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With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

HSBC UK has joined forces with the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to help improve the homebuying process through the sharing...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the second consecutive month during May, Bank of England data shows. Banks...

Building and development plans Recently, Carter Jonas has marketed development sites which have attracted multiple bids, higher offers than had been anticipated...

Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...

Home buyers face paying up to £1m for top coastal properties although prices have dropped since 2022, research suggests. Research by Lloyds...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Building societies are currently offering the most competitive mortgage deals for first-time buyers compared with high-street lenders, research suggests. Analysis of 90%...

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

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

Mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in February and are at the highest level since September 2022, Bank of...

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

Down-valuations appear to be on the rise and it is shocking agents and mortgage brokers. Property professionals have seen an uptick in...

Building more homes is a better solution than mortgage schemes to support first-time buyers, a Zoopla executive has claimed. Richard Donnell, executive...

The UK and Europe’s “house price correction” isn’t over yet but the market will perform better than expected, a ratings agency...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

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

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...

The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...

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

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

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking feedback on two ‘working papers’ that detail its assessment on the use of...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

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

A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Around half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas...

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has highlighted land banks and planning blockages as potential areas for investigation. It comes as the...

Homebuyers and borrowers could be set to benefit from a mortgage price war, a property expert claims. Jonathan Rolande, from the National...

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

Mortgage borrowers are facing higher costs but banks are ‘resilient enough’ to withstand a 30% fall in house prices, the Bank...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...

Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...

After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured promises from banks to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising rates. Average mortgage...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...

MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...

Increasing numbers of estate agents are submitting suspicious activity reports (SARS) but questions are being raised about whether there should be...

Industry charity Agents Giving is asking the property industry to rally together for local food banks this week and beyond. Agents Giving...

The chief executive of the Building Societies Association is warning that mortgage lending - already down on last year - is...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

Toscafund Asset Management chief economist Savvas Savouri has slammed the use of ‘outdated metrics’ when measuring the housing market. The investment firm...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

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

Hometrack has launched a property listings data product for agents to help analyse their local market. Powered by Zoopla data, the product...

Zoopla has outsourced its customer service operation for agents in a move that the portal said will improve the experience for...

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

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

The long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules will still be introduced but most probably in a different form, it has...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget yesterday failed to include any specific measures to boost the housing market but a mortgage broker...

Listings are down, mortgage rates are high, regulations are becoming even more complex and already stretched tenants are feeling the effects...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...

It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....

Agents and property professionals have kicked off the year by supporting a range of causes. Whatever the cause you are working for,...

Tracking mortgage rates may be more fruitful for buyers than following house price data, a property expert claims. Tom Bill, head of...

Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...

Talk of a housing market crash is overstated, Zoopla’s chief executive Charlie Bryant has claimed. Speaking in an exclusive video interview with Estate...

Agents have been spreading plenty of festive cheer as the year comes to an end, supporting foodbanks and a variety of...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

The cost of living crisis and rising interest rates will lead to a decline in property transactions and mortgage lending next...

From singing to dressing as superheroes, there are plenty of inspirational examples of agents raising money for good causes this week. Whatever...

The property market is ‘recalibrating’ but should be seen in context of economic events, agents are being urged. Kris Mclean, managing director...

Estate Agent Today was named Trade Publication of the Year at the Property Press Awards last night. The title beat tough competition...

Fall-throughs doubled in the first two weeks of October compared with a month before, analysis claims. Chain-breaking service UPSTIX, which conducted the...

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

Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...

Anti-money laundering platform Credas has integrated open banking technology as part of its agent-facing proposition.  Open banking lets consumers securely share their...

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

It has been a busy week for food bank collections as the temperature drops. Here are some of the ways property professionals...

The housing market is set to turn “sluggish” rather than experiencing a major slump, new predictions claim. Agency and property consultancy brand...

Mortgage rates look likely to fall after Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister but analysts are still unsure how far the...

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

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

We are dedicating today's round-up to two important cause that agents are being called on to get behind. Agents are being urged...

The share of homeowners struggling to repay their mortgages could hit the same peak levels of the 2008 financial crisis by...

As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...

First-time buyers and homeowners seeking to sell alike are worried and confused about the current state of the housing market. With the average...

The prime central London (PCL) market may escape a property downturn, JLL claims. The real estate and agency brand has highlighted the...

The last minute Bank Holiday for the Queen’s funeral on Monday has created some logistical issues for the property market. A legal...

Property professionals have been pondering the impact of the sudden Bank Holiday scheduled next Monday for the Queen’s state funeral. It creates...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

A property expert has warned that the Bank of England’s gloomy economic forecasts and last week’s rise in interest rates could...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

Agents have taken a different approach to going on the run for charity this week. Here are some of the latest industry...

Winkworth remains confident about its sales pipeline for the rest of the year, with transactions agreed in the first six months...

Knight Frank agents can now donate to charity as they spend with a new company benefit. The agency brand has partnered with...

The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

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

New research from Bluestone Mortgages has shown that 'non-vanilla' customers are being turned down for financial products and services. More than two...

Local residents are to be given the final say on changes to the name of their street under new government plans. The...