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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee (VAC). Olowe...
15 August 2024
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LSL Property Services has appointed Michael Stoop to its board as a non-executive director. He brings significant experience in estate agency and...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...
01 June 2024
From: Features
A buying agent is marking its first year in business. Otters Home Search, founded by experienced chartered surveyors Abbie Long and Francesca...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
MPs are set to begin their inquiry into improving the home buying and selling process today. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Representatives from Propertymark, Trading Standards and The Property Ombudsman (TPO) are set to discuss estate agency regulation in the House of...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Two London firms have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for failing to pay compensation to consumers. This brings the total...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...
28 October 2023
From: Features
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published an updated UK supplement of its ‘Red Book’ – its master document...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Property professionals remain negative about the prospects for the housing market over the coming months amid low buyer demand and fewer...
12 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has been granted observer status for this year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) to...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors housing market snapshot shows the increasing damage being wrought by high interest rates. The RICS...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The chairman of the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has queried the relevance of a new Government-backed property group focused on digital...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Homeowners selling in Scotland without an estate agent are being reminded that they still need a Home Report. Scottish surveying firm DM...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...
22 July 2023
From: Features
According to research, the average cost of home insurance was £300 in 2022 – a record low. However, this could increase...
22 July 2023
From: Features
Property market activity has returned to levels last seen in the aftermath of last October’s mini Budget, data from the Royal...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...
17 May 2023
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High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Property professionals have given their backing to new guidance on cladding. A webinar poll by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has revealed that...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market remains weak but there are long-term signs of stability, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) claims. The latest...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new survey module for its movebutler sales progression platform. The new module encourages surveys as early...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...
01 April 2023
From: Features
A more stable picture of the housing market may be emerging, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has suggested. It comes...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Property professionals have started the year in a relatively less despondent mood compared with the end of 2022 but the market...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The cost of living crisis in the UK has majorly impacted thousands of peoples’ plans to move home, with mortgage lending...
04 February 2023
From: Features
The level of new listings coming to market is at its weakest since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty holiday,...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...
23 December 2022
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A chartered surveyor has highlighted 15 ‘crimes against property’ in a new book that aims to prevent owners from damaging the...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyer demand, new instructions and agreed sales all continued falling in November, according to a downbeat update from the Royal Institution...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned of a further weakening of the property market as buyer caution increases. The...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A 31-year old chartered surveyor has become one of the youngest to achieve RICS Fellowship status. James Brook, founder of Novello Chartered...
27 October 2022
From: Breaking News
New research from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has highlighted further lost further momentum in the housing market during...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...
08 October 2022
From: Features
A Somerset-based estate agency director has come up with his own approach to clear a backlog of probate or ‘Red Book’...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A key minister in the Scottish Government has warned that the country faces a ‘monumental but essential task’ if it is to...
10 August 2022
From: Breaking News
With green issues on the agenda more than ever, homeowners wanting to learn more about making their homes more eco-friendly have...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Independent estate agency Beresfords has expanded its property offering with the acquisition of commercial property specialists Whybrow Chartered Surveyors. It allows the...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
PropertyHeads has relaunched its valuation and insights tool as Mouseprice Pro in the UK after a period of major investment and...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Stanley Michael Brecker, an iconic and revered figure on the London commercial property scene for more than 60 years has died...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The limited amount of property stock continues to push up house prices despite cost of living concerns, surveyors claim. The latest RICS...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...
11 May 2022
From: Features
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
One of estate agency’s biggest groups yesterday announced the start of a share buyback programme for a tranche of up to...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
An agency specialising in Nigerian clients has opened its first international office in London. Jide Taiwo & Co’s office will open next...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
House sales in February were around a fifth lower than the same month in 2021, according to HM Revenue and Customs...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A veteran estate agent who set up his own business in one of Britain’s most popular locations is being mourned after...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features
There’s been yet another month of declining property listings according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot. Those responding...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News
There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The bid by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to re-establish itself as a trusted body continues with the naming of...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is trying to win back respect within the property industry with new Rules of Conduct...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The governing council of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a public apology to the whistle blowers whose actions...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A news conference today is expected to reveal more details of the governance scandal which has engulfed the Royal Institution of...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sean Tompkins, is in talks to step down according to an...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed. HM Revenue and Customs...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The independent QC asked to prepare a report into the financial conduct row at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The market slowdown continues with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that new buyer enquiries have reduced for the first...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading agent says the supply of homes coming to the market is still insufficient to match demand. London estate agent Jeremy...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...
05 May 2021
From: Features
The independent review into the governance of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling for comments. Earlier this year RICS was the...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The shortage of supply compared to demand, which has characterised the housing market in recent months, could soon be a thing...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...
27 March 2021
From: Features
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the market should prepare itself for a glut of new supply thanks to the...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Some 100 new apprentice estate agents are to be recruited in London. Dexters, which has 70 offices across the capital including 12...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The speed and success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme holds the key to the housing market rebounding in the second half...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Safety checks which are apparently now preventing thousands of owners selling flats are to be eased - but there is confusion...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors review of sales and rentals, often amongst the most pessimistic of analyses, says Covid 19...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its new Home Survey Standard will be implemented from March and will represent a...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News
National chartered surveyor firm Bruton Knowles has acquired long-established Herefordshire based John Amos & Co Ltd. The move is part of Bruton...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A leading agent says the government’s new Coronavirus clampdown from Monday will push more home owners to sell. Caspar Harvard-Wills, a partner at...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...