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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...

The number of home sellers entering the market increased by almost a quarter in the two weeks following the Bank of...

Ongoing tax and regulatory clampdowns on landlords have led to warnings of a buy-to-let exodus and new data suggests that may...

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

The Housing Scotland Bill must be changed to reflect reality. Following a recent report by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) which...

EVER since Rishi Sunak stood in the rain and effectively announced he’d soon be moving house, Labour have been saying the...

The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...

An exciting new collaboration between TVPN, EstateApps and Paul Long is set to transform the way you advertise your property listings...

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

Google estimates that 70% of a customer’s buying decision is made online before they contact you for the first time. And who...

The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...

UK Finance’s latest data shows the percentage of mortgaged properties taken into possession has risen, but the trade body insists this...

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

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

A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...

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

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property app Jitty has surpassed 75,000 users since its launch earlier this year. Jitty, coined the ‘Instagram for homes,’...

A lack of new investment rather than landlords selling-up is causing rental market supply issues, research suggests. The latest Hamptons Lettings Index...

There’s been a “substantial rise” in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios, analysis by TwentyEA has found.   Figures from the...

Cash buyers accounted for the highest percentage of market activity seen in the past decade and, so far this year, they’ve...

Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...

A mixture of buyer reluctance to take on high mortgage rates, the availability of home loans and inefficiencies in the homebuying...

While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help...

The General Election sparked an early summer slowdown for London’s prime housing market, research suggests. Analysis of the prime London housing market...

Agency software provider Alto has integrated with fellow Houseful brand Movemnt, giving users access to the property transaction progression platform. Alto agents...

Propertymark is holding a webinar today covering the likely impact of the General Election on the housing market. Timothy Douglas, head of...

Fintech firm CLSQ has launched a tool to give mortgage lenders access to real-time Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. The product, called...

The number of low deposit mortgage deals has reached a two-year high. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows the availability of deals...

So, now we know. After weeks of reports predicting a Labour landslide, Keir Starmer is indeed unpacking his boxes and settling into...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a CRM for estate agents. A dedicated data migration and onboarding team is in place to make...

Bradford has maintained its position as the leading hotspot in the country for the second consecutive quarter, according to OnTheMarket data. The...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

This week I reached the point of maximum political saturation. We’re now four weeks into the campaign with less than a...

Women in London who are looking to get on the property ladder face significant challenges that prevent them from buying a...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

Despite a consultation starting back in 2020, the proposed legislation hadn’t progressed through Parliament and no doubt many landlords who faced...

Online digital valuation service The ValPal Network (TVPN*) is expanding after creating a reservoir of what it calls “sufficient quality data.” It’s...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has launched a new guide for conveyancing...

There are those in the technology sector that claim “data is the new oil”. I think they might be right, but...

The task of obtaining material information is more difficult than it appears for estate agents, Rightmove has warned. The portal revealed in...

The number of properties purchased using a Help to Buy ISA-backed deposit fell to record lows last year, official data shows. Government...

Google-backed property search app Jitty has launched a new ‘Collections’ feature – that creates groups of the most interesting and 'trending' properties...

Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...

Britain's housebuilders are seeing a recovery in buyer interest and land purchasing activity in early 2024, according to the latest Knight...

Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...

Chain-free homes are commanding an asking price premium of 3.9% compared with other homes, rising to a premium of 7.2% in...

Winkworth has opened its fifth office in Devon – with what it describes as a prime spot in an affluent area...

Sellers seeking to differentiate their homes from others on the market may consider solar panels - but they should be wary...

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

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

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new guide to help conveyancers understand and utilise digital signatures, electronic signatures and e-signature...

A specialist lender is reintroducing a suite of mortgage products aimed at what it call “overlooked customers”. It turns out these are...

Purplebricks has launched launched a mortgage divison, known formally as Purplebricks Mortgages Limited This will see a team of more than 150...

An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...

There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...

Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association, have launched the...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

An analysis of Rightmove data shows that sale stock levels were up 9.2% across England during the first quarter of 2024,...

A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

The Able Agent - the online property training service which recently launched in Scotland - has now expanded to Wales as...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

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

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla.  The portal...

Artificial intelligence-powered property search app Jitty is celebrating reaching the 10 10 ‘House & Home’ apps in the Google Play Store...

Sellers are already less open to price adjustments despite the spring market being slow to kick in, an agent has warned. Chestertons...

I bought a bar of chocolate today, I shouldn’t have done it but the weather was grey and I was in...

The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus when it comes to government housing initiatives, but our latest...

Lenders are predicting a busy quarter for supply and demand of mortgages. The Bank of England’s latest Credit Conditions Survey showed lenders...

Average mortgage rates have ticked up ahead of the typically busier spring home selling season but borrowers are at least benefiting...

2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

Average sold prices in prime London have returned to 2014 levels, research suggests. The latest market data from LonRes shows the prime...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...

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

The mortgage price war appears to have eased and the shelf life on home loans has hit a six-month low, Moneyfacts...

The Government has given local authorities powers to double the council tax charged on long-term empty homes after 12 months. The time...

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

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

Propertymark updates Property Information QuestionnairePropertymark has updated its Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) in light of the latest part B and C...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

OneDome is offering free digital know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks for estate agents using its various home buying services.  The...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...

Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

The number of properties going under offer and new instructions are on the rise but this has yet to translate into...

TwentyEA has unveiled a suite of new marketing solutions combining its data tools, giving estate agents greater flexibility over their prospecting...