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06 February 2019
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With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...
30 January 2019
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There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...
28 January 2019
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A new report from Zoopla claims very nearly a third of buyers want to know the street - or even the...
24 January 2019
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It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...
12 January 2019
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An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...
21 December 2018
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The town of Blackpool has become the fourth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...
26 November 2018
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...
20 November 2018
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Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
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Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...
17 November 2018
From: Features

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
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Police have confirmed that a search is taking place at a property in the Midlands, in the hunt for the body...
30 October 2018
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The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...
17 October 2018
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Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...
13 October 2018
From: Features

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
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HM Land Registry says the full roll-out of its Local Land Charges digital register could take up to seven years, with...
19 September 2018
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Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...
08 September 2018
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In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...
21 August 2018
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The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of...
07 August 2018
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The emerging Proptech platform BestAgent has announced its latest partnership - this one is with sales progression company ViewMyChain. BestAgent, run by...
26 July 2018
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HM Land Registry calculates that 125,000 buyers will benefit from just the first phase of its digitisation programme for Local Land...
20 July 2018
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Automated search companies have heaped praise on HM Land Registry following the digitisation of local land charge data - the LLC1...
12 July 2018
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Everyone wants to rank highly on Google. Why? Well, as the world’s biggest search engine, with more than 65% market share,...
04 July 2018
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A new digital search service is being launched next month by HM Land Registry, marking the latest phase in its attempt...
15 June 2018
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London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...
07 June 2018
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A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...
06 June 2018
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Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...
09 May 2018
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A new study reveals precisely how little first time buyers apparently understand about the buying process. In a survey of 500 people...
24 April 2018
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An umbrella body representing search organisations says searches “are very rarely the cause of delays” in transactions. The Council of Property Search...
20 April 2018
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The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...
12 April 2018
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The government has announced further measures which will, in its words, “professionalise” house buying and the estate agency business. In yet another Sunday...
08 April 2018
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Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...
27 March 2018
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Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...
24 March 2018
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HM Land Registry has taken another step towards its aim to “make conveyancing simpler, faster and cheaper” for the general public. The...
05 March 2018
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The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
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The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...
24 February 2018
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“Are we there yet?” In the same way that these words can drive you to distraction (any parent who has endured the...
17 February 2018
From: Features

