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Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...

Agents faced more complaints and paid out higher levels of redress last year, industry data shows. Annual figures from the Property Redress...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

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...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

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

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been criticised for figures she used when highlighting how much mortgage borrowers are set to see...

The hit to the economy from soaring mortgage rates will be equivalent to a 2p income tax hike, new analysis by...

Homeowners face paying an extra £3,000 for their mortgage next year, new research suggests. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation thintank suggests that...

A rival offer could be on the cards for Purplebricks. The online brand has revealed that it has received an indicative proposal...

Agents attending the Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena in May are set to be treated to a Monty Python-inspired panel...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

Purplebricks has written to shareholders urging them to reject “disruptive” resolutions calling for chairman Paul Pindar to be sacked and replaced...

Purplebricks has set a date for a crunch vote over the future of its chairman. It comes after shareholder Lecram Holdings used...

Property professionals, including agents, are being urged to make use of a dedicated small business banking dispute scheme before it closes...

Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...

Increasing numbers of complaints about agents are being resolved without formal investigation but issues are becoming more complex, The Property Ombudsman...

Estate Agent Today has been told that Lecram Holdings – the investment vehicle of Adam Smith which last week increased its...

Keller Williams’ (KW) Warwick Market Centre has closed, prompting a blame game between its former owners and the franchise brand. KW Warwick has...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

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

As the mass student exodus from rented accommodation begins throughout the UK, Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive offers advice on how...

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

The number of complaints about estate and letting agents increased last year but fewer gripes were upheld. Data based on members of...

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

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

Moments of major international uncertainty such as the Ukraine crisis lead to property being regarded as a safe investment. That’s according to...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...

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

The Covid-19 crisis has been marked by so-called high-wealth households amassing savings and benefitting from rising house prices far more than...

The distribution of home ownership across different generations has been a cause of strife according to a think-tank. The Resolution Foundation’s latest...

A think tank claims that ‘urban flight’ - when people leave cities and head for towns and villages - is merely a...

The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...

Controversial Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to pocket a bonus package of around £1m - despite a huge shareholder rebellion at...

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...

Knowing adjudication terms and phrases can make all the difference in a deposit dispute. The DPS has been helping landlords and letting...

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

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

Down valuations could leave some surveyors liable to professional negligence claims, a law firm says. Nelsons law firm says down valuations have...

Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has encouraged people to complain if they are unhappy about working conditions and thousands of complaints...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...

Many young people are stuck unable to purchase their first home even if house prices fall in the wake of the...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

A think tank says the stamp duty holiday introduced a week ago is understandable and may be helpful to the housing...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...

Rightmove’s shareholders appear to have been generally unmoved by the string of protests against the portal in recent weeks. At the portal’s...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

The company at the centre of a controversy over estate agents’ business interruption insurance says its core package does NOT cover...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

Rightmove predicts that the price of property coming to market in Britain will rise by two per cent next year. The portal...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

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

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on.  In the first half of November...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

Stories with good news about the prime central London market seem few and far between but the latest figures from B2B...

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

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

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

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

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...