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The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...

Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...

Connells Group has boosted its affordable housing offering after appoint Roy Hind as a director. Hind has been named affordable housing director...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...

As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

Building on brownfield sites may not be the silver bullet it is made out to be, the government has been warned. Housing...

A joint venture between Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) and conveyancing firm Jephson Legal (JL) that aimed to rationalise the residential sales...

Around half of homebuyers will continue to postpone plans to purchase a property after the Autumn Statement failed to provide sufficient...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has terminated the contract of agent Ian Wyn-Jones following allegations about his working practices. Wyn-Jones, who joined eXp...

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

David Plumtree, group chief executive, estate agency at Connells Group is marking 35 years with the business this week. He joined the...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

Agency recruitment firm Rayner Personnel has launched a financial services division. It will be led by Daniel Clow, who has held senior...

The end of a tenancy can be busy and stressful. As the letting agent, you’ll have many plates spinning to move...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector.  Here in his latest column property...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...

Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...

So much has changed in the world of property of late that it’s easy to be behind the times - and...

Anti-money laundering (AML) specialist FCS Compliance has unveiled the latest in its series of collaborative webinars with Rightmove. The next session on...

It’s a brave business owner who actually invites criticism.  I speak from the personal experience of asking the opinions of the...

The latest interest rate rise has heightened the risk of forced sales and buyers shying away from the market, agents have...

Connells group chief executive David Livesey has announced his intention to retire during 2024. Highly respected throughout the industry, Livesey joined Connells...

Two former housing ministers have criticised the Government for scrapping housebuilding targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets...

Foxtons completed the highest number of viewings for five years during the first quarter of 2023, giving it hopes of a...

The property market remains weak but there are long-term signs of stability, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) claims. The latest...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...

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

A high-profile charity is calling for a Stamp Duty overhaul, local buyer restrictions and extra charges on property purchases by landlords...

Connells Group held its annual management conference and awards ceremony recently at MK Dons Stadium in Milton Keynes where it unveiled...

Zoopla has launched a six week promotion aimed at helping agents meet business objectives - and there’s a special Valentine’s deal...

AML experts SmartSearch warn estate agents that, with so many firms still hiding behind ‘opaque corporate structures,’ proper due diligence has...

Only 11% of property businesses including estate agencies increased staff pay last year, a new report officially launched next week claims. Property...

Agents are being urged to keep an eye on their HMRC Government Gateway Account to ensure they don’t miss messages and...

Being owned by Google, YouTube is the world’s 2nd largest search engine, you can find all the logical reasons online, just...

The removal of housing targets risks a deeper recession and high house prices for generations to come, a planning expert has...

What are you going to do when something unplanned, unexpected, and unpleasant hits your brand and business? There’s no point avoiding it...

Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB...

Connells Group estate agency operations director Simon Arnes is set to step down next year after marking 50 years with the...

The Government is being urged to exclude spray foam insulation from its new Eco+ scheme aimed at improving the energy efficiency...

I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...

Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...

Dozens of estate agents have been fined a combined total of £519,645 for failing to meet their obligations under anti-money laundering...

Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley is set to retire at the end of 2022. It comes as he marked his 45th anniversary...

Buyers have until 31 October to reserve a new-build and apply for Government-backed finance before the government’s Help to Buy Equity...

There are positive signs that the country market could avoid a housing downturn, Knight Frank claims. Analysis by the agent found while...

A senior new-build property professional has warned that the Help to Buy scheme will be “sorely missed” by first-time buyers once...

Former Evolve staff are being offered £2,000 ex-gratia payments by the easyGroup after its ownership of easyProperty ended. Jason Bull, national sales...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published a list of firms that have received penalty notices for failure to meet their...

Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers...

The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

More than 200 “top achievers” from across the Connells Group enjoyed a four day all-expenses paid trip to Valencia earlier this...

First-time buyers have admitted to feeling overwhelmed or scared to talk to estate agents about the homebuying process. A study of 2,000...

Conveyancers have had their busiest year on record, industry data shows. Search Acumen’s latest Conveyancing Market for the first quarter of 2022...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

A survey of 700 borrowers by a high net worth lender suggest almost four out of 10 have lost a mortgage...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

A legal expert has warned that everyone is theoretically at risk of committing a breach of sanctions against Russia - but...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...

Propertymark conducts spot checks on agents to ensure they are compliant - but perhaps gives too little publicity to its role. The...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

It’s been revealed that HM Revenue & Customs scours the listings on both Rightmove and Zoopla to assess whether property investors...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

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

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...