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Shortly after the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act was granted Royal Assent in May, we surveyed members of the Association of...
31 August 2024
From: Features
Agents can now access pre-populated material information forms through iamproperty. Users of iamproperty’s movebutler platform can use the feature, helping save time...
19 August 2024
From: Breaking News
A little known family-run agency - Griffin Property Co - says it is finally relaunching as Emoov. The purchase of the Emoov...
07 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in Mayfair, London next month. The...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...
31 July 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Manning Stainton has committed to nurturing the rising stars of the property industry in Yorkshire through a summer training academy with...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...
13 July 2024
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Lee O’Brien, Managing Director of iad UK. In your experience,...
11 June 2024
From: 60 Second Interview
Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...
13 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...
09 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Whether we’re selling properties, managing buildings, servicing heavy goods vehicles or flogging widgets, we’re all operating in a digital world. This is...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency staff owed money from the collapse of Douglas & Gordon last year will be repaid, the brand’s administrator has said,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...
02 March 2024
From: Features
The administration of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon has been extended by a year. Douglas & Gordon called in Grant Thornton...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...
31 January 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The liquidator of collapsed portal Boomin is investigating a sale of the portal's intellectual property to My Bespoke Room as its...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
More than half of agents have cited 2023 as a difficult financial year, research has revealed. Analysis by data firm Landmark Estate...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...
13 December 2023
From: Features
Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...
02 December 2023
From: Features
Alto has unveiled a new integration with Bridge AI – a system designed to streamline communication with applicants through their preferred...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...
04 November 2023
From: Features
The conveyancing process has been highlighted as a key pain point among buyers in the property transaction process. Research by anti-money laundering...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...
01 November 2023
From: Features
Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are constantly developing, helping to improve efficiencies across all sectors and disciplines. Recent data* highlights that the...
21 October 2023
From: Features
In the property industry, technology must work in a way that is right for agents, helping to free them up to...
04 October 2023
From: Features
Secured creditors of collapsed agency brand Douglas & Gordon are likely to receive most money owed to them but there is...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Post Partner as its latest affiliate member. Post Partner offers a range of document management tools...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The end of a tenancy can be busy and stressful. As the letting agent, you’ll have many plates spinning to move...
02 September 2023
From: Features
UK homebuyers have expressed support for more digital tools to reduce the administrative burden of purchasing a property yet few have...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...
10 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already being used by the property industry and its impact is only set to grow. But while...
02 August 2023
From: Features
Agents are supportive of new rules on upfront material information but there is concern about the administrative burden. While the industry awaits...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
PropTech Today - Why investing in the right PropTech is like having an extra pair of hands - or two…
Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Essex property group Beresfords has honoured its staff during the brand’s summer awards. The party’s coveted Employee Of the Year; Best Sales...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Step right up and witness the extraordinary world of Estate Agents as they embrace the power of biometric checks, turning the...
28 June 2023
From: Features
Russell Quirk may have already irked plenty of estate agents in his time as boss of collapsed online brand Emoov and...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...
21 June 2023
From: Features
The Able Agent, has launched a new sales progression course and qualification, designed to raise industry standards and put a spotlight...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The value of mortgage lending has slumped to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2020, Bank of England data...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...
07 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Landmark Information Group has partnered with payment processor Shieldpay. The partnership aims to provide faster and more transparent conveyancing payments. Shieldpay’s digital platform,...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Independent agency brand Pat Robson & Co is celebrating 25 years of residential sales, lettings and property management. Tim Nixon launched the...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....
06 May 2023
From: Features
Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...
03 May 2023
From: Features
Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...
29 April 2023
From: Features
THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...
01 April 2023
From: Features
Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...
28 March 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The election of Humza Yousaf as the new leader of the Scottish National Party yesterday was immediately met with concern from...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A home linked to Douglas & Gordon chief executive James Evans is currently listed for sale at £3.5m. The property has been...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...
18 March 2023
From: Features
Collaborative Conveyancing has won an Innovate UK grant in partnership with the Hartree Centre research facility and completed a fundraising round...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency brand Douglas & Gordon was confirmed to have entered administration yesterday. There were rumours over the weekend that the well-known...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Residential estate agents are the lowest-paid professionals in the real estate industry, new research claims. Analysis of real estate salary data from...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks’ share price hit a new low last week after it announced a strategic review that could lead to the sale...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Former youth Olympic Badminton player Grace King is one of first recruits in a campaign launched by hybrid agency Mr and...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...
18 January 2023
From: Features
Conveyancers are being urged to conduct better “quality control” on documents filed to the Land Registry after the body revealed ‘basic...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Property transaction volumes hit their highest level for five years during the third quarter of 2022, conveyancers claim. It comes amid a...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...
26 November 2022
From: Features
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week, from on land to under the...
07 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Is Facebook giving you a headache? If you’re in the property sector, you’re not alone! From the Cambridge Analytica Scandal to...
05 October 2022
From: Features
Smoove has announced the full market rollout of its digital onboarding platform, Smoove Start. The conveyancing software provider’s latest tool provides a...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...
24 September 2022
From: Features
The Government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited package of energy bill support for businesses. It will help firms including high street estate agents...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Record numbers of buyers have taken out fixed rate mortgages to lock-in lower priced home loans before rates rise further, analysis...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Keller Williams’ (KW) Warwick Market Centre has closed, prompting a blame game between its former owners and the franchise brand. KW Warwick has...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...
31 August 2022
From: Features
The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...
27 August 2022
From: Features
Earlier this year, we ran a story asking whether agency would ever embrace a four-day week. This came ahead of the...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...
09 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...
09 August 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
Another piece about conveyancing? Seems like it's been a bit of free-for-all in the last couple of weeks on the woes...
06 August 2022
From: Features
With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...
03 August 2022
From: Features
The right investment can help agents to thrive even during the current cost-of-living crisis. That’s according to cloud-based CRM solution Openview,...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Interim rental inspections have taken a hit over the past two years and letting agents are now wading through their backlogs...
30 July 2022
From: Features
Agency network Mr and Mrs Clarke has launched a new loan product to help aspiring self-employed business owners launch their own...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
As the mass student exodus from rented accommodation begins throughout the UK, Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive offers advice on how...
02 July 2022
From: Features
Technology continues to enhance the way estate agents work, from improving efficiencies, reducing admin time, and ensuring your team remains highly...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....