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A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...

Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...

One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders has reduced its upper age limit in a blow for home buyers . Halifax is...

House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...

As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

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

Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...

The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...

Fraud in the lettings industry is reaching unprecedented heights. Now, more than ever, there is a need for a revolution in...

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

Estate agents are being reminded of their anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities. It comes after HMRC has seen a rise in new applications...

Landmark Information Group has completed the acquisition of Ordnance Survey’s shares in the PointX location services database. PointX was formed in 2001...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking feedback on two ‘working papers’ that detail its assessment on the use of...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

The Propertymark Trust is offering grants to agents and family members affect by Storm Ciaran. The Met Office has issued almost 200...

Residential property auctioneer iamproperty is creating 18 new job opportunities for people to join the fast-growing world of auction, as consumer...

One in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35 years or more, new research suggests. This...

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

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

By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...

Agents are being urged to take extra care when dealing with sales on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity. Kate Stockdale,...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...

The most common time for a property sale to fall through is in the second week after the sale is agreed,...

Hundreds of high-rise buildings have been registered with the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) since its launch last month but it...

The impact of last year’s mini-Budget on the property market are “fading,” agents have claimed after the latest Nationwide housing data...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

A claims management company has criticised a long-awaited document released by the Property Care Association (PCA) on the use of the...

For just over a decade, the Government has operated ‘Help to Buy’ schemes in England. The first of these, ‘NewBuy’, which...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

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

Propertymark has made its annual call for new property professionals to join its leadership team and ambassadorial positions. The agency trade body...

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

Next week may not be the best time for agents to chase conveyancers waiting for Land Registry information. The Public and Commercial...

A senior Land Registry executive has insisted he wasn’t blaming conveyancers for transactions delays following a controversial blog last month that...

When Winter stabs its icy fingers at us Brits our thoughts tend to turn to sun-kissed beaches, the lapping Mediterranean and...

The estate agency job market remains buoyant despite talk of a property market slowdown, an industry recruiter claims. Agency recruitment firm Rayner...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? On my card it says: Vincent Anthony, Managing Director of Propertynest.  ...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has formed a new member panel that will be chaired by senior industry figure Eric Walker. The...

Conveyancers are being urged to conduct better “quality control” on documents filed to the Land Registry after the body revealed ‘basic...

The housing market is struggling to regain momentum following the mini-Budget but a ‘soft landing’ is possible, Nationwide suggests. The lender is...

The Land Registry has taken what it describes as a major step to fulfilling its automation ambitions. Applications submitted to HM Land...

In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...

LSL has warned of a slowdown in sales and a rise in fall-throughs at the agency as it issued a “cautious...

Anti-money laundering platform Credas has integrated open banking technology as part of its agent-facing proposition.  Open banking lets consumers securely share their...

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

What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...

Hundreds of thousands of mortgage applications could fail in the coming decade as lending criteria tightens amid the cost of living...

Conveyancing software provider Dye & Durham has upgraded its Index Property Information platform, promising to ease the registration process and provide...

It’s fair to say that ours is an industry which has a language of its own, and often revels in the...

Estate agency franchise network Propertynest is looking to expand its reach as it looks to become a 100 franchisee-plus network over...

The fallout from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget, which has spooked the markets and caused the pound to fall to record lows,...

The Bank of England increased interest rates to their highest level since the financial crisis yesterday, prompting fears of higher cost...

The Land Registry has set out ambitious plans to automate up to 70% of all updates to its register by 2025...

Connells Midlands has launched a new Shared Ownership Hub to help deliver affordable housing in the region. It will provide an end-to-end...

Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...

In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...

In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...

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

Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...

Street Group is celebrating reaching 100 employees. The agency software and marketing provider said it is still looking to fill 15 more...

It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

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

Recent statistics published by the government’s Business Insights and Conditions Survey revealed the extent to which many real estate businesses have...

Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...

Legal experts are warning that the rush to beat interest rate rises could lead to “ill conceived” and “rushed transactions.” The Bank...

More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...

The Bank of England has confirmed plans to withdraw the requirement for lenders to conduct interest rate stress tests on mortgage...

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

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

In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

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

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...

Good-quality APIs can help agents to thrive in 2022 and beyond according to industry PropTech supplier Openview – Powered by VTUK.  API,...

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake.  Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

HM Land Registry will accept only digital register update applications from November 2022. Most applications received currently are submitted as PDFs or...

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

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...