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02 September 2023
From: Features
As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...
29 April 2023
From: Features
More than two-thirds of Europeans are willing to compromise on certain features of their future home for the sake of the...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
After two years of extraordinary activity in the housing market there are signs that the clouds are gathering as RICS reports...
21 September 2022
From: Features
Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
With green issues on the agenda more than ever, homeowners wanting to learn more about making their homes more eco-friendly have...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...
01 December 2021
From: Features
Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...
27 November 2021
From: Features
The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features
New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change. This comes after a summer...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A survey suggests that almost half of first time buyers have at some time pulled out of deals because of environmental...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Law Society is telling prospective house purchasers to probe flood risks in the light of a new practice note it...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...
07 December 2019
From: Features
Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...
14 July 2018
From: Features
The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...
27 May 2017
From: Features
Work has been completed on the £300,000 refurbishment of the lower ground floor of city living specialist estate agency Morgans in...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Estate Agents report has batted away an idea which has been resuscitated by the insurance industry, suggesting...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News
We’ve been facing some pretty adverse weather recently. Gales, storms and terrible flooding in parts of the country have upturned the...
13 February 2016
From: Features
A poll of conveyancers suggests that the vast majority believe environmental searches to identify the risk of flooding will become standard...
10 February 2016
From: Breaking News
The Arbon Trust is allocating £10,000 to help past and present NFOPP members in financial difficulties as a result of flooding...