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You won’t need me to tell you, but transactions are taking a l-o-n-g time right now. Figures from a digital information service...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

A new prospecting solution has been launched by iamproperty. The announcement follows the proptech firm’s recent high-profile acquisition of Information Works.   The...

Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

A quarter of sellers have been gazundered in the past 12 months, research has revealed. Analysis by quick-buy firm Open Property Group,...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

Former agency founder and property marketing veteran John Durrant has challenged Propertymark and RICS to take a leadership on the contentious...

Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law   2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...

The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...

A third of Jackson-Stops agents are expecting a “modest decrease” in house prices next year with some offices expecting drops of...

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

It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark suggests a more pessimistic view of the market. The trade body’s latest Housing Insight report says...

Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...

A conveyancing services proptech firm claims to have sped up transactions and reduced fall-throughs in just its first 18 months of...

Industry regulator the National Trading Standards & Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has issued a reminder to agents about their responsibilities when it...

In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...

It’s not a sentence that I thought I would be writing, but Housing Secretary Michael Gove has indeed finally done something...

Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...

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

Yes it should….and we’re getting closer. Where there’s no chain involved, here at AVRillo, we can be ready to exchange contracts in...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...

Proptech firm Finch has been named as the latest supplier accredited by the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB). It joins other brands...

Moving home has been identified as the most stressful life event, with buyers and sellers citing waiting to exchange as the...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has said he is “pleased with the progress” of getting agents to renew contracts as the...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

What are you going to do when something unplanned, unexpected, and unpleasant hits your brand and business? There’s no point avoiding it...

We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...

What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...

Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

OnTheMarket (OTM) chief executive Jason Tebb has hailed securing new contracts with major agencies and revealed discussions are ongoing with more...

House prices in some regions of the UK could continue increasing, despite concerns over the economic downturn and forecasts of house...

The Government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited package of energy bill support for businesses. It will help firms including high street estate agents...

Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as...

Record numbers of agents are reporting that the average time from offer accepted to exchanging contracts stretched beyond four months, Propertymark...

Despite all the controversy surrounding it in recent years, and various government attempts to address the leasehold scandal, new research from...

Lettings has helped drive Foxtons revenue and profits for the first half of the year, a company update has revealed. The listed...

OnTheMarket has issued new shares for agents who have signed new long-term listings agreements. The listed portal said in a stock market...

Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers...

Agents continued to report a buoyant market in May despite cost of living concerns. The latest Housing Market Report from trade body...

OnTheMarket has been having “positive discussions” with founding shareholder agents about renewing their contracts once they expire next year. Agents who invested...

OnTheMarket has reported an increase in agency branches listing on the portal but posted an operating loss after a busy year...

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

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses.  Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...

The typical time taken to sell a property has got so long that people could learn a language before a transaction...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

A leading property lawyer says some agents will struggle to meet the demand for more ‘material information’ put forward by Trading...

The Experts in Property trade group has cut its subscription and rolled out marketing initiatives in a bid to woo new...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...

House and apartment sales are still being hit by confusion and worry over ground rents on existing second-hand leasehold properties. This is...

A probe by the Competition and Markets Authority has led housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to make changes for the benefit of leaseholders.  Taylor...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

The Good Estate Agent, set up in 2010, is slashing its franchise fee - it claims the reductions are for Black...

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

The conveyancing IT crash plaguing the Simplify Group of companies continues into its ninth day; however there is an update for...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

In what will be seen as the latest win for leaseholders across the UK, it’s been revealed that – following action...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

Connells-owned Hamptons says it’s calculated that no fewer the 117,500 sellers this year have chosen to rent before buying their next home.  The...

Boomin has revealed to Estate Agent Today the latest figures on agency branches signed up to its fledgling portal. It says it...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...

The government is to answer a call made in an online petition for stamp duty to apply when contracts are exchanged,...

A new home buying platform being set up by a challenger portal has revealed details of its mortgage offer to users. OneDome...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

A new petition has been launched asking the government to make the stamp duty holiday apply when contracts are exchanged, rather...

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

NAEA Propertymark says a record number of transactions are taking four months to move from offer to exchange. The organisation says this...

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...

The Competition and Markets Authority has written to two top house builders ordering them to change their leasehold terms. In September the...

Connells Group has adopted e-Signatures from Yoti for its sales and lettings business across a number of brands. This follows a successful...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...