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Search Acumen has begun beta-testing of ChatGPT within its data platform for conveyancers, which it hopes will reduce working times and...

Home-movers have been identified as one of the most attractive consumer groups during the cost-of-living crisis, contributing an estimated £29 billion...

As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...

Agents are being offered a new tool to help them reclaim fees they are owed following a vendor’s withdrawal from the...

Gallagher has agreed a partnership to offer its products to customers of Knight Frank Finance. The partnership will see Gallagher offering insurance...

The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...

Last month marked the slowest February to sell a home since 2013 but prices are improving, new analysis claims. Insight from agency...

Move with Us and Moving Made Easy have been awarded the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) accreditation for their part-exchange and...

Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...

More than half of homebuyers have become more willing to compromise in the search for their next home, new research reveals. Analysis...

The Guild of Property Professionals has achieved the milestone of more than 11,000 ESTAS reviews. The network has revealed it has reached...

A representative of major Purplebricks shareholder Axel Springer has stood down from the online agent’s board. It comes as the beleaguered brand...

Foxtons has lost its DNA, its chief executive has warned. It comes as the company published its first annual results under new...

Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...

International buyers appear to slowly be returning to the prime central London (PCL) market, according to Hamptons data. Figures released by the...

More than a tenth of homeowners expect to delay buying or selling a home this year due to the cost of...

Safety, support, health, wealth and happiness were the key firms of the inaugural Women in Estate Agency group conference last week. The...

Reapit has acquired agency software provider Inspect Real Estate (IRE). The service, already used by more than 3,000 real estate customers to...

Companies that own UK residential properties have under a month to revalue and tell HMRC if any are worth more than...

Estate agents are entering a ‘rocky period,’ an accountancy firm has warned, as research shows insolvencies in the sector are on...

Agents may have been slightly put out by Rightmove reporting a boom in user fees despite a drop in members, but...

Around a third of agents still have some sort of dress code at work while almost half are kust expected to...

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

Hunters has welcomed two new franchise partners who have acquired the Hunters Scarborough, Bridlington and Filey businesses. Sam Lakin and Pete Croft have...

Two well-known East Yorkshire estate agents have joined forces to merge their businesses with a new name and branding. Stanifords and Grays...

Rightmove has reported its second highest year for average revenue per advertiser (ARPA) despite agency branch membership dipping slightly. The portal revealed...

Agents are being trained in how to operate in a ‘normal’ sales market, a senior industry executive has revealed. Gareth Samples, chief...

Conveyancers are warning that this week’s Land Registry strikes could have a knock-on effect on property sales once staff return to...

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

Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has unveiled new expansion plans with the opening of at least three new UK locations per year and...

Premium property agency Prestige & Village is expanding beyond its home base in the South East of England. It has launched the...

AVRillo is seeking agents to help test a new product that aims to provide upfront material information to buyers at the...

A conveyancing firm has put the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to the test to see if it can rival legal...

Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...

Properties need to be listed for at least nine to 14 days to achieve their optimum selling price, new research claims. The...

Winkworth is expanding its operations to focus on land and new homes opportunities across London. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth, said...

The Connells Group has said it remains optimistic about the year ahead after reporting falling profits and a decline in exchanges...

Zoopla has become the latest accredited supplier of the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) for its software that supports housebuilders. It come...

Purplebricks has received “several credible expressions of interest” since putting itself up for sale last month, the online agent has revealed. The...

The South East of England is currently most in need of an estate agency personnel boost, new research claims. The analysis, by...

Mortgage lenders may have been grabbing the headlines in recent weeks with rates below 4% but a broker has warned this...

The competition watchdog is set to shine a spotlight on property, with investigations into the housebuilding market and a separate project...

Rightmove is set to launch a new property estimate tool for homeowners who are not actively looking to sell right now. The...

Agents working with iamproperty sold more than 7,000 properties through its auction service last year, the proptech firm has revealed, as it...

Agency trade body Propertymark has backed calls for greater leaseholder protections as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proceeds through Parliament. The...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...

Sellers are cutting asking prices by an average 4.5% discount to achieve a sale, Zoopla claims. The figure is the highest for...

Prime London demand and supply is on the rise but mainly for those without the need for a mortgage, new data...

Estate agency brand Douglas & Gordon was confirmed to have entered administration yesterday. There were rumours over the weekend that the well-known...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has launched a range of new tools that aim to boost the user experience for consumer and also make...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

Chartered psychologist, neuroscientist and award-winning science communicator Dr Sabina Brennan has been announced as the latest speaker at this year’s Propertymark...

The total value of all homes across the UK hit record levels by the end of last year and it is...

A claims management company (CMC) is in the process of helping with more than 500 claims from homeowners to get refunds...

Estate agents should ‘rock the clothes they want’ rather than sticking to corporate 1980s suit fashions, an industry executive has claimed. It...

Agents using Reapit’s services can now access anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort. The provider has been added to Reapit’s AppMarket. It means Reapit...

OnTheMarket Software has launched a new website builder and marketing tool to help boost an agent’s digital presence. The service is called...

The head of estate agency Nesbits’ sales team is marking 50 years with the independent brand. Robin Evans has looked back on...

A high-profile charity is calling for a Stamp Duty overhaul, local buyer restrictions and extra charges on property purchases by landlords...

Vendors are almost twice as likely to switch agent now than in 2022, new research suggests. Analysis by agency prospecting tool Spectre...

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

Almost a third of UK home sellers are being gazundered by their buyers, many of whom are seeing their potential buyer...

Agents will be able to book their exams next week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting Agents...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has begun replacing its fleet of cars with electric vehicles. It comes as a clean air zone is...

The important issue of hard-to-sell inherited properties has been raised in Parliament. Labour MP Zarah Sultana issued a written question asking what...

House prices could drop by almost 25% ‘start-to-trough’ or by as much as 40% in severe circumstances, Lloyds Banking Group has...

A promise to sell homes for £1 by Scottish Labour has been labelled as a “politically led housing gimmick” by estate...

The flat market in prime central London (PCL) is undergoing a resurgence, a buying agent claims. Residential and investment buying agency London...

Roger Barrett, Connells Group’s Land & New Homes managing director, is celebrating an impressive 40 years with the business. Since joining Connells...

Agency website designer and marketing provider is starting to use artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in the products it provides agents. ChatGPT AI...

The level of property sales in the UK is declining, HMRC has suggested, after it revealed that transactions dipped for the...

Residential estate agents are the lowest-paid professionals in the real estate industry, new research claims. Analysis of real estate salary data from...

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

Property professionals have given their backing to the idea of a universal digital identity for buyers and sellers to speed up...

Having just had an appointment popped into my diary by my car as it apparently told the garage it’s due a...

Utility technology platform Muuvo has unveiled a range of new features as it celebrates its second birthday. The proptech firm provides a...

Purplebricks’ share price has continued falling after it informed the markets that it is up for sale last week. The beleaguered agency’s...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has signalled that legislation to allow for further leasehold reform will be included in the next parliamentary...

The slowing housing market may have at least one benefit for leaseholders looking to sell their homes, a property lawyer claims. House...

A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...

LSL is on the lookout for a new non-executive chair after announcing its incumbent Bill Shannon will retire from the agency...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has kicked off the new year by snapping up another business. Coventry sales...

Purplebricks’ share price hit a new low last week after it announced a strategic review that could lead to the sale...

Property listings and sales remain down on pre-pandemic levels but there are signs that sellers are starting to heed agent advice...

Proptech firm iamproperty is hoping for more acquisitions this year as it plans to create a central ‘eco-system’ where agents can...

Agents may like to market properties as “unique” and “exclusive” but an agency and auction brand may have a decent excuse...

The managing director of Essex-based agent Lamb & Co has designed his own gin that will be part of moving-in packs...

Broadcast personality and presenter Jenni Falconer has been named as the host of the Propertymark One Conference. Taglined ‘Raise Your Game’, Propertymark, will...

Purplebricks is considering an alternative ownership structure to ‘better realise the potential of the group.’ The beleaguered online agent launched a strategic...

OnTheMarket is celebrating retaining its majority agent-owned status amid sell-offs by some of its early shareholders. It comes after 1.9m shares held...

Reduced homebuyer activity has led to a 30.5% drop in UK house sales, new research suggests. The data also shows that one...

The Guild of Property Professionals has issued a reminder to agents about the importance of their websites remaining compliant. The property network...

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

Agents may be regularly debating increasing their fees but property buyers and sellers are already used to paying more for conveyancing,...

Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...

More than 3m of shares have been placed in a dedicated facility established by OnTheMarket (OTM) after its initial public offering...

Annual house price growth slowed in December and ended the year negative on a monthly basis, the latest Land Registry figures...

Rightmove is to become the headline sponsor of the new series of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. The new ITV series...

A new instant messaging platform has been launched that aims to change the way estate agents manage communications with customers and...

Agency acquirer The Lomond Group has unveiled a rebrand to mark its two-year anniversary. Co-created at the beginning of 2021 when property...