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The cost of housing continues to be a major concern to the majority of adults in the UK, according to the...

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

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

Leaders has launched its upgraded sustainable office in Guildford, Surrey, with an event for local clients, media, local businesses and Leaders staff. The Leaders Romans...

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

The Government has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to boost housebuilding in the capital.   Housing Secretary Michael...

Reapit has unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives to support agents. The agency software provider has launched an AI-powered property...

Building more homes is a better solution than mortgage schemes to support first-time buyers, a Zoopla executive has claimed. Richard Donnell, executive...

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

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

OneDome has unveiled a new express conveyancing service following a successful trial period. OneDome Conveyancing Premium Express aims to deliver a swift...

Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...

Chestertons has launched a new initiative with its e-Bike partner Forest that it hopes will get 5,000 of its customers and...

Three men who set fire to an estate agency branch in Luton while residents of upstairs flat were home have been...

OnTheMarket has partnered with an automated social media service to help agents promote listings on Instagram, X, Facebook and more. Following a...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...

The Government’s First Homes Scheme is set to be the first state-backed initiative to use digital property logbooks. It comes after a...

Two directors of Spicerhaart are set to take over as joint chief executive of the independent agency brand. It comes as its...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

Industry veteran Tim Main has issued a challenge for agents in the latest attempt to speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs. Main,...

At present, the space heating of homes accounts for roughly 14% of the UK’s annual emissions. If we are to meet...

A year-long pilot of using upfront material Information by conveyancer Thomas Legal and search provider Conveyancing Data Services, a part of...

The Government is backing a new trial to give homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient a mortgage rate cut. Perenna...

As a property market expert, I have been closely monitoring the challenges faced by the housing market, particularly the issue of...

This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...

Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of real estate company Beliving in Italy.  Founded by Danilo Orlando in...

AVRillo is seeking agents to help test a new product that aims to provide upfront material information to buyers at the...

Crest Nicholson has become the first UK housebuilder to have its science-based net-zero aim checked and validated by the Science Based...

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

There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...

Portico Estate Agents is set to unveil a new sustainable office at its Fulham branch in London next week. It forms part...

Staff at the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent are among Government departments and civil servants who will take part in...

Agents have begun trialling a new common technology framework devised by a committee within the Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG)...

OnTheMarket Group has launched its own proprietary customer relationship management (CRM) platform for estate agents following a successful trial period.   TecCRM, which...

The Land Registry has said it anticipates ‘minimal disruption’ if a civil service strike goes ahead. Civil servants across 126 public sector...

Estate agents could face new transaction delays after the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent were among Government departments and civil...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

A portal that has historically focused on affordable housing and accessible rental listings is trailing a move into sales. MovingSoon, which provides...

Smoove has announced the full market rollout of its digital onboarding platform, Smoove Start. The conveyancing software provider’s latest tool provides a...

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

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has opened its first sustainable branch in Kemptown, Brighton City Centre. The Leaders-branded office has been completely refurbished...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

Quick buy firm UPSTIX is planning to rollout its chain break service across the market after a successful trial with estate...

Conveyancing software provider Smoove is set to rollout a new flagship estate agency product following a successful trial phase. Smoove Start was...

Our story yesterday on whether the property industry should consider trialling a four-day week generated lots of debate, comments and poll...

Earlier this year, we ran a story asking whether agency would ever embrace a four-day week. This came ahead of the...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

Smart conveyancers are making themselves indispensable to estate agents by doing their due diligence for them. Until now, estate agents and conveyancers...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

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

There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

Homeowners are being warned that their properties may inadvertently end up the Secret Property section of Boomin’s portal. Boomin’s Secret Property tool...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

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

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

A former estate agent described by a judge as being “cruel and manipulative” has been jailed after attacking and attempting to...

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Two prominent estate agencies are amongst those piloting a new financial product that allows aspiring buyers to purchase property with just...

An estate agent with stomach cancer faces a prison sentence after pleading guilty of defrauding an 80 year old pensioner out...

A survey suggests that almost half of first time buyers have at some time pulled out of deals because of environmental...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

In the first of our revamped PropTech Today series - which will see six industry experts discussing a range of issues...

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...

A survey of 5,000 agents suggests the slow house selling and buying process is one of the biggest challenges facing the...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...