to give more estate agents the chance to sell charity land – as long as you are...

Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...

Zoopla has unveiled an upgraded website for agents and housebuilders. The refreshed Zoopla Advantage website, first launched in 2018, will provide new...

Increasing numbers of estate agents are submitting suspicious activity reports (SARS) but questions are being raised about whether there should be...

A property data firm claims to have evidence showing agents who fail to provide upfront information are more likely to suffer...

The well-being of property industry professionals has taken its toll with the economic downturn and cost-of-living crisis, with over a third...

The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector.  Reports have revealed how...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to offer a dedicated contact form for Scottish Home Reports. When a property is...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

Listings appear to be taking longer to sell but buyer and seller confidence remains, OnTheMarket (OTM) claims. The portal’s latest Property Sentiment...

100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...

Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....

Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...

Property supply has improved during the first quarter of 2023 following house price corrections and a settling of interest rates, according...

The issue of conditional selling in estate agency has hit Westminster. There have been several reports in recent months about agents requiring...

Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...

Search Acumen has announced a new partnership that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in conveyancing Property data, insight...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

Newly established prime London property consultancy Tyburn, has reported the completion of multiple deals worth in excess of £60m in its...

New software has been launched to help estate agents collect feedback on viewings. Feedback Enterprise, from the Cumbrian communications specialists SMS Speedway,...

The property market looks to have avoided ‘heading over a cliff,’ Knight Frank suggests. Analysis by the agency brand suggests the further it...

Listings are down, mortgage rates are high, regulations are becoming even more complex and already stretched tenants are feeling the effects...

Politicians are to take estate agents to task over what they call “a forest” of For Sale and To Let boards. Local...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...

FCS Compliance and the National Crime Agency (NCA) have joined forces to present the first Rightmove anti-money laundering (AML) webinar of...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...