Leading UK property auctioneer Bond Wolfe has broken through the £100 million barrier for sales to date in 2024, with its...
Archive
![Young homeowners more in favour of greener properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
The latest Greener Homes Attitudes Tracker from NatWest and S&P Global, reveals that younger homeowners are more in favour of policies...
31 August 2024
From: Features
![Auction sales are rising amid wider property sales dip - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Property-court-400x310.png)
Auction sales are becoming more popular even as the wider market falls, figures suggest. Proptech firm iamproperty analysed data between January and...
29 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![HSBC UK joins forces with OPDA to drive digitisation](/upload/images/Shutterstock_2277055937(1).jpg)
HSBC UK has joined forces with the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to help improve the homebuying process through the sharing...
24 August 2024
From: Features
![Substance AND style: The real reason independents are leading the charge in London’s prime markets](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Substance%20and%20style%20-Jon%20Byers%20.png)
I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![Are agents making the most of eco-features to achieve sales targets?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2442670631.jpg)
Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...
10 August 2024
From: Features
![Agency enjoys more ‘core’ property sales but fewer high-end deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Savills has produced a strong ‘half year report’ to shareholders - but with an interesting take on how it’s operating in...
09 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property sales dip but agents hope rate cut will boost the market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...
01 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech isn't all that it's cracked up to be](/upload/images/3%20--%20PropTech%20isn't%20all%20that%20it's%20cracked%20up%20to%20be.jpg)
“The housing crisis will be solved using technology.” Or so I read somewhere this week. This notion that technology is the panacea...
27 July 2024
From: Features
![Daytime TV blamed for auction stigma](/upload/images/shutterstock_555955690.jpg)
Further consumer education is needed to remove the stigma of auction property sales, iamproperty co-founder Jamie Cooke claims. Cooke has suggested TV...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![The power of incremental change in speeding up completions](/upload/images/shutterstock_2187311821(1).jpg)
According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...
24 July 2024
From: Features
![Property Natter - Why are we waiting? Delays are suffocating…](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Mistakes%20milkshakes%20and%20military%20memories%20-%20Natter.jpg)
It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Is upfront material information creating a consumer-focused moving process?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Phil Spencer: One More Housing Campaign Our MPs Should Champion](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image(5)(1).png)
We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Reform of EPCs can't come quick enough](/upload/images/shutterstock_741888556.jpg)
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![North East agent receives investment for growth](/upload/images/23%2009%2005%201%20Northern%20Town%20in%20Aggressive%20Campaign%20to%20win%20Property%20Investment.jpg)
My Property Box – a North East-headquartered residential estate agency – has received a multi-million pound investment from BGF, one of...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![How agents can use comparable data to price properties with accuracy](/upload/images/NB%20-%20Cosy%20Resi%20Sep%20blog%201%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20in%20Property%20Management%20Tools%20for%20Landlords.jpg)
As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...
06 July 2024
From: Features
![Northern cities dominate top property sales hotspots - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Bradford has maintained its position as the leading hotspot in the country for the second consecutive quarter, according to OnTheMarket data. The...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Priming agents for success by unveiling local market trends](/upload/images/shutterstock_112412021.jpg)
As we move into the second half of the year, the property market is looking buoyant. Demand and supply are most...
29 June 2024
From: Features
![Call myths exposed by survey findings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
In a survey with over 150 agents representing 345 branches, an AI-driven software platform has uncovered insights that dispel many common...
29 June 2024
From: Features
![Let's call an end to homebuyers sharing information on email](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Given the rise of conveyancing fraud, client compliance platform Thirdfort is urging conveyancers, lawyers and estate agents to offer more secure...
