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Now more than ever, property professionals across the sector need to pull together and collaborate more closely to make business gains,...

Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...

Viewing ‘time wasters’ and the long conveyancing process have been identified among the main frustrations among vendors when selling a property. It...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new legal preparation module to its movebutler onboarding and sales progression platform. The aim is to...

Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...

We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...

The sales progression function is what binds the whole property transaction together and the importance of effective sales progression in the...

Market activity has shifted back from sales to lettings, Belvoir has reported. Half-year results from the agency franchise network show the “race...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

There has been so much coverage recently over how painfully slow conveyancing is at the moment - 18-20 weeks is now...

Proptech firm iamproperty has formed its own committee of agents to discuss issues facing the property market. The auctioneer and sales progression...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

The debate within estate agency on upfront information rumbles on and now there are calls for greater levels of transparency from...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

The private treaty process has been in need of modernisation for a long time. When we open an account with a...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

A PropTech firm says the public wants an easier way to buy and sell property.  A survey of 672 existing home owners...

Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...

Leading leasehold experts have sharply criticised the much-hyped reforms announced by the government last week. The Leasehold Group of Companies - formerly led by...

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

Sellers are being warned to make strict checks before responding to advertisements apparently from prospective buyers.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines dominated by changes to tenancy rules, government consultations and more than a few scare stories. Landlords...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Masters – Account Manager for the Midlands What is ‘company...

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...

Fox and Sons goes digital and improves their sales progression with mio Lucy Luxton, Branch Manager at Fox and Sons, Tiverton (Devon)...

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...

The road to opening up your own business can be a long one. If you’ve never done it before, there are...

Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...

A firm is launching a new Home Owner’s Passport this weekend in a bid to speed up conveyancing.  With characteristics reminiscent of the much-derided Home...

Countrywide is to give each of its 10,000 staff a strategy document setting out where the company is planning to be...

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

As housing market stakeholders we’ve all had a month or so to try and digest the government’s own response to its...

“Are we there yet?” In the same way that these words can drive you to distraction (any parent who has endured the...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...

A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold...

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

A number of my member firms (Bold Legal Group) have reported that, compared to three years ago, the time to get...