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

A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...

The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla.  The portal...

MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

A quarter of sellers have been gazundered in the past 12 months, research has revealed. Analysis by quick-buy firm Open Property Group,...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

Sellers are still being lowballed by their buyer having previously accepted a higher offer, research suggests. A survey of more than 1,000...

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...

Almost a third of UK home sellers are being gazundered by their buyers, many of whom are seeing their potential buyer...

Increasing numbers of buyers are gazundering or ‘price chipping’ on their offers to force property sellers and agents into last minute...

Smart conveyancers are making themselves indispensable to estate agents by doing their due diligence for them. Until now, estate agents and conveyancers...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

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

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...

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

Buyers and sellers changing their minds lie behind almost a third of fall-throughs - the single biggest reason why transactions collapse,...

Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

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

A new company is claiming to reduce chain collapses during sales by creating a lockout agreement, also known as a reservation agreement. Property...

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

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

A critic of the conveyancing process has accused a law firm’s charge of £95 for “exchange and completion within five working...

Online agency Settled is introducing a deposit scheme which it claims will assist sellers and buyers reach completion faster - and...

The government should take a close look at gazundering as well as gazumping in its review of the house sales process,...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

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