29 June 2024
From: Features
![Property Natter - Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
This week I reached the point of maximum political saturation. We’re now four weeks into the campaign with less than a...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Brand Vaughan and Mishon Mackay combined in latest Lomond deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Recruitment-400x310.png)
Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, expanding its presence across the south coast with the acquisition of Mishon Mackay. The five branch...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why some agents have an unfair advantage](/upload/images/240617.jpg)
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the power of Lifesycle’s “Rocks” feature. Introduction to Rocks In December...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![How Abby and Michaela turned their friendship into an agency](/upload/images/2%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20How%20Abby%20and%20Michaela%20turned%20their%20friendship%20into%20an%20agency%20V2.jpeg)
Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Property sales ‘steady’ despite General Election](/upload/images/shutterstock_2317816207.jpg)
Buyers and sellers are proving determined to press ahead with their home moves despite the looming General Election, research suggests. Data...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![LRG sets out its stall for election 2024](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20LRG%20sets%20out%20its%20stall%20for%20election%202024%20Part1%20by%20EAT%20team.jpg)
With election day looming, in the first of a series of articles, experts from property services organisation, Leaders Romans Group, offer...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![Could buyer dropouts become a thing of the past?](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Could%20buyer%20drop-outs%20become%20a%20thing%20of%20the%20past%20By%20Simon%20Jackson.jpg)
Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![PropTech Today - Jackson-Stops builds auction house with Bamboo](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/PropTech%20.jpg)
National estate agency, Jackson Stops, has appointed Bamboo Auctions to provide the white-labelled technology behind its new J-S Auctions service. Bamboo Auctions...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![How agents can use property market data](/upload/images/shutterstock_1712450632.jpg)
There are those in the technology sector that claim “data is the new oil”. I think they might be right, but...
29 May 2024
From: Features
![Buying agent questions social media selling strategies](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
An oversupply of property in the £5m-plus part of the prime London property market has led to a surge of sellers...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Do Online Estate Agencies Exist Any More?](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Industry%20View%20Do%20online%20estate%20agencies%20exist%20any%20more%20IV.png)
Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...
18 May 2024
From: Features
![LonRes: Longer sales times are creating ‘vicious cycle’ of fall-throughs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Prime London property sales are taking longer to go through once under offer, which is creating a vicious cycle of fall-throughs,...
16 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Q1 at auction: the most active auction market we've seen to date](/upload/images/shutterstock_2259462261.jpg)
Auction is gearing up for further growth with a traditional strong spring market anticipated off the back of a record-breaking quarter...
15 May 2024
From: Features
![PropTech Today - Why we can't afford not to be alive to the growing risk of cyber fraud](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...
15 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency regulation and enforcement will improve home sales - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Estate agency regulation is needed to help improve the homebuying and selling process, MPs have been told. The first hearing of the...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - On manoeuvres with OnTheMarket](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20On%20manoeuvres%20with%20OnTheMarket%20-%20Natter.jpg)
It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![Phil Spencer announces ESTAS Postcode Winners](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Phil%20Spencer%20announces%20ESTAS%20postcode%20winners.jpg)
We were delighted to hold our first ESTAS Postcode Awards last Friday as part of our commitment to recognising service standards...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![MPs demand scrapping of ground rents on leasehold properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_385772824.jpg)
Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Here comes Summer.... or maybe Autumn?](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![London has lowest level of tenanted properties for buy-to-let investors](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20%20Weekend%20features%20-%20London%20has%20the%20lowest%20By%20Director%20of%20Benham%20and%20Reeves%2C%20Marc%20von%20Grundherr.jpg)
The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Industry Alert: The Digital Takeover Transforming Estate Agency now!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency. The...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two new branches for growing agency following latest acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Expert tips on how conveyancers can mitigate risk of negligence claims](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature-%20Expert%20tips%20on%20how%20conveyancers%20can%20mitigate%20risk%20of%20negligence%20claims%20By%20Jonathan%20Stebbings%20.jpg)
The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...
20 April 2024
From: Features
![At last! Property sales data shows recovery from Brexit](/upload/images/shutterstock_1074715964.jpg)
It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Buyers 'tak' the high road to stronger market](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...
13 April 2024
From: Features
![Industry Views - Purplebricks Is Right - We All Need A BS-Tester](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Purplebricks%20is%20right.png)
Who says irony is dead? That Purplebricks, of all agencies, should promote the idea of a ‘BS-Tester’ to identify false promises by...
06 April 2024
From: Features
![Potential ticking time bomb for retrofit complaints awaits](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20potential%20ticking%20time%20bomb%20By%20Simon%20Jackson.jpg)
The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...
06 April 2024
From: Features
![Speeding Up Conveyancing: Insights at The Guild Conference](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20features%20-%20Speeding%20up%20conveyancing%20By%20James%20Du%20Pavey%2C%20Managing%20Director%2C%20Independent%20Estate%20Ag.jpg)
In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...
