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The entirety of the property market could be enhanced by embracing all-in-one moving and streamlining processes, according to The ValPal Network. This,...

An independent estate agency has announced that it will extend its role as Bolton Wanderers Associate Partner into the 2022/23 season. Joining...

The auction industry could end up taking advantage of the upcoming downturn in the property market, because it provides the quickest...

There is a staggering £117 billion worth of property currently up for sale across the UK property market, according to new...

Another ‘prestigious’ London location has been added to the Fine & Country roster, with Teddington the latest to open a branch...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

It was announced back in February this year that PEXA, the Australian FinTech/PropTech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement...

A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...

Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...

A property purchasing specialist has revealed how the UK’s home sellers are now paying £793 more in estate agent commission when...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

The right investment can help agents to thrive even during the current cost-of-living crisis. That’s according to cloud-based CRM solution Openview,...

One of the North East’s leading property experts has claimed that Newcastle’s diverse property market is still seeing record levels of...

The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...

Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...

The cost-of-living crisis has been dominating the news headlines for some months now, but new research has revealed the extent to...

A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...

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

Thanks to a relentless market, the property market has enjoyed a purple patch over the past few years. But now that...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

The Tory leadership debates have covered everything from taxes to trans rights but industry executives have lamented the lack of focus...

Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers...

House price indices may be reporting record rises but sales seem to be slowing. The latest HMRC property transactions data for June...

Agents have begun experience a ‘more traditional’ market with demand dropping and offers coming in slightly under asking price, research claims. The...

Automation is the direction the industry is moving in and it’s gathering pace every day. Forward-thinking agents are using automation and...

High profile agents and industry executives are due to appear in a new video series to share best practice ideas online. The...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...

Prime London sales activity remains above pre-pandemic levels despite an annual drop, figures suggests. Analysis of the prime London market for the...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

Knight Frank is predicting a post-summer slump in the prime London property market. It comes despite its data for the second quarter...

Estate agency trade body Propertymark is hoping to “maintain momentum” with newly appointed Housing Secretary Greg Clark. He replaces Michael Gove, who...

Fine & Country is predicting the impending housing market slowdown will be gradual. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...

Sales and lettings board provider Agency Express has launched a strategic partnership with The Key Safe Company. The partnership provides a bolt-on...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

The recovery of the prime central London property market is being hampered by a lack of international buyers and Russia’s invasion...

A Sussex lettings and estate agency has delved into its past for its latest apprentice. Mishon Mackay has recently hired Oliver Sumners,...

Anyone working in the property market should have at least one eye on supply. Of course, it’s a constant issue for...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

The property market is unlikely to see forced sales but buyers are becoming more price sensitive, Zoopla warns. The property portal’s latest...

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

Proptech firm iamproperty has formed its own committee of agents to discuss issues facing the property market. The auctioneer and sales progression...

Independent estate agency Beresfords has expanded its property offering with the acquisition of commercial property specialists Whybrow Chartered Surveyors. It allows the...

A third of property professionals have reported suffering from burnout due to the pandemic property market boom. A survey of UK property...

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’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

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

House price growth may be slowing but a senior industry figure has said it is incorrect to speculate that this means...

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

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

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

All regions of the UK have seen at least a 2% increase in property supply, TwentyCi claims. A June update from the...

The economic turmoil of the past two years has done little to deter people from buying a property, research suggests. Buyers and...

A housing analyst has urged buyers to look beyond average prices. Kate Faulkner, founder of Propertychecklists.co.uk, said she is on a mission...

Relationships between conveyancers and estate agents have improved since the manic stamp duty-holiday driven days of the pandemic, but it is...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...

A record number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks were carried out during the first quarter of 2022 across the UK property industry,...

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...

Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...

Conveyancers have had their busiest year on record, industry data shows. Search Acumen’s latest Conveyancing Market for the first quarter of 2022...

Mortgage down valuations are being driven-up by sellers trying their luck and ignoring their estate agent’s advice, a broker claims. Analysis by...

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...

Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

Estate agents and sellers could be set to benefit from fewer fall-throughs this year but the costs of a collapsed sale...

The Prime Minister has tonight won a confidence vote in his leadership and hung on to his premiership. After a dramatic day at...

Rural areas are dominating the boost in property supply. Agents have reported an improvement in sales stock in recent weeks. Analysis by Knight...

The property market is starting to get hit by price cuts and slower sales times. Research by Zoopla has highlighted that one...

Cash buyers may no longer be king in the property market. The level of demand and lack of supply in the current...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...

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

In this latest video interview zoning in on the current property market, and the stats, facts and data behind its present...

Fine & Country has been revealing the secrets of running an premium estate agency. The agency brand is currently hosting a Masterclass...

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Almost half of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with a high energy efficiency rating, research suggests. It...

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...

There are signs that properties are starting to take longer to sell. A lack of stock in recent months has meant agents...

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...

Buyers and sellers should focus on the Bank of England’s actions rather than words when it comes to the housing market,...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...

London accounted for almost half of million-pound plus property sales over the past 12 months but the most active borough at...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...

An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses.  Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...

Surveyors have revealed the key issues coming up in reports that could stifle sales or reduce offers. The most common issues over...

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...

Agents are being offered a free video that could help persuade homeowners who are unsure about listing their property. Industry trainer and...

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

Estate agent HOP is offering eagle eyed Leeds residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one of...

The trend for remote working could continue to influence the property market into next year, Rightmove claims. The portal’s data shows there...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...

A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...

A new ‘local and independent’ boutique estate agency has been founded in the heart of Wimbledon Village, with a vision of...

London’s prime sales market is set to underperform compared with 2021 but is still looking to be better than the pre-pandemic...

Local residents are to be given the final say on changes to the name of their street under new government plans. The...

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

The supply shortage may be coming to an end. That is the view from the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The research among...

Rightmove is set to launch a new marketing campaign next week that encourages people to consider the different life they could...

Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that house price growth is set to slow. House price indices from lenders such as...

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...

Zoopla has unveiled a Sales Advisory Board in an attempt to give agents a greater say in how the portal is...

A survey of 700 borrowers by a high net worth lender suggest almost four out of 10 have lost a mortgage...

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

Rising inflation may soon overtake house price growth even in the most buoyant areas of the UK, a property market analysis...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

The Bank of England has issued a consultation on changing the affordability tests for large mortgages introduced in the wake of...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

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

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

There’s been another large rise in fee earnings for Rightmove this morning, as the portal softens the blow by announcing a...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...

A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...

An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...

The government’s heavily publicised Levelling Up initiative could benefit the UK’s overall property market by approaching £96 billion, it’s been claimed. Some...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

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

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows.  Following...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...

A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...

An online auction company executive has been appointed to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers committee for Propertymark. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

New research shows an estimated £200 billion worth of property sat vacant across Britain’s housing market - up 2.1 per cent...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

A property finance expert is telling buyers to sit on their hands and not commit to purchases - as he believes...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

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

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...

By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007...

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

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

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

A new survey by property consultancy TwentyCi shows that the market share of online and hybrid agents in the third quarter...

Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

The hybrid agency Paton & Co is moving into new territories in Berwickshire and Northumberland. The company has been Borders-based since launching...

The first agency to give its market forecast for 2022 and beyond has suggested an upbeat performance next year.  Hamptons says the...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

The property market over the last 18 months has seen unprecedented activity - as a result of changed priorities, the stamp...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

A small survey commissioned by a PropTech firm appears to show that a majority of respondents believe estate agents lack expertise...

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

A report claims the flurry of transactions over recent months has been down mostly to families moving into larger homes and...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...

The Fine & Country network has added another agency to its network - this one in the west country city of...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - has redesigned its boards in...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is opening four new branches this year. KFH recently opened new lettings offices in Brook Green...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s without fuel...

Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know your...

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

A former England international is an early graduate of a new estate agency academy in Yorkshire. Rebecca Rayner, a former England under-18...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

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

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...