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New research has revealed the areas where sellers have the best chance of finding a cash buyer. Analysis by My Home Conveyancing...

Outsourced property viewings and inspections provider Viewber is celebrating completing more than half a million appointments. Launched at the end of 2016...

Proptech firm iamproperty has acquired data and prospecting firm Information Works for an undisclosed sum. It will help the platform’s partner agents...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Two well-known Fine & Country licensees have partnered to boost their presence in the South West of England. Jonathan Handford and Sean...

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

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

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

Leading portal OnTheMarket has announced this morning that Clive Beattie has resigned as Chief Financial Officer 'to pursue another opportunity'. According to a...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

Rightmove’s share price hit its lowest level for two years yesterday after it was announced that its chief executive is stepping...

Average asking prices in Britain have risen by 53 per cent over the past 10 years according to Rightmove. They have risen...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...

A PropTech firm says its new tool allows comprehensive upfront property information to be shared instantly with all parties in a...

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

At mio, we often have conversations with Estate Agency firms who have a dedicated sales progresser in their team. Whilst there...

“Many hands make light work” – Does John Heywood’s old English proverb from the 1300s apply to modern approaches on how...

A working party of property professionals is being set up to look at whether and how property logbooks could help speed...

LSL Property Services, parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rain, has named a new chief executive officer taking the helm...

Gareth Samples has been confirmed as the new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, stepping into the role on Thursday...

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

The Property Franchise Group - which owns Martin & Co, EweMove and three other brands - is to have a former...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Over a third of homes across Southern England are at risk of suffering price falls as the housing market slowdown extends...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

It’s a great start to the week for Wesley Carney, a lettings negotiator at the wonderful Breckon & Breckon agency in...

The government says its funding schemes such as Help To Buy will no longer be applied to what it calls “unjustified...

Only one local authority in England and Wales has an average house price below £100,000 - while in every London borough...

Ombudsman Services, which recently announced it was quitting its role as one of three approved redress schemes for estate and lettings...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...

A survey of just over 2,000 candidates and 1,000 employers across London’s residential property market suggests over half of them believe...

Pole-axed by politics? Bored of ballots? Well, this is where you can escape from pledges, promises and politicians and instead read...

The results of a survey conducted by the Home Builders Federation has been attacked by consumer group, the HomeOwners Alliance. For over...

A Hampshire estate agency has promised the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to make competitor comparisons which cannot be independently verified...

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord.   Whether it’s damage...

Property industry recruitment firm Macdonald & Company has expanded its residential division with three new appointments.  Christopher Humphrey and Keeleigh Goodridge join...

A removals firm is warning that changes to the CHAPS system could see home movers paying more to relocate.   This summer...

When you're on the hunt for a new job, once your diary is starting to get booked up with interviews it's...

As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...

In an unexpected announcement, the government says it will "directly commission" companies to build up to 13,000 new affordable homes on...

Diversity is a hot topic in offices across the UK as issues regarding the difference in pay and opportunities are being...

Who are you? Joshua Rayner MIRP What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Rayner Personnel & Estate Agency...