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We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

Homesearch is launching a new product designed to help agents convert past contacts into future instructions.  The PropTech company says its Re:Contact...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

Foxtons’ share price got a mini boost on Monday morning after rumours that the agency brand is preparing for a sale. The...

OnTheMarket president Jason Tebb has cautioned buyers against waiting for an interest rate cut and General Election before making a transaction...

When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...

Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has queried why there is a reluctance among estate agents to accept and follow AML responsibilities. It...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has been trialling property blockchain network Coadjute’s digital property data pack and smart forms and has...

The average time it takes to sell a house from listing to completion has dropped by 0.7% in the past year,...

In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...

Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...

Agency acquirer Lomond has recruited Tony Haran as its new head of residential development. He brings experience from both Knight Frank and...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...

MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

Further estate agency regulation won’t be too expensive for the industry, Lord Best has said. Lord Best, who led the Regulation of...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

Average sold prices in prime London have returned to 2014 levels, research suggests. The latest market data from LonRes shows the prime...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

Last year was not one for the faint hearted. Now, at last, the market appears to be experiencing a gradual uptick. Recent...

As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...

Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of  Estate Agency Software. For a long...

OneDome is expanding its flagship product HomeBuyer Service to include surveying.  The property platform said it now provides a full suite of...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...

Propertymark updates Property Information QuestionnairePropertymark has updated its Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) in light of the latest part B and C...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...

Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

The UK timeframe for selling a property has been branded as “embarrassing.” New research shows the UK ranks as the slowest country...

It’s taking an average of 17.61 weeks to sell a property across Greater London, with some parts taking up to 147 days on...

Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...

Conveyancers shouldn’t give buyers and sellers assurances about building safety remediations unless they are confident doing so, the Law Society has...

The number of properties going under offer and new instructions are on the rise but this has yet to translate into...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...

Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...

The ESTAS Group has scheduled a Big Postcode Reveal event in April to detail winners of its latest award category. The Best...

LSL Property Services yesterday announced the completion of its acquisition of TenetLime  The property brand announced in August that it had acquired the mortgage...

Client compliance platform Thirdfort has launched its updated Secure share product to help estate agents boost referrals through the secure sharing...

Agents are becoming more confident about a busy Spring market after the Bank of England held interest rates for the fourth...

A new service has launched to provide buyers of prime and super-prime residential properties with an appraisal of the property’s suitability,...

Property sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in December and ended the year at 1.02m, HMRC data suggests. The latest property...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

Downsizers could free up an estimated £209,215 worth of equity, according to research from national estate agency Jackson-Stops. Its annual research on the ‘downsizer...

Estate agents sold a record-breaking number of properties via online auction in 2023, research suggests. The latest Online Auction Index from iamproperty...

Fall-throughs are costing estate agents an estimated £63m purely based on the cost of having to remarket a property and host...

The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023, TwentyCi claims. The property data firm highlights that house...

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

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...

Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...

Fintech firm Phoebus has joined UK trade body the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as an associate member. The brand provides systems and...

A joint venture between Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) and conveyancing firm Jephson Legal (JL) that aimed to rationalise the residential sales...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Most markets appear to be either at, or past, the moment of peak uncertainty, Savills claims. A trading update from the agency...

Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...

London agent Maskells has expanded further into the capital. Having opened its second office in Kensington and Notting Hill in 2021 to...

Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...

Fall-throughs are estimated to have cost UK buyers and sellers £270m during the third of last year, research suggests. It marks the...

Legal infrastructure provider CTS has managed to restore its services after a cyber-attack halted its conveyancing tools and delayed transactions at...

The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

Business plans will be key for agents looking to successfully navigate 2024, an industry consultant and trainer has said. Michael Day, a...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

In assessing the outlook for property auctions in 2024, it's crucial to look beyond interest rates. The real driving force behind...

The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...

Redbrik Estate Agents is celebrating exchanging on a transaction in just eight days. The milestone was achieved using its SecureMove service, which...

A third of Jackson-Stops agents are expecting a “modest decrease” in house prices next year with some offices expecting drops of...

The Scottish Government’s Budget has been described as a “missed opportunity.” The update yesterday from Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, outlined a...

The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...

The Able Agent has launched a Consumer Protection Regulations (CPR) guidance short course to support agents amid new Trading Standards material...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

More than half of agents have cited 2023 as a difficult financial year, research has revealed. Analysis by data firm Landmark Estate...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...

Consumer willingness to pay to speed up transaction timeframes is on the rise, research suggests. A survey by iamproperty has found 88%...

TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

Reservation agreement provider Gazeal has partnered with Optimus, Landmark’s panel of conveyancers to offer its services as an option for home...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

HMRC recorded the slowest October for property sales since 2021 last month. The latest property transaction figures from the taxman estimates that...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase has hit a three-month high, Bank of England data shows. Figures from the Bank...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging estate agents across the UK to be on high alert as cyberattacks targeting the...