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Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

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...

The new financial year is often an opportunity to get organised for the year ahead. For self-employed property professionals who are...

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  Responding to a call for evidence...

Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Hertfordshire with the appointment of a new director to lead its Rickmansworth office. Steven...

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

Both 'beauty' and ‘gentle density’ are central themes of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).. The notes which accompany the NPPF state...

Propertymark has welcomed the appointment of the new leader of Welsh Labour and subsequently First Minister for Wales Vaughan Gething. The agency...

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

My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...

A former pub landlord has been appointed a new franchisee to take over Winkworth’s Worthing office on the South Coast. Nathan Wright...

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

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

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...

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

In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...

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

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

Landowners seeking to sell their land for development will have to adjust their expectations as the market, the planning system and...

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...

A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...

GetAgent has been ordered to make its marketing claims clearer following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog...

The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...

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

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...

The market share of self-employed agents has grown by a third in the past year and by 500% since 2018 even...

A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...

Chestertons, one of the UK’s oldest estate agencies, has been sold to a European real estate services and technology group. The buyer...

After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...

Adding value to a home can be the difference between a quick, successful sale and waiting months for the right person...

Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...

The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...

Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...

Fixer-upper homes have become the most in-demand properties, Rightmove claims. The portal has analysed the home features that are driving the most...

A recent analysis of the UK property market by Zoom Property Buyer reveals that detached houses have seen the most significant...

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

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

Sprift has launched a new competitor analysis tool for agents using its services. A new market insights dashboard will provide users with...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...

Arun Estates has unveiled plans to close six Douglas Allen branches as it moves agents in the East London region to...

Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...

The ESTAS Group has launched an ‘app’ style version of its platform for smartphones. ESTAS Mobile offers all the functionality of the...

A new estate agency has benefited from a grant scheme run by multinational company Tata Steel. Lincolnshire estate agent Grahame Barratt-Needham has...

Ben Madden has outlined further plans for his Agents MVMT initiative and the Pass the Syrup podcast. Madden, of Fine & Country...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

Retail queen Stacey Cartwright will succeed Nicholas Ferguson as chair of Savills from December 31 - but she inherits a company...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors housing market snapshot shows the increasing damage being wrought by high interest rates. The RICS...

Client onboarding and verification tool LandmarkAgent has announce a strategic partnership with CRM provider Street.co.uk. The collaboration will enable agency users to...

The share price of LSL Property Services dropped around 16 per cent at one point yesterday following a profits warning given...

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

OnTheMarket is to launch a six-part podcast series aimed at demystifying the home moving process for less experienced property seekers. It comes...

More than one in four estate agents are unsatisfied with the property portals that they use, according to a new survey. An...

Like most parts of the UK, the one I live in has a bit of a beef about parking. More precisely,...

In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...

According to research, the average cost of home insurance was £300 in 2022 – a record low. However, this could increase...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

According to the latest English Housing Survey, there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...

Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Whether at home or abroad, here are some top tips to prevent homeowners from breaking common garden laws and rules this...

With the Bank of England’s rate rise to five per cent, soaring rents, and the cost-of-living crisis, now is the time...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...

Almost 400,000 borrowers on low-rate mortgage deals are in for a shock when their products expire this year, Equifax has warned. Analysis...

Agency-backed anti-money laundering platform Thirdfort is celebrating reaching 1m downloads of its app. Thirdfort, backed by Knight Frank, Chestertons and Savills’ proptech...

New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...

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

Agency brands including Hamptons and Savills as well as property developer London Square have sponsored gardens at this week’s Chelsea Flower...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has said he is looking forward to building a “new force” in the property industry after...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

Amidst mounting regulatory pressure and the escalating threat of financial crime, property firms must embrace innovation to protect themselves and their...

Industry veteran Michael Day is marking 20 years since setting up his Integra Property Services consultancy and training business. The brand now...

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

Made Snappy is offering Forever Tours that can be white-labelled by agents for their vendors to download and keep. The virtual tour...

Landmark Information Group has unveiled a series of open, accessible and standardised digital hubs that aim to connect parts of the...

Agents will receive automatic updates for ‘on market’ and ‘sold/let’ by area under the latest innovation from prospecting tool, Spectre. It will assist...

Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

Eight agents were excluded from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme during the first quarter of 2023 including collapsed online brand Doorsteps for...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...

When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...