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A local pub has been named as the most important lifestyle amenity when buying a home. Jackson-Stops’ latest Property Pulse Survey of...

Shortly after the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act was granted Royal Assent in May, we surveyed members of the Association of...

Arun Estates has introduced a new profit-share scheme for its staff. The profit share scheme is offered across all four of the...

In today's rapidly evolving property market, the focus on reducing transaction times for individual properties is at an all-time high. Various...

Auction sales are becoming more popular even as the wider market falls, figures suggest. Proptech firm iamproperty analysed data between January and...

TV presenter and property expert Martin Roberts has been named as host of the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards. Known for...

Marketing consultancy We Are Unchained has unveiled details of its autumn masterclass tour. The brand’s highly acclaimed "30 Years of Marketing in...

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...

The 90-minute commute continues to flourish for family homes, it has been claimed. Speaking on the Winkworth’s latest Property Exchange podcast, the...

More homeowners are preparing to put their property on the market in the autumn, Chestertons claims. The estate agency said it registered...

As the property market gets ready for a busy autumn market, ESTAS has launched its Summer of Success Stories. This is an...

Movemnt is targeting getting half of Alto’s client base to use its property onboarding and sales progression platform by the middle...

Humberts, one of the UK’s oldest agency brands, has announced plans for its first international expansion with the opening of a...

Mortgaged buyers have continued to drive the property market even in the two years since mortgage rates peaked, research suggests. Property brand...

Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming 2024 Variety North West PROPs awards. The...

The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...

Demand for new-build homes in London eased in the run up to and just after the General Election but more recent...

An online travel agent has come to the rescue for an estate agent’s fundraiser to give a local road sweeper a...

Increasing numbers of homebuyers are taking out bridging loans to prevent a chain from collapsing. The latest Bridging Trends industry report shows...

A cross-industry collaboration aims to showcase how working horizontally across key stages of the home-buying and selling journey can positively impact...

Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...

An estate agent’s kind attempt to raise money for a local road sweeper to have a much-deserved holiday have been derailed...

The slump in housing market transactions is beginning to translate into a fall in the number of conveyancing companies. A study by...

The director of a London estate agency claims a buyer needs an income of £100,000 a year to purchase a home...

Software platform Alto Marketplace says it now has no fewer than 16 integrations across 13 categories including anti-money laundering, buyer onboarding...

Moving further away from family, friends and familiar places to get onto the property ladder is becoming more common for first-time...

The wife of a jailed banker has agreed to forfeit a house in Knightsbridge worth approximately £14m and a golf club...

Six out of the UK’s top 10 conveyancers are now aboard a new transactions platform that aims to speed up property...

A little known family-run agency - Griffin Property Co - says it is finally relaunching as Emoov. The purchase of the Emoov...

There’s nothing more frustrating than losing a sale at the last minute due to details that could have been disclosed upfront....

Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

A consumer group and a removals firm claims to have identified the busiest day of the year for house moves -...

Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...

A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...

Estate agents are being asked to do too much when it comes to material information rules but there appears to be...

Knight Frank has launched a strategic partnership with a legal technology firm that aims to transform the way properties are sold. The...

At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has agreed a listings deal with OnTheMarket (OTM), claiming that the CoStar-backed portal will overtake Rightmove...

Industry bodies are seeking agent views on material information rules. Propertymark, together with TDS, The Guild of Property Professionals, Property Redress Scheme,...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The majority of UK adults find buying a home more stressful than selling but many are unaware of who an estate...

The UK housing market is heating up, with buyers now agreeing to pay 96.8% of asking price, Zoopla claims. The figure is...

Upstix has launched a part exchange partnership for a new-build development in Aylesbury. The aim is to boost plot sales for MCR...

There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...

“The housing crisis will be solved using technology.” Or so I read somewhere this week. This notion that technology is the panacea...

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

Views are sought from all heritage destinations with listed buildings across the UK to find out how much they pay on...

The Law Society may have seen-off a no-confidence vote but disgruntled solicitors have vowed to keep up the pressure on the...

IT’s very difficult to predict anything in the property sector. But one thing I can predict with total certainty is we will...

Higher mortgage rates will push more people than expected into poverty, research warns. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights...

Further consumer education is needed to remove the stigma of auction property sales, iamproperty co-founder Jamie Cooke claims. Cooke has suggested TV...

Mortgage rates are dropping faster than many expected, Rightmove claims. Nationwide unveiled a 3.99% five-year fix for home purchases this week –...

OnTheMarket (OTM) owner CoStar has reiterated its aim to help the portal displace Rightmove. Regulatory filings from CoStar Group in the US,...

A vote of no-confidence in the Law Society over material information rules has failed. The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG), had arranged...

A lack of cashflow is stopping agents from adopting technology to boost their business, it has been claimed. Proptech firm iamproperty recently...

According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...

The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

Chestertons Global has revealed an expansion strategy as the business continues to grow its presence in key international markets. The estate agency...

The new Government’s plan to ‘Get Britain Building’ is ambitious, to say the least.    And it is central to their mission, not...

Agents appear to be underestimating the usefulness of customer reviews, research suggests A survey of more than 500 estate agents found a...

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has highlighted an overlooked part of this week’s King’s Speech that could boost the property market. While...

Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...

CoStar’s acquisition of OnTheMarket (OTM) may already be bearing fruit, a proptech firm claims. Lead generation management provider Agent Response, which filters...

Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...

Proper implementation of material Information across the estate agency sector could reduce the amount of lost or delayed commission due to...

A war of words is escalating between OnTheMarket owner CoStar and its rival Realtor.com in the US. It comes as CoStar was...

A new estate agency dedicated to improving the house moving process has launched in the Gloucestershire and Worcestershire areas. Founded by James...

A date has been set for a vote of no confidence in the Law Society amid furore over its stance on...

A customer from The Property Franchise Group (TPFG)- brand Hunters Estate Agency this week completed the first Law Society licensed Digital...

Former senior Savills director Trevor Kearney has unveiled his own luxury agency venture called The Private Office: Real Estate, aiming to...

My Property Box – a North East-headquartered residential estate agency – has received a multi-million pound investment from BGF, one of...

Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association has hit back at claims about the accuracy of work by professionals...

Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...

Residential sales have returned to more than 90% of their pre-pandemic average, Savills claims. It comes as the latest HMRC property transaction...

Average UK house prices are 8% overvalued but this figure could fall once mortgage rates hopefully drop, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest...

The General Election and increased hopes of an interest rate cut seems to have boosted buyer confidence but not necessarily seller...

There has been a 22.9% increase in the number of new homes hitting the market across Britain compared with the start...

Letting agents are more confident in technology than ever before and a large majority believe that investing in automation is more...

The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...

A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...

A PropTech platform that links buyers with estate agents’ off-market listings has won £800,000 in new investment.   The platform is called...

LSL’s businesses remain in “good shape” and are trading better than expected so far this year, the property brand claims. A trading...

Landmark Information Group has launched a strategic partnership with carbon action specialists Net Zero Now to support businesses across the property. This...

Three quarters of home movers experienced increased levels of stress as a direct result of their last home move, ranking it...

Zoopla owner Houseful has launched Movemnt, described as a national home transaction infrastructure for all property professionals.  Movemnt joins the Houseful family...

A large proportion of estate agents are managing to get more deals over the line thanks to longer daylight hours, research...

Fine & Country is set to run a live consumer-facing webinar on the potential impact of the upcoming UK General Election...

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed an internationally esteemed agent aiming to bridge the gap between East Coast Florida and...

The next generation of estate agents won’t be going to the office in 10 years, the founder of eXp World Holdings...

It is currently one of the best times to be a homebuyer, Knight Frank claims. The agency brand has highlighted that a...

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, Savills claims. Research by the agency brand suggests the total value of...

You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...

There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...

A new senior figure in Purplebricks claims the agency has much in common with selling broadband.  Nick Gunga is the new chief...

Pattinson Auction is launching in Northern Ireland.  A statement from the high profile firm says the move is part of its mission...

The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...

Buyers are being urged to be on alert about being gazumped amid a rise in the practice. The HomeOwners Alliance has highlighted...