06 April 2024
From: Features
![Property sales rise as agents prepare for spring market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Optimism in residential housing in Scotland as the market proves its resilience](/upload/images/3%20Optimism%20is%20Scottish%20property%20market%20-%20weekend%20feature%20by%20John%20McHugh%2C%20Managing%20Partner%20of%20DM%20Hall%20Chartered%20Surveyors_.jpg)
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![The art of negotiation in a buyer's market](/upload/images/4%20Negotiation_buyers_market_artic_FINAL(19March)%20by%20Charlotte%20Jeffrey-Campbell.jpg)
Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![Material Information Guidance - Is it Actually Material?](/upload/images/5%20Part%202%20Material%20Information%20Guidance%20%20Is%20it%20Actually%20Material%20by%20David%20Beaumont.jpg)
In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...
30 March 2024
From: Features
![Century 21 opens global listings site to UK estate agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
UK-based estate agencies are being given the opportunity to list their properties on Century 21 Global, the brand’s global listings site. This...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![How technology can create more certainty amidst the chaos of chain breaks](/upload/images/shutterstock_519502300.jpg)
The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...
20 March 2024
From: Features
![The 'personal agent' - threat or opportunity?](/upload/images/3%20Proofed%20--%20The%20%E2%80%98personal%20agent%E2%80%99%20%E2%80%93%20threat%20or%20opportunity%20by%20Richard%20Rawlings%2C%20Estate%20Agency%20Trainer.jpg)
Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...
16 March 2024
From: Features
![It's time agents took a leaf out of Amazon's book](/upload/images/5%20%20Proofed%20%20--%20It%E2%80%99s%20time%20agents%20took%20a%20leaf%20out%20of%20Amazon%E2%80%99s%20book%20By%20Dominic%20Grace%2C%20Senior%20Adviser%20at%20property%20data%20business%20Outra%20%20.jpg)
Last year was not one for the faint hearted. Now, at last, the market appears to be experiencing a gradual uptick. Recent...
16 March 2024
From: Features
![Common Pitfalls: Avoiding Fines in UK Property Transactions](/upload/images/6%20%20Proofed%20--%20Common%20pitfalls%20avoiding%20fines%20By%20Gary%20Hemming%2C%20Finance%20Advisor%2C%20ABC%20Finance.jpg)
As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...
16 March 2024
From: Features
![The importance of open data for building a fully digital property market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1388905949.jpg)
The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...
13 March 2024
From: Features
![Economy brightens Budget gloom for property professionals](/upload/images/2%20Economy%20brightens%20Budget%20gloom%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Only one in 10 homes sold at a loss last year - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spring Budget disappoints but OBR revises housing forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government intervention needed on property transaction times – claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1245681568(1).jpg)
Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![The need to fill the void in the aftermath of Help to Buy](/upload/images/4%20The%20need%20to%20fill%20the%20void%20-%20weekend%20features.jpg)
As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...
02 March 2024
From: Features
![Mortgage approvals rise again but sales hit a decade low in January](/upload/images/shutterstock_130170536.jpg)
Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property expert slams 1% mortgages as Government considers introduction](/upload/images/1%20Property%20expert%20slams%201%25%20mortgages%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Charlie%20Davidson.jpg)
The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...
24 February 2024
From: Features
![London house prices fall by up to £236,000 in a year](/upload/images/5%20London%20property%20prices%20weekend%20feature%20By%20Marc%20von%20Grundherr.jpg)
Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...
