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Almost two-thirds of first-time buyers have got on the property ladder using help from the Bank of Mum and Dad but...

What’s in a name? Or particularly a label? We all seem to have one these days. If we’re not a first time...

A property consultancy is calling for improved accreditation for Energy Performance Certificate assessors. Re:solve Real Estate - which specialises in commercial property...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

As most of the regular readers of this column will know (and because I’m not shy about admitting it) – I’ve...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jake Gann and my business card says...

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

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

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

The proposals to shake the Private Rental Sector (PRS) to its foundations will, depending upon your political persuasion and housing status,...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPG), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

A trio of estate agents have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. Founded by James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews and Caren...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Independent estate agent DM & Co. Homes has launched a weekly update on the regional housing market presented by managing director...

Letting agents and landlords who know how to avoid deposit disputes at the end of a tenancy can save time, money,...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out what a really good inventory should...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

Fundamental changes to the way in which agents can work were shown at the online launch of Lifesycle 2 by Iceberg...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...

A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...

The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

The head of the longest-established agency personnel consultancy in the UK says caution should be exercised over the use of Artificial...

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...

Here’s a reminder of some news we broke last week - the hugely-respected Phil Spencer starts a regular column for the...

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

Rightmove says the number of homes stuck in what it calls “the legal log jam” is at its highest for over...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

The property industry is making “important strides” towards gender balance according to a new report - and it says more respect...

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

One of the world’s leading property technology experts, who at one time was head of strategy at a property portal, says investing...

A leading business consultancy which advises clients on investments has refuted a claim by a prominent media analyst that it is...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise.  However, at a...

This week, tech startup Habito claims to have launched the world's first artificially intelligent 'digital mortgage adviser'.  The robo-adviser takes into account...

I'm sure most of you have seen, or at least heard of the Mad Max series of post-apocalyptic dystopian fantasies.  The latest...

Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...

When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...