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Of all the stories I read over the past week, there was one which really stopped me in my tracks.   It revealed...

Parents are willing pay 25% extra to live in the right catchment area for a top state primary school, research suggests. New...

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

Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

Mortgaged buyers have continued to drive the property market even in the two years since mortgage rates peaked, research suggests. Property brand...

When I first started working as an estate agent there was one thing I never saw coming… and that was having...

Homeowners of five-bedroom properties without a mortgage could unlock almost £500,000 by downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove highlights the cash-equity release...

The most predictable event of the year is underway. After months of talking about how taxes won’t rise for working people,...

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

A lack of cashflow is stopping agents from adopting technology to boost their business, it has been claimed. Proptech firm iamproperty recently...

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

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

New research has revealed the areas where sellers have the best chance of finding a cash buyer. Analysis by My Home Conveyancing...

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, Savills claims. Research by the agency brand suggests the total value of...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...

It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...

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

There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...

The Iamproperty service says it’s seen £450m of sales in the first three months of 2024 - a record quarterly figure. Between...

Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

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

CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...

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

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, according...

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...

Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...

A quarter of homebuyers have attempted to bribe sellers with everything from cash to kindness when trying to secure a property,...

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

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

LSL Property Services yesterday announced the completion of its acquisition of TenetLime  The property brand announced in August that it had acquired the mortgage...

Foxtons is set to close and consolidate some Ludlow Thompson branches as part of plans to save £3m this year. A trading...

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

London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers rose by 10% in unit sales and 25% by value of property...

Home sales and house prices may have struggled in 2023 but more affluent buyers and sellers may not have noticed. Analysis by...

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...

The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the same...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

Despite the somewhat challenging year, we have seen many agents we work with continuing to flourish. We support hundreds of agents...

The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...

SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...

Self-employed estate agency brand iad UK has launched a consumer app that lets anyone earn money through word-of-mouth referrals. Propertips is an...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...

Foxtons has described itself as a “lettings-focused” business after announcing the acquisition of rival London agency Ludlow Thompson. The deal is worth...

The UK’s housing market is past ‘peak pain’ and looks set to bottom out in mid-2024, according to Savills. The agency giant’s...

What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...

A few weeks ago I asked an estate agent friend how the market was treating him. "I feel like I’ve had a...

Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...

There’s growing evidence that wider family members - not just Mum and Dad - are stumping up cash to help younger...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

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

Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains how those working in the property can best navigate the challenges the market is...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...

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

As Summer makes way for Autumn, many in the sector are bracing themselves for storm-clouds. But should they be?  Here, in his...

Despite a 15-year peak in interest rates, one of Glasgow’s leading estate agents, Corum, has reported a 10% surge in viewings...

Agents insist the market is still moving – albeit among cash buyers – after HMRC data shows another dip in sales activity. HMRC’s...

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

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

The property market is set for its quietest year for sales since 2012, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index estimates...

LSL has grown its mortgage business with another acquisition. The property brand announced yesterday that it has acquired the Tenet Mortgage network,...

Transactions for the first half of 2023 are at their lowest level since the financial crisis of 2007-09 as a result...

Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...

Retail queen Stacey Cartwright will succeed Nicholas Ferguson as chair of Savills from December 31 - but she inherits a company...

Price reductions have reached their highest level in at least nine years according to estate agency Hamptons.   Some 50 per cent of...

After a bumpy six months media-wise, I was fascinated to see that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose a tech-based project...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

Cash purchasers, younger needs-based buyers and relocators are the driving force behind the current prime UK property market, according to research...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...

Price sensitivity and a flight to quality is dominating prime London markets, research suggest. Analysis of second quarter property market activity by...

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

The air is slowly coming out of the prime London property market, Knight Frank claims but the agent has said it...

Parents are compromising their own financial situation to help their children cope with the cost of living crisis, research shows. The latest...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ruled out providing financial support for struggling mortgage borrowers as rates hit new highs. Average mortgage rates hit...

This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....

Agency acquirer Lomond has launched a new benefits and wellbeing platform for its 1,100 staff and pledged to raise £25,000 across...

New analysis from Rightmove claims to reveal the cheapest UK city for a first time buyers to get on the property...

The investment group which today withdrew an offer to buy Purplebricks says it did so because "the financial condition of Purplebricks...

The most common time for a property sale to fall through is in the second week after the sale is agreed,...

A rival offer could be on the cards for Purplebricks. The online brand has revealed that it has received an indicative proposal...

A black cab may not be the most expected place for lead generation but a London agent has explained how finding...

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

Purplebricks has agreed a sale of its business to online rival Strike for a consideration of £1. It brings an end to...

Estate agent comparison site GetAgent has handed a lifeline to struggling Purplebricks sellers. It has announced that it will give home sellers...

Investors were licking their wounds yesterday after the Purplebricks’ share price plummeted by 60% off the back of warnings that it...

Purplebricks has warned its cash reserves are under threat if its strategic review and sales process isn’t completed soon. A trading update...

Smoove has confirmed press speculation that it may be up for sale. The agency and conveyancing software provider issued a stock market...

Shares in Winkworth rose close to their recent highs yesterday despite the agency franchise brand reporting a drop in revenues and...

LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...