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...
03 February 2018
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A company supplying the conveyancing industry claims that new research reveals 55 per cent of home-movers are frustrated by a lack...
08 December 2017
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The HM Land Registry has revealed more details of long-term plans to improve and speed up conveyancing processes in a five...
06 December 2017
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A search company called Big Property Data says it is working with 15 major institutions to provide automated property reports aimed...
16 November 2017
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An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...
01 November 2017
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Conveyancers and the speed of local council searches have come in for criticism as details have emerged of the government’s consultation...
23 October 2017
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There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...
23 October 2017
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Activity in the conveyancing market dropped significantly during the second quarter of the year, according to Search Acumen. The search provider found...
07 September 2017
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OneDome has launched a new online tool that allows users to scour Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket by setting up lifestyle criteria,...
21 August 2017
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You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...
28 July 2017
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A Conservative commitment to allow more fracking is the trigger for conveyancers to gather yet more environmental information during the search...
06 July 2017
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Estate agents are angry over delays in processing land searches by a local authority in the south west. The average land search time...
28 June 2017
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Estate and letting agents' property descriptions are becoming increasingly likely to appear in keyword searches, according to a web marketing expert. Director...
13 June 2017
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Vigilant followers of the Liberal Democrats may have spotted a blog in the name of Mark Pack early yesterday morning, commenting...
31 May 2017
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Given that around 95% of property searches now start online, it is more important than ever that an agent has an...
12 May 2017
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What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com What is The World Property Network...
05 May 2017
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Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...
29 April 2017
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A new London-based online estate agency called Nested says it has had a “superb start” to trading, using its unusual business...
06 March 2017
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Over 60% of UK consumers think that Estate Agents’ Photos Are Very Poor To Average A recent survey* by dedicated property photo...
02 March 2017
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A sales progression tool claims to have reduced the average transaction time for a property from around 94 days to around...
27 February 2017
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Two conveyancing sector companies are claiming major advances for their products. Free2Convey, which claims to be the first conveyancing portal offering free...
09 February 2017
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Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...
25 January 2017
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Rightmove’s web traffic between Boxing Day and the end of last week is up five per cent on the same period...
16 January 2017
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In the world of property and estate agency, competition is always fierce. It’s the same when it comes to your website....
22 November 2016
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An estate agent has blasted his local council for "unacceptable" delays that mean searches can take up to 17 weeks. Mark Parker,...
14 November 2016
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All estate and letting agents now have a website – but just how effective is yours? Your 'virtual shop window' is now...
31 October 2016
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A new automated sales progression tool being launched today promises to require fewer resources from agents in return for ensuring faster...
31 October 2016
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Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...
15 July 2016
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A search company says the introduction of new search forms aimed at making council reporting easier to understand may lead to...
20 June 2016
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A digital marketing agency says it has identified ‘top key phrases’ used by would-be buyers when they begin their property searches...
26 April 2016
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The government - which controversially launched consultation on its stamp duty surcharge between Christmas and New Year - has now used...
29 March 2016
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I recently read an article in City A.M. titled: ‘Five ways we will be buying property in 2025’ – it makes...
25 March 2016
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A fascinating report commissioned by online agency easyProperty has given the lowdown on what house buying might be like in 2020...
24 March 2016
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The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...
18 March 2016
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In a digital age where we have an abundance of information at our fingertips via desktops, tablets and smartphones, our attention...
16 March 2016
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An estate agent has spoken out about the threat of ‘abandoned sales’ if a completion bottleneck prevents purchases of properties going...
29 February 2016
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The Conveyancing Association is launching a training course for estate agents, as the debate swirls over whether a shortage of conveyancers...
24 February 2016
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Haart says a shortage of conveyancers and lawyers is leading to delays in transactions, made worse by the high volume of...
23 February 2016
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With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....
16 February 2016
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Conveyancing search company SearchFlow has joined the attack on councils which are slow at conducting searches and threaten to delay transactions. Yesterday...
16 February 2016
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A body that regulates property searches has criticised some councils for providing “very poor service” which delays transactions. The Property Codes Compliance...
15 February 2016
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A poll of conveyancers suggests that the vast majority believe environmental searches to identify the risk of flooding will become standard...
10 February 2016
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In charitable works, as in the rest of our industry, January is a time to reflect on what’s been achieved and...
22 January 2016
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SearchFlow’s rebrand and positioning as the specialist in ‘property intelligence’ is a response to new technological advancements and the changing market...
21 January 2016
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This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...
21 January 2016
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There were 110 million visits to Rightmove on average every month in 2015. Results for the site, which measured hits from January 1...
21 December 2015
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This week, Storm Desmond has left devastation in its wake. Once again, the nation’s attention is drawn to the threat flooding...
11 December 2015
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No sooner was Halloween done and dusted than attentions turned to Christmas: shops were dressed with festive decorations; town centre lights...
27 November 2015
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The possibility of the Land Registry being amongst £4.6 billion of public assets earmarked for privatisation has provoked protests across the...
27 November 2015
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Rightmove has used its latest monthly house price index to launch its bid to push up its visits to record levels...
16 November 2015
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YourLocalAgent.com Some 91% of the public use search engines to find information every day and 91% of these always or most of...
27 October 2015
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Online estate agent SellMyHome is teaming up with local-area research information provider Property Detective to offer what it calls a “hybrid”...
20 October 2015
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Agents' Giving: No less than £20,000 has been raised at the Agents Giving Ball where Phil Spencer and 240 of the...
09 October 2015
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There's been a surge in agents letting us know about their fantastic good work - an indication of just how big...
02 October 2015
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...
25 September 2015
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It’s always interesting when Which? produces a report that includes estate agency. It asked 1,990 people their views on buying and selling...
21 August 2015
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Every week we publicise the efforts of estate agents and property professionals who have been working extra hard in the name...
21 August 2015
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The boss of online hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit back at what he calls “skullduggery” in comments about his firm’s...
10 August 2015
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Knight Frank says the summer is likely to be busier than expected for the sale of prime property as a result...
21 July 2015
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A number of my member firms (Bold Legal Group) have reported that, compared to three years ago, the time to get...
17 July 2015
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Estate agents in Wiltshire say chains are breaking and sales collapsing because of the length of time it takes the county...
25 June 2015
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A review of 30 prominent property sales websites undertaken by a digital marketing company demonstrates, perhaps predictably, a huge lead for...
23 June 2015
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A new portal aimed at investors looking to purchase buy-to-let property has reported that it has thousands of listings from agents...
10 June 2015
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If it is true (and who would doubt it?) that 90% of property searches start online, then how does this affect...
26 May 2015
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Information Works is a one-stop direct marketing solution allowing Clients to select individuals at over 27 million household addresses, create personalised...
22 May 2015
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Poldark, a period drama recently on the BBC, has inspired a new trend dubbed the 'Poldark Effect'. Rather than an increase in...