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Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...

UK homebuyers have expressed support for more digital tools to reduce the administrative burden of purchasing a property yet few have...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...

SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance, has published an agenda-setting whitepaper to highlight the anti-money laundering shortcomings and sanctions...

Estate agency brand Beresfords is offering to pay one Essex-based resident’s utility bills for one year. The family-owned independent brand has launched...

With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

Tackling the cost of utility bills has been highlighted as the top priority that new Prime Minister Liz Truss should focus...

Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research...

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

Up to 70% of property firms have not changed their approach to onboarding new customers since sanctions were imposed on Russia...

The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler.  Before...

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...

The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Student accommodation is positively luxurious compared with the drafty digs of my student days. En-suites, studio flats, even cinemas in halls...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

An estate agent spotted her father’s house advertised on Rightmove just three days before it was due to be auctioned -...

With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever.  However, being able to obtain access to the...

Frazer Fearnhead, a founder of The House Crowd property crowdfunding platform, has been sharply criticised in a ‘car crash’ moment on BBC...

I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...

Not Invested In Light Panels Yet In this economical climate you might think that investing in new window displays is a...