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Uncertainty triggered by the new Labour Government and taxation concerns that await the 30th October Autumn Budget, have made many wealthy...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property search app Jitty has launched a new feature that lets buyers find their dream home by simply...

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

TV presenter and property expert Martin Roberts has been named as host of the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards. Known for...

Local authority searches are taking up to 60 days in some parts of the country - holding up the sales process. Analysis...

Chestertons Global has agreed a strategic collaboration with Romanian real estate agency Top Estate Team.  Established in 2018, Top Estate Team has...

Nationwide has risen to the top of the best buy tables again with a new mortgage rate cut. The building society has...

As the property market gets ready for a busy autumn market, ESTAS has launched its Summer of Success Stories. This is an...

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming 2024 Variety North West PROPs awards. The...

The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...

The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...

Bloor Homes, the UK’s largest non-listed housebuilder has signed a 12-month contract Zoopla.  All Bloor Homes' 80 developments across all nine regions...

Mortgage rates may be dropping but buyers need to act fast as product shelf-life is also falling. Moneyfacts data shows the average...

Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...

NatWest and Santander are the latest mortgage lenders to unveil rate cuts. The lenders have revealed lower mortgage pricing from this morning...

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

The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised an unusual issue concerning Barratt’s £2.5 billion deal to buy rival house builder Redrow...

Savills has produced a strong ‘half year report’ to shareholders - but with an interesting take on how it’s operating in...

A little known family-run agency - Griffin Property Co - says it is finally relaunching as Emoov. The purchase of the Emoov...

There’s nothing more frustrating than losing a sale at the last minute due to details that could have been disclosed upfront....

Hamptons has announced a new international partnership that will launch the brand ‘in association with Hamptons’. The deal is with Italian agency...

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

A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has agreed a listings deal with OnTheMarket (OTM), claiming that the CoStar-backed portal will overtake Rightmove...

Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...

Rightmove’s decision to return £100m to its shareholders has been called into question. The property portal giant announced in its recent half-year...

The majority of UK adults find buying a home more stressful than selling but many are unaware of who an estate...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

Lomond has acquired one of North Yorkshire’s oldest independent agencies, Joplings The deal will see Lomond’s Linley and Simpson brand take over...

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

There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

Further consumer education is needed to remove the stigma of auction property sales, iamproperty co-founder Jamie Cooke claims. Cooke has suggested TV...

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...

Best buy mortgage rates have fallen below 4% for the first time since the start of the year. Nationwide is the first...

According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...

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

The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...

We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has highlighted an overlooked part of this week’s King’s Speech that could boost the property market. While...

Zoopla has been named as the official data partner of the latest series of popular Channel 4 programme ‘Worst House on...

A global payments issues that could have hit home sales has now been resolved, the Bank of England has confirmed. A statement...

Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...

The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...

Extra paperwork, poorly-resourced solicitors and a lack of upfront material information have all been cited as factors contributing to delays in...

An agency setup during the pandemic is celebrating four successful years in business. Worthing-based James & James opened its doors on 1...

Lomond announced its second acquisition this week, boosting its presence in the South of England.  The deal will see Lomond acquire the...

A customer from The Property Franchise Group (TPFG)- brand Hunters Estate Agency this week completed the first Law Society licensed Digital...

Former senior Savills director Trevor Kearney has unveiled his own luxury agency venture called The Private Office: Real Estate, aiming to...

The number of low deposit mortgage deals has reached a two-year high. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows the availability of deals...

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

Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset class but more recently, residential property values have taken over....

Homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable mortgage deals and boosting their...

More than three quarters of home buyers are ‘gazundering’—or ‘price chipping’—to reduce the agreed sale price of properties at the last...

It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Gaps between buyer and seller expectations have spread into the auction sector. The issue has become common among estate agents dealing with...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m in a statement released this morning. Profit soared...

Two property consultancies say outdoor space should have a separate value to the rest of the home when it goes on...

Gary Hersham, the founder of high-end London-focussed agency Beauchamp Estates, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the property data...

The announcement by the Bank Of England that interest rates will remain fixed at 5.25% for the seventh month in a...

Arun Estates has signed a new long-term deal with Zoopla. The independent agent’s 100 high-street branches in the South East of England...

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, expanding its presence across the south coast with the acquisition of Mishon Mackay. The five branch...

Google can be a very costly source for marketing but there are ways to keep a tight lid on your budget...

A large proportion of estate agents are managing to get more deals over the line thanks to longer daylight hours, research...

Almost half of properties sold in prime central London (PCL) this year had a price reduction, research suggests. The latest data from...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the power of Lifesycle’s “Rocks” feature. Introduction to Rocks In December...

Enforcement of material information rules is being done through redress schemes rather than putting a strict deadline on compliance, James Munro,...

Zoopla has announced two new artificial intelligence (AI)-backed features to increase the number of high-intent buyers on its site.  The portal has...

You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...

I know there’s always been something of a love-hate relationship between agents and the portals. The ‘love’ comes because the portals are...

The Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto has committed to resurrecting the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme and temporarily removing Capital...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Lee O’Brien, Managing Director of iad UK. In your experience,...

Homebuyers need to act fast to grab mortgage rates, with deals now disappearing within two weeks. Analysis by comparison website Moneyfacts shows...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described the first five months of this year as ‘transformational.” It comes after the brand has...

In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...

In what are some of the biggest changes to the residential leasehold sector in the last 21 years since the Commonhold...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...

National estate agency, Jackson Stops, has appointed Bamboo Auctions to provide the white-labelled technology behind its new J-S Auctions service. Bamboo Auctions...

Could it be that a politician has finally done the property market a favour? Rishi Sunak’s decision to call the general election...

Even the most junior of estate agents will tell you that if you are going to bet the house on pulling...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

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

Agents can expect to see a lot more of Purplebricks on their TV screens after ITV chose the online agent for...

Purplebricks has received a media-for-equity investment from ITV. The deal is worth up to £4.5m, the online agent said..  It is the first major...

More than one in seven (13%) buyers purchasing properties in the UK are using funds from overseas to fund all or...

Artificial Intelligence will not be taking over people’s jobs any time soon, as machine learning is trainable only with human input.  The...

Rightmove has revealed details of its latest anti-money laundering (AML) webinar. The next event, in partnership with FCS Compliance, is titled 10...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired the book of business of Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors-owned Halifax estate agents Boococks as part of...

Homebuyers have been hit by the highest jump in mortgage rates since March, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfacts found the typical pricing...