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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has pledged £90,000 to the Chartered Surveyors Student Bursary Programme to support new entrants...

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

The UK housing market is heating up, with buyers now agreeing to pay 96.8% of asking price, Zoopla claims. The figure is...

Chestertons has continued its London expansion with the acquisition of James Pendleton. With branches across Wandsworth, Battersea and Clapham, James Pendleton will...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has unveiled a buyer representation programme, spearheaded by industry trainer Richard Rawlings. Its agents will be able...

Lomond has expanded further into the East Midlands with its 58th acquisition. The brand has acquired Acquire Sales and Lettings, an agent...

My Property Box – a North East-headquartered residential estate agency – has received a multi-million pound investment from BGF, one of...

The nation heads to the polls today to help choose the next Government. Housing hasn’t been a main feature and most of...

Propertymark elected its new board members and vice presidents during its annual general meeting last week. The meeting extended an appreciation and...

Agency brand Phipps & Pritchard has given its branch windows a football-themed overhaul in time for Euro 2024. The independent agent, which...

Pattinson Auction is launching in Northern Ireland.  A statement from the high profile firm says the move is part of its mission...

The Conservatives appear to have abandoned plans to reverse Stamp Duty thresholds for first-time buyers if the party returns to power...

Property supply has hit its highest level for eight years, Zoopla data shows. The latest Zoopla House Price Index shows the average...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed a date for the General Election. Voters will go the polls on 4 July, meaning the...

North East estate agency group My Property Box has welcomed Nicola Nicholson, Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson to its team following...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...

We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

Lomond has announced its latest acquisition within the East Midlands, bolstering its John Shepherd brand following two recent acquisitions within the...

The number of sales agreed is on the rise and the Somerset town of Chard has become a new hotspot, Rightmove...

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

Home-moving platform the GoTo Group has been announced as a key partner of the Relocation Agent Network (RAN). RAN agents will gain...

Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...

Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Referrals within the Relocation Agent Network (RAN) reached a four-year high for both the months of December and January, the brand...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...

Propertymark is encouraging auctioneers to attend its upcoming open forum on the 2018 Ivory Act to make sure they are complying with this important law.   The Ivory...

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

Property supply and demand have rebounded since the start of the year amid falling mortgage rates but sellers are still making...

The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...

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

It may be a measure of the government’s incompetence in the area of housing that two recent major announcements were sorely...

Rightmove’s entry into the mortgage market presents a threat to financial services leads, agents have been warned. The portal said in a...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has poached former Alexander Hall boss Tom Davies to the newly created position of group financial services...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

Agency brand Chestertons has joined calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to include Stamp Duty reform in his Autumn Statement. Hunt will deliver...

If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

Jackson-Stops has boosted its presence across the Cornish coast, with the hiring of three new directors, Richard Holder, Dean Lonergan and Daniel...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a second virtual event this Autumn following its inaugural streamed event earlier this year. Scheduled...

Connells has named group finance director Richard Twigg as interim chief executive. It comes after chief executive David Livesey announced his retirement...

The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high as the market swings in favour of buyers, Zoopla says. The...

The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...

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

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

Agents are being urged to place more value on their work and to charge higher fees. Richard Palfreeman, advisor at training provider...

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

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...

Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...

Midlands property group Bond Wolfe has marked its 40th anniversary with a reception for 250 guests at Birmingham’s Town Hall, where...

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched a strategic partnership with proptech supplier nurtur.group.  Under the agreement, nurtur.group will become the exclusive...

Hunters’ Surrey Quays office has been taken over by franchise partner Richard Wells. He is already owner of the Hunters Catford office...

The level of sellers accepting an asking price discount of 5% or more has hit a three-year high. Zoopla’s latest House Price...

Two major agents have been on the acquisition trail this week. Chestertons, London’s oldest estate agency, has continued its expansion plans with...

Zoopla has scheduled its latest quarterly market update for agents. Taking place on Wednesday 14 June, it will address how agents can...

The level of sales agreed has reached its highest point this year and is encouraging more sellers to the market, Zoopla...

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has fallen out of the 2023 Sunday Times Rich List while Foxtons supremo Jon Hunt has seen...

A year-long pilot of using upfront material Information by conveyancer Thomas Legal and search provider Conveyancing Data Services, a part of...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has unveiled details of a new nationwide roadshow including an as yet unnamed ex-footballer. Its ‘Growing into...

A new property platform aiming to help homeowners sell off-market properties has attracted 10,000 registered buyers in its first few months...

A group of Hunters’ franchisees have taken on the brand’s Medway business. Andrew Barker, Rob Stewart, Richard Watts, Andrew Scott and Duncan...

100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...

An estate agent is getting into the royal spirit ahead of the Coronation this weekend. Phipps and Pritchard, which covers Worcestershire, Kidderminster,...

The worst of the pricing adjustment in response to higher mortgage rates appears to be behind us, Zoopla has claimed. The portal’s...

Sales progression service ASAP has launched a new anti-money laundering (AML) product to help agents comply with due diligence requirements and...

The level of agency stock has almost doubled since last year but repricing is on the rise and sales are taking...

A Relocation Agent Network (RAN) member was happy to have her morning meeting interrupted last week to be presented with a...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

Zoopla is set to host a 2023 market update later this month for agents. Hosted by Zoopla’s executive director of Research, Richard...

More than half of homebuyers have become more willing to compromise in the search for their next home, new research reveals. Analysis...

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

A conveyancing firm has put the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to the test to see if it can rival legal...

Mortgage lenders may have been grabbing the headlines in recent weeks with rates below 4% but a broker has warned this...

Sellers are cutting asking prices by an average 4.5% discount to achieve a sale, Zoopla claims. The figure is the highest for...

A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...

A senior Land Registry executive has insisted he wasn’t blaming conveyancers for transactions delays following a controversial blog last month that...

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

Paul Alexander Mortgage Consultants has been acquired by national broker brand Coreco. Paul Alexander worked closely with the Orchards of London estate...

Agents are seeing more stock coming to the market but Zoopla is warning about seller expectations. The latest Zoopla House Price Index...

Consolidation and industry challenges are among the key themes to be tackled at The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) annual conference next month...

The Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has been sold to a company featuring respected estate agency industry figures. RAN’s owner Dwellworks has completed...

One million homes have lost all their pandemic gains amid the financial turmoil at the end of last year, Zoopla claims. Each...

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

Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...

Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

Two thirds of economists expect house prices to fall by more than 4% this year while others are expecting a more...

Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...

Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...

The Conveyancing Association has set a date for its 2023 Annual Conference. It will take place in London on 7 February 2023...

One in 15 homes formerly sold by agents are returning to the market after the original sale collapsed, new data shows. Analysis...

One of the UK’s largest building societies is urging the government to provide more homebuying support as research warns of a...

John Ennis has officially started as chief executive of Chestertons today, expressing excitement about leading the historic estate agency brand into...

Increasing numbers of transactions have fallen-through and asking price cuts are increasing but the market is still on track for almost...

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

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...