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Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...

Leaders has launched its upgraded sustainable office in Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne. The agency brand commissioned green office and retail design consultants Jackson...

Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

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

Landmark Information Group has launched a strategic partnership with carbon action specialists Net Zero Now to support businesses across the property. This...

Leaders has launched its upgraded sustainable office in Guildford, Surrey, with an event for local clients, media, local businesses and Leaders staff. The Leaders Romans...

Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

Chestertons has become the first corporate partner to sign up to London e-bike operator Forest’s employee scheme in an effort to...

Providing material information upfront could help agents charge higher fees and even reduce their carbon footprint, while those not complying could...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has begun replacing its fleet of cars with electric vehicles. It comes as a clean air zone is...

The COP27 UN Climate Conference may be over but environmental challenges remain and one agent is urging others in the sector...

As a signage company we know we have a serious responsibility to the environment to ensure our industry’s future and we...

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

With sustainability and eco-friendliness becoming more important by the minute, new research has suggested significant amounts of carbon could be saved...

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, not to mention the uncertainty of a post-Covid economy, real estate businesses across the UK don’t have...

Bristol-based Alexander May claims to have become the city’s first estate agency business to go carbon neutral and is looking to...

Property marketing provider NicheCom has gained carbon neutral status. It has been working with Carbon Footprint Ltd over the past six months...

As the UK works towards its net zero goal by 2050, Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a Green Hub to support...

The Sustainable Agent eco-scheme has launched as carbon footprint calculator to help prospective members find out what their carbon emissions are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Tom Cummuskey, I am the Sales & Marketing...

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...

A Yorkshire based agent has come up with a novel way of reducing its carbon footprint while conducting viewings with potential...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...

A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...

Buying agency Middleton Advisors has made a commitment to go carbon neutral - and its method may be a template for...

Sustainable Agent, a new members-owned eco-scheme for agents and property management companies, has announced a tie-in with review and awards platform ESTAS. As...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

Awful isn’t it? Where was that sunshine? Well, the clouds have parted when it comes to fund-raising as the industry continues...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

Virtual viewings could transform estate agency so fundamentally that they might mean the work of five negotiators could in future be...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

Search the internet and you will find a multitude of articles claiming that upgrading a property with green improvements can add...