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2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...
06 April 2024
From: Features
In his third and final article in this 3-part series, David Beaumont looks at the legal statues of Material Information Guidance. ...
06 April 2024
From: Features
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...
17 February 2024
From: Features
London based presenter and property expert Elizabeth Warburton has partnered with Fine & Country as one of the hosts of the...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...
18 November 2023
From: Features
Inheritance Tax receipts for April to September 2023 have soared to £3.9 billion, some £0.4 billion higher than the same period...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...
21 October 2023
From: Features
OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Good Estate Agent hybrid agency franchise has taken to the skies by diversifying into travel. While some agents may be looking...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has unveiled its Autumnal marketing campaign, with a new advert aiming to convince potential buyers that they should have ‘belief’...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector. Reports have revealed how...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....
06 May 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...
29 April 2023
From: Features
Higher energy costs and rising interest rates are leading to a surge in the number of homeowners looking to downsize, a...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
OnTheMarket (OTM) has named the replacements for its outgoing chief financial officer (CFO) Clive Beattie. Beattie, who has worked for the portal...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
There may be plenty of debate about going live with listings on Boxing Day but Hamptons has chosen the national holiday...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The only certainty at the moment is that we are living in a period of uncertainty. The challenges facing the property...
08 December 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Zoopla’s homepage may look a little different from today. The portal is supporting homeless charity Crisis’s Christmas fundraising campaign with a homepage...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...
03 December 2022
From: Features
From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Fall-throughs doubled in the first two weeks of October compared with a month before, analysis claims. Chain-breaking service UPSTIX, which conducted the...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Challenger portal and property platform Boomin informed staff that it was calling in liquidators yesterday. As first reported by Sky News, the...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...
22 October 2022
From: Features
The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...
17 October 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Agents have been putting their hands in their pockets and getting active for plenty of good causes over the past week. If...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
From sky dives to golf days, here is how agents have been raising money for charity this week. If there are charitable...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has teamed up with homelessness charity Crisis to help campaign for reform of housing benefits and to tackle the affordable...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...
23 July 2022
From: Features
From bike rides to boxing, agents and property professionals have been turning up the heat with their fundraising exploits. Remember, if you...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Unless you have been living under a rock since the end of last year, you won’t need to be told about...
29 June 2022
From: Features
The Bank of England has confirmed plans to withdraw the requirement for lenders to conduct interest rate stress tests on mortgage...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...
18 June 2022
From: Features
The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons is rumoured to have raided London rival Chestertons for its chief executive Guy Gittins. Estate Agent Today revealed on Friday that...
29 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Stanley Michael Brecker, an iconic and revered figure on the London commercial property scene for more than 60 years has died...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features
Surveyors have revealed the key issues coming up in reports that could stifle sales or reduce offers. The most common issues over...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Sky News is reporting that Boomin, the portal founded by Purplebricks creator Michael Bruce, is close to finalising a new round...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features
We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...
09 March 2022
From: Features
Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...
05 March 2022
From: Features
The Bank of England has issued a consultation on changing the affordability tests for large mortgages introduced in the wake of...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features
OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform. Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features
I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...
29 September 2021
From: Features
Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...
07 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...
30 June 2021
From: Features
The distribution of home ownership across different generations has been a cause of strife according to a think-tank. The Resolution Foundation’s latest...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A relatively modest interest rate rise could trigger a crash in the housing market according to the housing analyst behind the...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News
As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...
01 May 2021
From: Features
Sky News is reporting that new portal Boomin is to announce the former chief executive of Sir Richard Branson’s business empire...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
New data from The ValPal Network suggests 57 per cent of leads are generated outside office hours, putting the emphasis on...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The original stamp duty freeze, which started in July 2020, has already helped push house prices to a record high and...
24 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
Another TV programme will this weekend examine the fate of Suzy Lamplugh, the London estate agent who disappeared 35 years ago...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Boomin has revealed its launch date after months of high-profile publicity. It’s to be three and a half weeks from now on...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features
One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...
12 December 2020
From: Features
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...