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Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...

Foxtons non-executive director and former boss Peter Rollings has suggested the “vast majority” of agents aren’t good at selling properties. Discussing opportunities...

Industry executives have blamed low fees, budgets and a lack of training for a lack of leadership in the estate agency...

The Government is being urged to take the lead on homebuying reform as conveyancers warn that recruitment issues and lawyer burn-out...

Agents are being invited to help shape and be part of the future of the proptech sector. Propertymark is hosting proptech investment company...

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

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

Conveyancers have considered whether the long-standing ‘caveat emptor’ or buyer beware principle in a property purchase should be replaced by ‘vendor...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

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

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent.  This will allow CPO...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

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

One of the industry’s leading compliance experts is to lead a roundtable discussion in May on the anti-money laundering issue -...

The Secretary of State for Education has written to the head of an online estate agency to ask him to share...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

A diverse cast-list has been announced for this year’s Relocation Agent Network national conference and exhibition to be staged in London...

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on letting agent fees charged to tenants generated ten tips for growing your...

The UK PropTech Association (UKPA), of which I am a member of the steering committee, is an organisation with a purpose...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

Our recent roundtable on the proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten tips for growing a lettings business. We’re exploring each tip in more...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a range of tips for growing your business.   We recently...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten top tips for growing your business.  We plan to...

A debate on customer service in the agency industry has been arranged for later this month between leading lights from both...

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...