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Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

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

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

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the power of Lifesycle’s “Rocks” feature. Introduction to Rocks In December...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...

The future of another Keller Williams (KW) market centre in the UK appears unclear. KW Prime, once the flagship market centre of...

Typical consumer spending on mortgages and rents increased 3.6% in April – the first increase in the rate of growth since...

The new financial year is often an opportunity to get organised for the year ahead. For self-employed property professionals who are...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

The total value of all homes across the UK has dropped for the first time since 2012. Research by Savills shows the...

Yopa’s latest accounts for 2022 have revealed a “material uncertainty” that the business could continue ahead of a restructure in 2023. The...

Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting agency. Winning and keeping their business keeps the wheels turning...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

More than 60,000 property and real estate businesses have started the year in ‘financial distress,’ a professional services and insolvency firm...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

Household finances remain stretched and the full impact of higher interest rates and mortgage pricing has yet to fully hit the...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this...

Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...

Alto has boosted its training offering for estate and letting agents.  Agency users can now access an overview of Alto training via...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Bevan and I am the Sales...

Spicerhaart’s shift to a hybrid model and investment in the business and staff has contributed to a £5m loss for 2022,...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned it is receiving “too many complaints” about breaches of undertakings by solicitors. The regulator...

Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the property industry? My name is Andrea...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

Fine & Country has partnered with currency specialist Lumon to help clients with services such as international money transfers. Lumon has more...

Dexters has hinted at more acquisitions, particularly around greater London. Andy Shepherd, chief executive of the London agent, suggested the brand is...

From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...

At present, the space heating of homes accounts for roughly 14% of the UK’s annual emissions. If we are to meet...

Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....

Letting agents are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to opening a client account and getting Client...

The latest Instagram update allowing multiple links in bios will provide a ‘world of marketing possibilities’ for estate agents, it has...

Strike has fallen further into the red, its latest annual accounts show. The online agent’s financial statement for the 12 months to...

The Bank of England last week announced the completion of Project Meridian, a digital synchronised settlement prototype that aims to digitise...

LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...

Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...

Taking a proactive approach with viewing generation can increase foot flow through properties and generate more offers, and ultimately close more...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

Agents have begun reporting concerns that Barclays has suspended access to their business bank accounts. Vijay Vashistha, co-founder of online agent 99home,...

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

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

Agents and property professionals have been getting on their feet for charity this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the...

With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to the estate agency sector for non-compliance has started to climb, reversing the previous...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...

Agents should use their market position to advise town halls about local housing needs, a senior MP has suggested. Labour and Co-op...

The Government has been urged to revise its plans for affordable housing as MPs warn it is set to fall short...

We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...

Inside this short article, my goal is to simply highlight the four most common mistakes l see from reviewing agents' Google Ad...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...

I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...

The number of homebuyers putting a Help to Buy Isa towards their property purchase looks set to hit a five-year low. The...

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

What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...

Is Facebook giving you a headache? If you’re in the property sector, you’re not alone! From the Cambridge Analytica Scandal to...

A webinar explaining the best way to navigate the tough new Facebook advertising rules for estate agents is to be hosted...

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, not to mention the uncertainty of a post-Covid economy, real estate businesses across the UK don’t have...

Spicerhaart has posted a 21% boost in revenues despite sales taking longer to complete in the second half of the year,...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto is to host a virtual event to showcase its offering. Taking place on 14 September, Altogether Live...

In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...

The latest White Paper from the Institute of Residential Property Management (now part of The Property Institute) has called for customers...

What do Tilly Ramsay and Kim Kardashian have in common? Other than both having well-known fathers, they’ve both also mastered the art...

Homes that agents are putting back on the market after a fall-through are being relisted for as much as £21,000 cheaper,...

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...

A client called asking for advice on their social media marketing strategy. They’d thrown a lot of budget at it, but...

Unless you have been living under a rock since the end of last year, you won’t need to be told about...

Purplebricks has pushed back the publication of its annual accounts. The online agent’s full year results were due to be published on...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

London accounted for almost half of million-pound plus property sales over the past 12 months but the most active borough at...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...

A former agency apprentice has worked her way up to a qualified accounts technician in under a decade. Carrie Howcroft joined Preston...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

An analysis of anti-money laundering compliance shows the estate agency industry as one of the UK’s worst performing sectors. And the expert...

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...