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The Government may be silent so far on support schemes for first-time buyers but the UK’s largest lender now appears to...

Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...

Last week the Government published new housing data which has largely gone unreported.  The vacuum was probably linked to the Budget, and...

"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...

Foxtons has recorded a jump in sales applicants and booked viewings. The London agent claims that over the 30 days to 4...

The prime central London market is set for a rebound, analysis claims. Research by Strutt & Parker reveals the PCL market was...

Fraud in the lettings industry is reaching unprecedented heights. Now, more than ever, there is a need for a revolution in...

Alto has unveiled a new integration with Bridge AI – a system designed to streamline communication with applicants through their preferred...

Estate agents are being reminded of their anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities. It comes after HMRC has seen a rise in new applications...

As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...

In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...

For almost as long as any of us can remember, we’ve had an unpaid colleague getting sales over the line for...

London’s troubled sales market has turned a corner and is set to end the year on a high according to one...

It's emerged that Homes England and HMRC have explored possible fraud within the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme. This formed part of...

Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) new chief executive Mark Readings has outlined a new strategy for the self-employed agency brand. Speaking at KWUK’s...

A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up  their energy efficiency and will use them...

Mortgage searches on behalf of borrowers using gifted equity or making a concessionary purchase from a family member rose by 75%...

The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What is ‘company name’ and what...

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

With the Bank of England’s rate rise to five per cent, soaring rents, and the cost-of-living crisis, now is the time...

It’s a tough old road for today’s first-time buyers, with house prices and mortgage interest rates much higher than they were...

Agency technology company the nurtur.group has launched the first phase its Automated Referral System, to help agents in the Fine &...

Lomond-owned agencies have reported a rise in market activity since the start of the year, despite withdrawals and fall-throughs remaining high. A...

For just over a decade, the Government has operated ‘Help to Buy’ schemes in England. The first of these, ‘NewBuy’, which...

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...

First-time buyers are persisting with Help to Buy purchases as cut-off-point approaches for the housing support scheme. To be eligible for an...

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

OnTheMarket Software is to launch a new estate agency automation platform that will feature a sales progression tracker and Home Management...

The return of commuters and international buyers has seen buyer demand return to 2019 levels, a major London agent claims. Dominic Agace,...

Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in Mayfair, London.  The event will...

Conveyancers are being urged to conduct better “quality control” on documents filed to the Land Registry after the body revealed ‘basic...

A fifth of potential borrowers have had their mortgage application rejected over the past 12 months – hitting their hopes of...

Proptech firm iamproperty is planning a recruitment drive in 2023 for its auction business. It has created 20 opportunities for auction specialists,...

LonRes has launched a new mobile app for its subscribers to access listings while on the move and support agents while...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

Estate agency software provider and platform Reapit has recruited its first graduate as a result of a recent partnership with the...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

Agency-backed risk management platform Thirdfort has received awarded B Corporation status. The certification recognises Thirdfort’s commiutment to goals outside of shareholder profit...

Home hunters are increasingly searching for eco-friendly homes amid concerns about rising energy bills, figures suggest. New data from Legal & General...

From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...

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...

Smart conveyancers are making themselves indispensable to estate agents by doing their due diligence for them. Until now, estate agents and conveyancers...

Increasing numbers of women are being flagged during anti-money laundering (AML) compliance checks. AML platform Credas Technologies suggests the main reason for...

Proptech firm iamproperty has overhauled its movebutler platform with more material information features and a Love Island theme. The end-to-end onboarding and...

Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...

A record number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks were carried out during the first quarter of 2022 across the UK property industry,...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

OnTheMarket says buyer and seller confidence has not been adversely affected by the first base rate rise in more than three...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...

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

Winkworth has told its shareholders that it expects approaches from prospective franchisees to open new branches this year. In a trading statement...

With tenancy fraud on the rise, landlords are increasingly wary. So, they want to work with agencies who do everything they...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

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

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

An online conveyancer is on the hunt for a mansion tester. My Home Move Conveyancing is seeking a mansion tester who will...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

A career in property can be fun and rewarding, but it’s a busy world to live and work in. As we...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

A company which was once an early adopter of using a central resource for self-employed agents working under its name, says...

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a product which, controversially, allows some first time buyers to borrow 5.5 times their income. From...

There’s been a drop of no less than 16,000 in the number of physical viewings over the past year thanks to just...

The increasingly common live-streaming of property viewings is becoming a source of lead generation according to an industry supplier. The creators of...

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

New information has come to light which suggests that a leading marketing platform may be planning to step into the CRM...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol &...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...