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HSBC UK has joined forces with the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to help improve the homebuying process through the sharing...

HSBC has promised rate cuts this week as mortgage pricing continues to drop, but it is unclear how much further pricing...

Major lenders have started cutting their mortgage pricing in anticipation of an interest rate cut in the coming months. The Bank of...

Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...

An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...

Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...

Agency Express has won the Franchisor of the Year – Gold award at the 2023 British Franchise Association (BFA) HSBC British...

Two more major lenders have cut mortgage rates, prompting hopes that deals could seen come close to 3%. HSBC and Halifax have...

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...

Homebuyers and borrowers could be set to benefit from a mortgage price war, a property expert claims. Jonathan Rolande, from the National...

Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

The UK real estate industry faces a “particularly precarious” situation in the near to medium term, according to analysts at the...

After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...

MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...

Almost 400,000 borrowers on low-rate mortgage deals are in for a shock when their products expire this year, Equifax has warned. Analysis...

Mortgage brokers are trying to get lenders to sign up to a 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge in efforts to keep the...

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

The interest rate on a five-year fixed rate mortgage has fallen below 4% for the first time since the financial market...

It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...

HSBC has announced a new round of branch closures but an estate agent suggests there may be a positive side for...

House prices look likely to fall next year, a senior analyst claims while another warns the property market is moving from...

Estate agency share prices had a mixed response to dire warnings about housing demand and prices issued by HSBC last week. The...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

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

Knight Frank has beaten a string of prestigious household name companies to take the Overall Winner award at the 2021 Customer...

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

HSBC UK is re-introducing its 90 per cent Loan To Value mortgages from next week - a possible lifeline for first...

One of the country’s highest-profile mortgage lenders, HSBC, is restricting loans on apartments from today. Only buyers of flats who have a...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...

FirstHomeCoach, the brainchild of a former HSBC banker, has launched with the aim of providing “every service” a first time buyer...

Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

The Financial Times this morning says that Countrywide suffered a failed bond issue earlier this year, forcing it to rely on...

Hello and welcome to our latest Property Jobs Today; if you missed the launch last week, each Monday we will provide...

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC.    The bank...

An estate agency group operating from two offices close to Heathrow airport has announced it is to open a third, ultimately...

New research by business information firm Bloomberg suggests many thousands of London’s financial services jobs are under threat thanks to Brexit...

John D Wood, one of Countrywide's two high-end brands operating in London and southern England, has produced a cinema commercial to be...

The residential director at Mullucks Wells in West Essex and East Hertfordshire, William Wells, has contacted Estate Agent Today to highlight...

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...

Estate agency board specialist company Agency Express has won gold in this year’s HSBC Franchise of the Year Awards against an...