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Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

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

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

Mark Hayward has set a new retirement date for the end of this year. Hayward, previously chief executive of Propertymark, was due...

Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...

Implementing measures recommended in an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) could boost the sales price of a property for a vendor, the...

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...

Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...

On Monday, we launched our state of the property nation survey – a 14-question poll designed to give estate and letting...

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...

On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...

A trade body says it’s been contacted by the government explaining how agencies can get Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff. The Guild of...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...

Covid-19 has caused the number of new homes registered by UK house builders to fall 23 per cent in 2020. The NHBC...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...

A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...

A trade body has called on House Secretary Robert Jenrick to intervene over the growing problem of delays in councils providing...

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

One in six home owners with a mortgage across the UK are now on some form of payment holiday with lenders...

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

A trade body has reported some council search departments to the government for refusing to provide email details and forcing search...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

Advice to removal companies from their main trade body has put a stop to most transactions not already at a very...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

A trade group wants councils and search companies to co-operate more closely during the virus to minimise delays to the remaining...

Predictions that landlords are not buying properties to let out because of tougher rental taxes and regulations appear to be short...

A number of estate agents have recently received phishing emails, fraudulently claiming to be from the main portals and trying to...

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

The Council of Property Search Organisations has named three industry figures as members of its newly-formed compliance committee, set to regulate...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...

A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start...

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...

A property industry trade body claims 85 per cent of agents believes a ‘staged’ property sells three times faster than a...

The number of owners' properties being repossessed jumped 15 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2019. There were...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

A trade association of agents selling properties overseas has launched a new feature which it claims will give buyers greater security...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has expressed an interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers. Until now Johnson’s comments on...

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

The number of mortgages approved by High Street banks increased 5.4 per cent to 44,000 in April. Data from trade body UK...

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...

The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...

The fledgling trade body the Federation of Independent Agents has revealed another new partner - this one dealing with housing and...

Every estate agency applying to join a new group for independents will be mystery shopped in a bid to ensure it...

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

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

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...

A new year means new predictions for what’s to come in the letting industry. Sometimes things come to fruition as expected....

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has told Estate Agent Today that it WILL formally launch after all, in...

A conveyancers’ trade body has told the government that it wants the house buying process to be modernised by having estate...

The LendInvest PropTech Influencer List has been revealed, naming the 25 figures in the property world that have done most to...

The man seeking to establish the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says he is hopeful that the fledgling trade...

A recent National Association of Estate Agents press release suggesting solar panels were among the “top things” to devalue a home...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...

Today sees the launch of ARLA and NAEA Propertymark's first national television advertisement. The ad is intended to highlight the importance of...

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

The equity release sector is claiming a record quarter between April and June with the number of new customers and total...

During a week in which fledgling trade group the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) announced that it still...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

Gross mortgage lending reached £22.1 billion in June - that’s nine per cent higher than in May and three per cent...

A trade body which has been founded to represent the interests of independent estate agents has partnered with consumer reviews platform...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

The man behind fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) says that public misunderstanding of the...

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

The bitter war of words against Purplebricks waged by the fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents reached a new...

Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

A founder of the new organisation seeking to be a trade body for independent estate and letting agents is warning that...

The fledgling group aiming to represent independent estate and letting agents is recruiting for a number of unspecified roles to help...

The story of the week has been the first steps of a trade body to represent independent estate agents - as...

When I read about the possible formation of yet another ‘mutual’ with the aim of furthering and protecting the interests of...

The independent estate and letting agents’ group under discussion this week could offer member agents back-office services. The Charter for Independent Estate...

A new organisation may be on the verge of being set up for independent agencies. The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has a...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

The government - which controversially launched consultation on its stamp duty surcharge between Christmas and New Year - has now used...

Here’s a story with more than a little in common with Britain’s own property portal wars. A long-running legal saga between Danish...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

The possibility of the Land Registry being amongst £4.6 billion of public assets earmarked for privatisation has provoked protests across the...

Scotland’s home building industry says at least 100,000 homes of all tenures are needed by the end of the next Scottish...

The property centre in the middle of the latest controversy surrounding the Competition and Markets Authority says it is still waiting...

After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...

The new chair of trade body Homes for Scotland wants the Scottish Government to ‘evolve’ its Help to Buy shared equity...