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Hello - it’s Friday already and that means more salutes to those in our industry raising money for good causes. If...

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

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

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all retail staff will be obliged to wear masks when working - and it's now...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

Zoopla has revealed large growth in agency membership and visitor figures for 2019. Since being bought by US equity firm Silver Lake,...

You don’t need to go far to find news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

Advertising on Zoopla is a must-have for most sellers but for Susan Tate in Anglesey it meant she ended up in...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

The latest report commissioned by the Labour party to resolve the UK’s housing problems would crash the housing market rather than...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

The end of 2018 was a bit of a rocky time for online estate agents. Yet only a few years ago...

The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside...

A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

What does your role involve? As team manager for the property team, I make sure PAs and clients are happy and...

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’.    This...

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

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

eMoov founder and chief executive Russell Quirk has launched another online petition, this time calling for mandatory licensing of estate agents. The...

Despite storms in the North and September sun in the South, estate agents haven't been deterred from giving their all for charity this...

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

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

An influential think tank says the levying of Capital Gains Tax on sales would deter volatile house price rises and could...

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies.  The latest...

An international portal consultancy not previously known for its outspoken comments has sharply criticised OnTheMarket for its “protection of the status...

Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...