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Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...

House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

Analysts have given their backing to Rightmove’s stock market prospects but there are warnings that it can’t “rest on its laurels”...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering scrapping non-dom status in the latest rumour ahead of this week’s Budget. It comes...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

Estate agency services provider Agent and Homes has appointed a professional investor and former asset manager as a non-executive director. Guy Bowles...

The search for the very best of the property industry is officially on for The Midlands PROPS Awards 2024. The awards is...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

The number of mortgage approvals hit a six-month high in December as falling mortgage pricing and renewed buyer confidence “breathed new...

Fine & Country has boosted its Welsh presence with a new North Wales license. The territory has been founded by former partners...

Mortgage rates may be falling but tougher lending criteria is stifling many borrowers, including high earners. Research by Investec has found the...

Beauchamp Estates has opened two new offices in the south of France. The prime luxury agent is now located in the luxury...

Inflation rose unexpectedly in the 12 months to December 2023, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed. The latest ONS figures...

The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...

Home sales and house prices may have struggled in 2023 but more affluent buyers and sellers may not have noticed. Analysis by...

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

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

Inflation fell to its lowest level in two years during November, raising hopes that interest rate cuts and lower mortgage pricing...

Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...

The UK’s housing market is past ‘peak pain’ and looks set to bottom out in mid-2024, according to Savills. The agency giant’s...

Outsourced communications business Moneypenny has appointed a new head of its property team.  Moneypenny supports 2,500 businesses in the UK property industry,...

Self-employed agency brand Harding Green has appointed recent FTSE 100 director Ian Gascoigne to its board. The former managing director of St...

Comedian Rob Beckett is joining eXp UK, for one night only. He hasn’t decided to segway into the estate agency profession but...

There’s growing evidence that wider family members - not just Mum and Dad - are stumping up cash to help younger...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

Spicerhaart has boosted its senior team with the appointment of a new managing director within its estate agency division.  Tommy Taylor is...

It looks like more families are to be hit with inheritance tax in 2023/4 according to a new forecast.  Research from the...

It is just over one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-Budget and homeowners and...

Agency reviews platform allAgents.co.uk has named Martin Roberts as the host of this year's highly anticipated 2023 Annual Customer Experience Awards...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the valuable guidance and innovation offered by Estate Agency...

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

As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...

When it comes to plain English, we in the property world are our own worst enemies. I don’t just mean the cliches...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already being used by the property industry and its impact is only set to grow. But while...

The number of people taking out mortgages with terms of 35 years or more hit a high of 88,059 in 2022,...

The average rate for a two-year fixed rate mortgage has passed the “devilish” 6.66% point, figures show. Moneyfacts yesterday revealed the average...

Parents are compromising their own financial situation to help their children cope with the cost of living crisis, research shows. The latest...

Sotheby’s Realty International is set to return to the small screen next week. Its agents will feature in Channel 4's prime residential property...

Market analysis by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, reveals that Homebuyers can buy a fort for the same price as a...

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has fallen out of the 2023 Sunday Times Rich List while Foxtons supremo Jon Hunt has seen...

The amount of housing wealth owned by the older generation has reached a record level, new figures show. The data, from agency...

Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Dixon - Founder, Prestige & Village Group International What is...

New analysis may called into question the experience of firms approved to check the Government’s flagship register of overseas entities (ROE). The...

Safety, support, health, wealth and happiness were the key firms of the inaugural Women in Estate Agency group conference last week. The...

The total value of all homes across the UK hit record levels by the end of last year and it is...

SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance, has published an agenda-setting whitepaper to highlight the anti-money laundering shortcomings and sanctions...

AML experts SmartSearch warn estate agents that, with so many firms still hiding behind ‘opaque corporate structures,’ proper due diligence has...

Thousands of foreign companies with property in the UK have failed to declare their true owners. It comes as new anti-money laundering (AML)...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

The return of commuters and international buyers has seen buyer demand return to 2019 levels, a major London agent claims. Dominic Agace,...

Challenger portal and homebuying support platform OneDome has acquired broker CMME Mortgage and Protection from the private equity-backed CMME Group. CMME Mortgage...

Sanctions against Russian oligarchs are working but agents and property professionals are being warned against getting complacent when checking international buyer...

Rich Americans will dominate ultra-premium property purchases in 2023, Beauchamp Estates claims. The luxury agent suggests that the strength of the dollar...

Property market analyst and chair of The Home Buying and Selling Group Kate Faulkner was given an OBE in the New...

Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...

Customer review platform ESTAS has partnered with the Women in Estate Agency Group (WIEA) to promote the health, wealth, and empowerment...

Details of the first Women In Estate Agency (WiEA) conference have been revealed. The group, founded by senior agency figures Liana Loporto-Browne...

Harding Green has welcomed its second franchisee. Benjamin Scrace, who joined the broker model estate agency Harding Green in July as a...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Fine & Country has elected new representatives to its National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is responsible for providing advice, suggestions and...

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

Knight Frank’s head of London residential sales Rory Penn has been named ‘Property Adviser of the Year at the Spear’s Awards...

In this guest feature, Ben Bailey, CCO at Even, a mortgage lender for first-time buyers launched this year, provides commentary on the end...

House prices could fall by 10% next year as higher mortgage pricing and rising inflation dampen buyer budgets, Savills has warned. The agency...

First-time buyers and homeowners seeking to sell alike are worried and confused about the current state of the housing market. With the average...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...

The current period of national solidarity over the death of Queen Elizabeth II has embraced the world of property as it...

A new proptech platform that is building online property profiles for the UK’s 28m residential properties so owners and potential buyers...

Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

Agents are being invited to help shape and be part of the future of the proptech sector. Propertymark is hosting proptech investment company...

It's been a busy period of fundraising and volunteering for agents and property professionals. Support has included getting one charity back on...

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published a list of firms that have received penalty notices for failure to meet their...

Reviews website allAgents has revealed the host for its 2022 Customer Experience Awards. The event will be hosted by property and lifestyle...

The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...

A property expert has warned that the Bank of England’s gloomy economic forecasts and last week’s rise in interest rates could...

As the great sporting summer continues – with the Lionesses triumphant against Germany last Sunday, the ongoing Commonwealth Games, and the...

Savills has released a revised five-year forecast for the UK’s prime housing markets, to reflect the strong levels of activity in...

PropTech brand nurtur.group has announced the appointment of Clive Beattie as its new Chief Financial Officer. As we revealed in Estate Agent...

Rightmove has been backed to weather the cost of living crisis and a property market downturn. Analysis by investment service Wealth Club,...

Agents have a “clear opportunity” to nudge high-value homeowners who are considering listing their properties for sale, Zoopla claims. It comes as...

Cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies have been identified among the main risks facing conveyancers. The latest Risk Agenda report from the Council for Licensed...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...

PropertyHeads has relaunched its valuation and insights tool as Mouseprice Pro in the UK after a period of major investment and...

Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

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

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

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...