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The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

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

Interest rates were held for the fifth consecutive time after the latest Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday. The...

The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

Two estate agency businesses have already signed up to self-employed agency brand eXp’s new brokerage model just weeks after launch. Mackays, a...

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed two new consultant senior directors of sales.  Katya Zenkovich brings with her two decades of...

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...

The property and construction sector is falling behind most other industries in website performance, analysis suggests. CMS provider Zengenti analysed the performance...

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

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

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

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

Inheritance Tax receipts for April to September 2023 have soared to £3.9 billion, some £0.4 billion higher than the same period...

Propertymark has frozen membership fees for 2024. Acknowledging the impact of ongoing inflationary pressure and high-interest rates, the agency trade body has...

A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...

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

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

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

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

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

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

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,...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard...

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

Members of the Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) are to be given free access to an exclusive quarterly online masterclass session...

It has been another busy week in the property sector.  In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on...

Family-run estate agency Hannells is celebrating after reaching the final of a prestigious local business awards. Launched back in 2009, the Midlands Family...

At a time of great uncertainty, the HomeOwners Alliance (HOA) and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have announced a partnership...

First-time buyers are persisting with Help to Buy purchases as cut-off-point approaches for the housing support scheme. To be eligible for an...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

A high-profile charity is calling for a Stamp Duty overhaul, local buyer restrictions and extra charges on property purchases by landlords...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

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

Former youth Olympic Badminton player Grace King is one of first recruits in a campaign launched by hybrid agency Mr and...

Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...

Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...

With the ever-persistent compliance hurdles materialising within the property market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, speaks about how the use of...

Dozens of estate agents have been fined a combined total of £519,645 for failing to meet their obligations under anti-money laundering...

Conveyancers are being advised to prepare their businesses for a “significant fall in work volumes.” Many firms have complained about a backlog...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

How did the housing market transform from incredibly strong - almost too strong - early in the year, to a situation...

Transforming your living room into an eco-friendly space not only benefits your health and wellbeing, but the planet too. It can...

Home hunters are increasingly searching for eco-friendly homes amid concerns about rising energy bills, figures suggest. New data from Legal & General...

Former Evolve staff are being offered £2,000 ex-gratia payments by the easyGroup after its ownership of easyProperty ended. Jason Bull, national sales...

Troubled agency Purplebricks is set to face further litigation from the group which is already preparing to bring a class action...

With green issues on the agenda more than ever, homeowners wanting to learn more about making their homes more eco-friendly have...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

A best-selling author and ex-military wellness culture revolutionary have been named as headliners for this year’s NAEA Propertymark conference. Dr Andy Cope...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure clients have instructed a solicitor from “day dot.” Speaking in an exclusive video interview with...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

A Russian billionaire says he no longer owns many of his former properties in the UK, raising question marks over the...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

A legal expert has warned that everyone is theoretically at risk of committing a breach of sanctions against Russia - but...

A leading London agency has launched an urgent appeal for goods and equipment to be handed in to its offices today...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

An estate agency has announced what it calls a ‘Global Citizenship Division’ to take advantage of a surge in interest for...

The most senior Trading Standards officer policing the agency industry says he hopes the public will ask about referral fees in...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

Fine & Country says it’s celebrating the launch of offices in 12 new locations across Spain this year. The brand says that...

A conveyancing company is asking clients to set their own fee - with some strings. Zen Move Solicitors is a year-old digital...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

In this tips article, the experts at GoodMove provide expert insight into the remortgage process. Remortgaging is the process of changing your...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide.  Prices rose 7.3 per cent...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in...

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...

The stamp duty holiday running until March next year has triggered a surge in interest in UK property from Hong Kong...

Government leaks to mainstream and building trade media suggest the controversial Help To Buy scheme will be extended beyond its end-of-2020 deadline. An...

The number of Hong Kong buyers looking at property in London has doubled in just five weeks according to an agency...

A branch of London agency Foxtons has been targeted by a group of political agitators called Beyond Politics, which says it’s...

Government figures show the 218,975 properties within Greater London have Chinese owners - and two agents say there will be more...