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Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...

The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...

Property data in the UK is mined from a labyrinth of sources such as local authorities, various government departments and private...

From Google to Uber, convenience is embedded into contemporary culture. As a society, we’re propelled by on-demand living, with instant solutions for...

For agents who take full advantage of new developments in technology in 2023, it’s a chance for them to move ahead...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

A survey of 5,000 agents suggests the slow house selling and buying process is one of the biggest challenges facing the...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

The government has launched a consultation this weekend calling for evidence on how to make the home buying process “cheaper, faster...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...