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The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...

Everyone seems to be talking about artificial intelligence (AI) right now. It is an issue which has been bubbling under since Covid -...

If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant  inflation and...

Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...

“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...

When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...

Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...

Parliamentary news may have been dominated by the fallout from the Rwanda Bill yesterday but another important piece of legislation also...

Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...

What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion has helped launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) property search tool that agents can embed in...

Propertymark has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove to reiterate its longstanding call for regulation of property agents. The agency trade...

If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande reacts to the shock but much-needed pause in interest rate rises. I suspect you, like me,...

After years - indeed a decade - of anti-rental sector policy and rhetoric it’s difficult not to see recent days as...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

OneDome has added new functionality to its portal to let users search for properties by their proximity to selected schools. Buyers can now...

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert, Dion Dublin, is to headline the South East Property Expo.   The centre...

A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...

Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...

There’s been a sharp rise in mortgage arrears as high interest rates have hit the housing market - and now there’s...

Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What is ‘company name’ and what...

The London property market is facing a "bleak" second half of the year, the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...

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

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured promises from banks to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising rates. Average mortgage...

Leaders has launched its latest sustainable branch. Following the opening of its first sustainable branch in Aylesbury earlier this year, Leaders has...

The proposals to shake the Private Rental Sector (PRS) to its foundations will, depending upon your political persuasion and housing status,...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...

Property Webmasters has launched an overseas property opportunity for its estate agency clients to earn ‘passive income.’ The website and marketing tools...

THE PROPERTY market continues to hold pretty firm - despite fears voiced by many that 2023 would herald a crash in...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

The property industry's self-destructive, point-scoring way of working just doesn’t cut it. When low stock means low cash flow low, agents and...

Vaboo is a Customer Engagement and Reward Platform enabling Tenants and Landlords to give their insights into the relationships that matter...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Politicians are to take estate agents to task over what they call “a forest” of For Sale and To Let boards. Local...

It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....

Fintech firm Twenty7tec has acquired mortgage affordability platform Broker Sense for an undisclosed sum. Broker Sense, founded by Stuart Phillips and Mark...

When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...

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

England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...

Would-be buyers are looking to the rental market as they pause their property purchase plans until there is clarity on mortgage...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...

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

Increasing numbers of complaints about agents are being resolved without formal investigation but issues are becoming more complex, The Property Ombudsman...

And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co is getting into the Halloween spirit with its property listings. The brand is revelling...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...

Estate agents selling rural homes have been urged to provide better levels of upfront information regarding homes in the countryside that...

A prime central London (PCL) agency established by former Savills and Knight Frank staff is celebrating five years in business. Tedworth Property...

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

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

Spicerhaart has held its first agent reward trip since the pandemic. The top performers at the independent agency group have enjoyed an...

Kent-based agent Miles & Barr has opened its 13th office in the region and is celebrating by offering to sell local...

OneDome has launched a new product to let pre-qualified buyers register their interest for properties with local estate agents. The Buyer Passport...

The government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper has initially caused some consternation and a strong adverse reaction from some within...

A new calculator has been launched to let homeowners compare how much their property has earned compared in a year and...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

OnTheMarket subsidiary teclet has integrated with digital e-signature offering Signable. The partnership will mean agents using teclet’s property management and customer relationship...

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...

A mobile phone may be a decent perk for agents and seen as essential for communicating while out on the road. But...

OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...

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

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another ADC - our chance to pay tribute to fundraisers throughout our industry. Want to...

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

A lead generation platform that boasts Leaders, EweMove and Northwood amongst its clients says it’s expanding into mortgages. Rentround, now in its...

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

Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...

An estate agency is running a competition to encourage residents to photograph badly-located For Sale and To Let boards. The Basingstoke branch...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

Lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance has given its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together, plus a year-end report for 2021. It estimates...

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

There is pressure growing in Brighton for the city to hold a referendum giving residents the opportunity to ban new build...

A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...

The Property Franchise Group, the agency industry’s largest franchise operation, has reported strong performance in recent months. Chief executive Gareth Samples has...

It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...