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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Northern Ireland property portal Propertynews.com has launched a bespoke artificial intelligence assistant to improve the homebuying process for both buyers and...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the UK’s largest housebuilders as it warns of “fundamental concerns”...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Concerned homeowners and gardeners are frequently mistaking common garden plants such as bindweed, dogwood and lilac for highly invasive Japanese knotweed,...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
As property listings go, this one may be more barking than beautiful. Zoopla has revealed an interesting listing that has appeared on...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography and a well-crafted description, what can be...
13 December 2023
From: Sponsored Content
GetAgent has been ordered to make its marketing claims clearer following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has opened a new residential lettings and sales office in Knightsbridge. The luxury listings agent said...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Around half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has highlighted land banks and planning blockages as potential areas for investigation. It comes as the...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the property industry? My name is Andrea...
24 July 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A competition to track down as many golden estate agent boards placed around Leeds as possible has been won by Grace...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
An agent who went viral with musical property marketing videos has taken her last bow in estate agency. Keller Williams agent Claire...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
British athletics legends Steve Backley and Roger Black have been named as brand ambassadors for self-employed agency brand eXp UK. They will...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The financial regulator has revised its own data on how many mortgage borrowers may face repayment difficulties as it calls on...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The competition watchdog is set to shine a spotlight on property, with investigations into the housebuilding market and a separate project...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? On my card it says: Vincent Anthony, Managing Director of Propertynest. ...
12 January 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Ever wondered how an estate agent celebrates Christmas? The team behind agency network Mr and Mrs Clarke has given the world a...
13 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The property industry often gets a bad rep, despite all the work that agents and others in the sector do for...
12 November 2022
From: Features
The chair of the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned firms that it shouldn’t be seen as a ‘light-touch’ regulator. Speaking at...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of complaints about agents are being resolved without formal investigation but issues are becoming more complex, The Property Ombudsman...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The temperature may be cooling outside but there is plenty of charitable warmth being shown by estate agents. Whatever the cause you...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents are charging movers fees of 1.4% on average to sell their homes, new research claims. An article by consumer watchdog...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...
15 October 2022
From: Features
From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Seven adverts pushing the Government’s flagship levelling up policy have been banned. The advertising watchdog censured the Department for Levelling Up, Housing...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents selling rural homes have been urged to provide better levels of upfront information regarding homes in the countryside that...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Thousands more leaseholders are expected to see ground rents cut and some may even receive refunds. It forms part of the Competition...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...
20 August 2022
From: Features
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has closed its investigation into alleged mis-selling of leasehold houses by Barratt Homes. It is the...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...
13 August 2022
From: Features
The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has announced the schedule for its annual Conference. The event returns to its traditional in-person format this year,...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...
30 July 2022
From: Features
House price indices may be reporting record rises but sales seem to be slowing. The latest HMRC property transactions data for June...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies have been identified among the main risks facing conveyancers. The latest Risk Agenda report from the Council for Licensed...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
From bike rides to boxing, agents and property professionals have been turning up the heat with their fundraising exploits. Remember, if you...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has rebranded its charitable arm. Its members charity Arbon Trust unveiled a new identity and vision at the trade body’s national...
07 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Tom Cummuskey, I am the Sales & Marketing...
29 June 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...
18 June 2022
From: Features
In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...
28 May 2022
From: Features
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...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company is offering members of the public the chance to win...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint regarding claims made by Purplebricks about home sales. The advertising watchdog revealed...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features
If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features
Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about a property advertised by Connells-owned Countrywide estate agents. The issue revolves...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Rightmove - which for some time has linked solely with iamsold to provide the controversial Modern Method of Auction system to...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...
31 July 2021
From: Features
We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
New guidance has been issued by the Competitions and Markets Authority for whistleblowers who want to report anti-competitive practices by their...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News
03 July 2021
From: Features
The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello - it’s Friday already and that means more salutes to those in our industry raising money for good causes. If...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A firm has agreed to amend its claim that it was the number one selling agent in its town in 2020,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A family is appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a motorhome stolen from outside their house at Whitstable in Kent...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...
10 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...
08 May 2021
From: Features
An estate agency has apologised after a bogus employee posted offensive comments about Prince Philip on a newly-created fake Facebook account. This...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority says it has pushed Facebook into taking new action to combat fake reviews - an issue...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Late last year Hamptons launched ‘Relay around the World’… a fundraising initiative to raise money for Cancer Research’s Stand Up To...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...
27 March 2021
From: Features
Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features
On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An agency has changed a property listing on its website following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency was Campbell...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features
As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...
30 January 2021
From: Features
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
02 January 2021
From: Features
With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...