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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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...

The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...

A London agency has told Estate Agent Today that it makes some of its buyers pay upwards of £5,000 in Reservation...

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...

A sales progression tool is urging property professionals and consumers alike to do more to speed up typical transaction times, and...

Property portal Rightmove has confirmed that it is trialling an option which allows buyers of commercial properties to submit offers online...

New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...

A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...

The Property Ombudsman has issued new guidance over what it calls “a growing issue” - that is, disputes over dual fees. TPO...

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

A trading statement this morning from beleaguered agency group Countrywide reveals that its revenue is down again - but it insists...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

Reapit has teamed up with a new tool called mio, which is promising “a smarter way to manage the home buying...

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...

An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...

Conveyancers and the speed of local council searches have come in for criticism as details have emerged of the government’s consultation...

The first ever electronic e-signature exchange of contracts for a residential property transaction in the UK has been completed this month,...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has this week published a consumer guide on leasehold property.  The document, released yesterday, has a specific focus...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

It's sometimes easy to overlook the fact that the majority of estate agents only receive payment for the weeks, if not...

easyProperty has become the first online estate agency in the UK to link with an online platform that permits the exchange...

The Brian Cox estate agency, at the centre of a weekend newspaper allegation about £2,000 deposits from buyers, has strongly defended...