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Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law   2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

The latest housing minister has been revealed as the prospect of Stamp Duty reform returns to the property market. New ministerial appointments...

High street agents are eagerly anticipating a government announcement on support for business energy bills today. As with many businesses, estate agents...

The last minute Bank Holiday for the Queen’s funeral on Monday has created some logistical issues for the property market. A legal...

Purplebricks is set for its annual general meeting amid shareholder pressure over its performance and position of its chairman. The beleaguered online...

Property professionals have been pondering the impact of the sudden Bank Holiday scheduled next Monday for the Queen’s state funeral. It creates...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

Agents and property professionals paid tribute to the Queen last night after Buckingham Palace announced she had passed away. Readers were celebrating...

The leading trade body for the conveyancing industry has launched a new ‘Find an Expert’ service via its website. This will help...

From cardboard cutouts to selfie frames and knitted crowns, agency window displays are ready for the Platinum Jubilee. We have featured several...

Agency branch windows are being transformed this week to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. High streets across the country...

NB Estate Agents has added a royal touch to its branch window display.  The Loughborough-based independent agent, which covers Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire,...

Agents from Leaders are getting into the Platinum Jubilee spirit across the country. The brand’s branches have added a royal touch to...

Data reforms announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this month could speed-up property sales, an anti-money laundering (AML) expert claims. While property...

In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

Excitement is building for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A four-day Bank Holiday to mark the occasion will kick off on 2...

A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...

Agents are being urged not to fear exams when it comes to new industry qualifications for the sector. The industry is still awaiting...

Sir David Amess, murdered at a constituency surgery last month, may have an unexpected housing market legacy for his constituents. To commemorate...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close this weekend, the Nationwide Building Society has analysed long-term capital appreciation in locations regenerated...

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

The Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Last November, as part of the Conservatives’ general election campaign, Boris Johnson made a surprise announcement that his party would introduce...

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...

Who knows how long any housing minister will last, especially with a General Election widely expected in the coming months. So Esther...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

Hello there and we’re at the start of another Bank Holiday weekend - but no rest for you lot, working hard...

A slew of bad news stories about online estate agencies may have taken the lustre off the sector in recent weeks,...

Hello again and with just two working days before Christmas, there’s no stopping us yet on your festive photos - a...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...

Currell is defying any gloomy predictions about the capital's housing market by opening a new office at Hackney Wick Fish Island. Currell...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

For the second time in two weeks, experts are warning that new data protection laws could seriously disrupt the agency industry...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

The detailed paperwork accompanying the Queen’s Speech includes the Conservative party manifesto pledge to streamline house buying - but gives no...

Walk in your customers’ shoes Experiencing your business as your customers do would be our number one rule. How often do you...

There’s been a glut of fundraising events surrounding the 90th birthday celebrations for HM The Queen - and we salute those...

In the first of what is sure to be a tsunami of Royal-related PR stories over the coming weeks, high-end agency...

George Osborne has been busy over the last year. First came the General Election which had everyone on tenterhooks until the...

No sooner was Halloween done and dusted than attentions turned to Christmas: shops were dressed with festive decorations; town centre lights...

The Conservative Party’s manifesto pledge to extend the Right to Buy scheme was confirmed in yesterday’s Housing Bill.  The Bill was part...

A little over four weeks ago I was here musing what impact the impending general election might have on the property...

There is one common denominator amongst the majority of those who dominate the latest Sunday Times Rich List, regarded as the...