24 February 2024
From: Features
![Property Natter - When Angels rose from the ashes (part ll)](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
In my last Natter, I recounted the story of how Angels media bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis by launching...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![University launches landmark estate agency degree course](/upload/images/shutterstock_2111879009.jpg)
A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why new build properties may be best for first-time buyers](/upload/images/4%20Proofed%20--%20Why%20new-build%20homes%20weekend%20features%20by%20Vernon%20Pethard.jpg)
After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![UK should follow Norway to speed-up property sales - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1878042871.jpg)
UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Industry-Specific AI Tool Flooded with Requests in Just 3 Days](/upload/images/AI%20Prop.jpg)
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss Uzair, an industry-specific artificial intelligence (AI). Iceberg Digital, the creators...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![ESPC: Homebuyers picked up bargains at the end of 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Buyers in Scotland took advantage of the high levels of competition in the market between November January, research suggests. Analysis by Scottish...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![HMRC records December dip in property sales](/upload/images/shutterstock_1898316274(1).jpg)
Property sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in December and ended the year at 1.02m, HMRC data suggests. The latest property...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing fees rose 6% in 2023 - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_2169177641.jpg)
Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers reject period properties to reduce housing costs - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Homebuyers are snubbing period properties, new analysis suggests. Research by Shawbrook suggests UK buyers are now prioritising sustainability and efficiency over style,...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property chains 'harder to fix' as 35% of sales collapsed last year - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_1204548853.jpg)
More than a third of property sales fell through last year, with buyers to blame in most cases. A survey by QuickMoveNow...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bond Wolfe celebrates strong year for auctions](/upload/images/shutterstock_1937404360.jpg)
Property brand and auctioneer Bond Wolfe has recorded total sales revenues of more than £178 million for 2023. The auctions division raised...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gascoigne Halman founder marks 50-year milestone](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Gascoigne Halman founder John Halman is marking 50 years in estate agency. Halman entered estate agency in 1973 and, demonstrating a natural...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents set for busy month of Christmas completions - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![HMRC: October property market activity hits two-year low](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
HMRC recorded the slowest October for property sales since 2021 last month. The latest property transaction figures from the taxman estimates that...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cut could be bad for first-time buyers -warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Rumours about tax cuts in this week’s Autumn Statement are continuing but there are warnings that a Stamp Duty cut may...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency boss: Stamp Duty cut won’t help property sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Stamp Duty cuts won’t give the property market the boost it needs, an agency chief executive has warned. Dominic Agace, chief executive...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property sales slump in September as mortgage rates remain high - HMRC](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The number of property sales recorded by HMRC is at its lowest level for almost a decade. New HMRC property transactions data...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![What’s behind Scotland’s speedy home sales?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20shutterstock_1393919921.jpg/2%20shutterstock_1393919921__400x286.jpg)
Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...
28 October 2023
From: Features
![Over fifth of London sales this year hit £1m or over](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ashley Day - Director of Bristol Property Centre](/upload/images/IMG_1246(1).jpg)
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre. What is...
09 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![Summer slump? Sales and mortgage approvals drop in August](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
Property sales and mortgage approvals both fell annually in August, official data shows. Figures from HMRC show UK residential transactions were down...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![KWUK prepares for ‘largest ever’ Megacamp](/upload/images/shutterstock_192595709.jpg)
Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to hold its largest ever UK event. The KWUK Megacamp will take place at the VUE cinema in...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Why direct mail should be at the forefront of your marketing mix…](/upload/images/__thumbs/shutterstock_1842626092.jpg/shutterstock_1842626092__400x267.jpg)
Tangible, tactile, and tested. Those are the three words that Royal Mail used to describe direct mail marketing campaigns. Despite living in...
21 September 2023
From: Features
![Coventry agent secures historic ‘super office’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
A long-established Coventry estate agent has created a new “super office” in one of the city’s most historic areas as it...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What do the final 100 days of 2023 hold for estate agents?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
As Summer makes way for Autumn, many in the sector are bracing themselves for storm-clouds. But should they be? Here, in his...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents unruffled as sales slide again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Agents insist the market is still moving – albeit among cash buyers – after HMRC data shows another dip in sales activity. HMRC’s...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![High EPC ratings don’t boost property sale prices - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![TwentyCi: Property market remains ‘stubbornly resistant’ to collapse](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property tax grab up 50% in two years - agency chief’s claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers face ‘too many complaints’ about undertaking breaches](/upload/images/shutterstock_579629260(2).jpg)
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned it is receiving “too many complaints” about breaches of undertakings by solicitors. The regulator...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir trading update: Lettings income offsets sales slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Belvoir has reported revenue growth for the first half of 2023 despite “challenging market conditions,” with its lettings performance offsetting lower...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![TPFG maintains positive outlook despite sales slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has said its multiple income streams will help it navigate the uncertain markets after it revealed...