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

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

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

Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...

An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...

Agents Giving says its Fundraising Champions of the Year Awards 2024 are now open for entries. You can enter the awards yourself...

Proptech firm Moverly has partnered with Zoopla-backed Alto to intergrate its material information tools into the CRM. Upfront information platform Moverly said...

The closing bell is ringing for estate and letting agents across the UK to participate in this year's Voice of the...

When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...

Calling all self-employed property professionals! With only one week to go until the 31 January self assessment deadline, the 3.8 million people...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...

By Jashoda Pindoria, Head of Self Assessment Operations, HMRC Self Assessment need not be daunting with HMRC’s simple steps on getting started....

Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...

After years - indeed a decade - of anti-rental sector policy and rhetoric it’s difficult not to see recent days as...

The ESTAS team and I are now on the final countdown to Friday 20th October.  Having run the event for twenty...

Time is running out for agents to submit their final customer reviews for consideration in the prestigious 2023 allAgents Customer Experience...

Like most parts of the UK, the one I live in has a bit of a beef about parking. More precisely,...

Agents and other businesses are being reminded of a deadline to upgrade their technology systems for voice and broadband connections else...

More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...

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

Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...

Agency staff have little more than a week to ensure their allAgents profile is up to date so they can boost...

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

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

New analysis may called into question the experience of firms approved to check the Government’s flagship register of overseas entities (ROE). The...

First-time buyers are persisting with Help to Buy purchases as cut-off-point approaches for the housing support scheme. To be eligible for an...

Companies that own UK residential properties have under a month to revalue and tell HMRC if any are worth more than...

The property industry's self-destructive, point-scoring way of working just doesn’t cut it. When low stock means low cash flow low, agents and...

Purplebricks has received “several credible expressions of interest” since putting itself up for sale last month, the online agent has revealed. The...

AML experts SmartSearch warn estate agents that, with so many firms still hiding behind ‘opaque corporate structures,’ proper due diligence has...

Thousands of foreign companies with property in the UK have failed to declare their true owners. It comes as new anti-money laundering (AML)...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to leasehold reform and fixing cladding issues before the next election. It comes as the Government...

The end of last year’s Stamp Duty holiday has given a temporary boost to house price data for October 2022. The latest...

Foxtons has upped its expectations for its full year financial performance despites acknowledging a “less certain market backdrop.” A trading update from...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

Connells Group - the largest agency group in the UK after its purchase of Countrywide - has today announced its financial results for...

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

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

The latest trading update from Foxtons has revealed that sales revenue in the first quarter of this year was down 9%...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

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

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions.  The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...

A TV advertising campaign begins today to promote SmartVal, its real-time valuation tool available on the Boomin portal. The advertisements will start...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...

Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

Knight Frank claims that the number of UK property transactions in June is on track to be the highest on record.  Although...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...