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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

An estate agency based in the heart of one of the UK’s largest Jewish communities has faced backlash after one of its...

London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers rose by 10% in unit sales and 25% by value of property...

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

A new action group has been formed that is expressing concern about ineffective legal regulation as well as extra responsibilities being...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

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...

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

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

An exclusive partnership has been agreed between OnTheMarket and MIL Outsource to provide the property website’s agents with a revenue protection...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

A prominent law expert is claiming that a high profile case of property fraud, reported earlier this week, involved a “devastating...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

Property values may seem high in the UK but spare a thought for buyers in other countries such as Israel, Switzerland...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

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

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

The independent Essex estate agency Beresfords is celebrating its 50th anniversary next week - and is doing so in style with...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...

It went largely unreported when news broke last week but now the suggestion that home owners should pay a surcharge if...

Almost a third of all ‘Suspicious Activity Reports’ concerning possible anti-money laundering infringements and reported to the National Crime Agency have...

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

2016 was quite a year – eventful, dramatic, shocking and impossible to predict. In no particular order, we saw Leicester winning...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their recent legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

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Rightmove has released a series of online ‘portraits of how London might look after the completion of a series of development,...

A developer is making an offer to buyers of selected units at his new scheme in Slough - buy now but...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

A London estate agency is opening its eleventh office this month in an area it believes has 'fast growth' potential. ludlowthompson is...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

Countrywide has taken the unusual step, for an estate agency group, of stepping into next year’s London mayoral election by setting...

When it comes to the regulation of the conveyancing industry, this question is a topic of open and ongoing debate. Licensed conveyancers...

Strutt & Parker is early off the marks with its forecast for 2016 and beyond, predicting the strongest market growth in...

There was a recent article in Estate Agent Today titled: Agents 'missing out on income by not charging for referrals'. A study...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move amongst other high street chains, says last month’s sales market was the...

The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly...