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

Street.co.uk has added new fields directly into its property records to help agents stay compliant following the new material information guidance. It...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

The property and construction sector is falling behind most other industries in website performance, analysis suggests. CMS provider Zengenti analysed the performance...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

From Google to Uber, convenience is embedded into contemporary culture. As a society, we’re propelled by on-demand living, with instant solutions for...

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

Property seekers can now search for a home through OnTheMarket based on “accessible features.” The portal has introduced a new “accessible features”...

Accessibility to charging facilities is becoming an increasingly important factor for home buyers in affluent neighbourhoods where electric vehicle adoption is...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

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

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

A former Purplebricks chief has become managing director of an agency aiming to be a national brand. Jim Harris - a former training...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

The introduction of technology to an industry can be daunting, due to changes in executing daily tasks, and also a fear...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

Q. How did you get in to the property industry? My career in the property industry actually started out as a holiday...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

EweMove - the hybrid agency now part of Martin & Co’s Property Franchise Group - is slashing its up-front franchise fee...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

Technology has been continuing to shape the way estate agents manage their customer service offering for years. It’s now a completely...

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...

This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high.  In my mind there are two major contributing...