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In today's rapidly evolving property market, the focus on reducing transaction times for individual properties is at an all-time high. Various...

TV presenter and property expert Martin Roberts has been named as host of the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards. Known for...

Estate agents working with international individuals can face a significant risk of encountering money laundering activities. The complex nature of cross-border...

The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...

The construction and property industry has the second highest tenure in the UK, with employees remaining with a company for 4.4...

The Housing Scotland Bill must be changed to reflect reality. Following a recent report by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) which...

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

Humberts, one of the UK’s oldest agency brands, has announced plans for its first international expansion with the opening of a...

Estate agency CRM Alto has been given a mobile upgrade. Alto on mobile already lets agents view their calendar, manage their diary...

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming 2024 Variety North West PROPs awards. The...

One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

An online travel agent has come to the rescue for an estate agent’s fundraiser to give a local road sweeper a...

Mortgage rates may be dropping but buyers need to act fast as product shelf-life is also falling. Moneyfacts data shows the average...

An estate agent’s kind attempt to raise money for a local road sweeper to have a much-deserved holiday have been derailed...

IT was the day the world malfunctioned.  From airport lounges to the reception areas of GP surgeries, the CrowdStrike IT Outage caused...

One of the most popular recent additions to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been the Balcony and Container Gardens category....

The most predictable event of the year is underway. After months of talking about how taxes won’t rise for working people,...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised an unusual issue concerning Barratt’s £2.5 billion deal to buy rival house builder Redrow...

The wife of a jailed banker has agreed to forfeit a house in Knightsbridge worth approximately £14m and a golf club...

A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

What’s in a name? Or particularly a label? We all seem to have one these days. If we’re not a first time...

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

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...

The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...

Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...

Connells has experienced its busiest second quarter for instructions in six years. The UK’s largest agency brand has reported a 15% increase...

The Law Society has launched a consultation for conveyancers and legal groups on how its latest TA6 property information form should...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Fine & Country Algarve has opened a new office in Albufeira.  This expansion boosts the upmarket agency brand’s presence across the Algarve...

Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

Average UK house prices are 8% overvalued but this figure could fall once mortgage rates hopefully drop, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

Shared ownership and alternative homebuying portal Share to Buy has doubled its team in the past six months, marking significant growth...

In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...

Google can be a very costly source for marketing but there are ways to keep a tight lid on your budget...

John D Wood & Co has expanded its London network with two new flagship residential sales and lettings offices in Herne...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the power of Lifesycle’s “Rocks” feature. Introduction to Rocks In December...

Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...

A new senior figure in Purplebricks claims the agency has much in common with selling broadband.  Nick Gunga is the new chief...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

Homebuyers need to act fast to grab mortgage rates, with deals now disappearing within two weeks. Analysis by comparison website Moneyfacts shows...

Concerns around market appraisals and how offers are handled are likely to be the key industry complaints this year amid lower...

In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

Rightmove has criticised the lack of focus on housing policy during the first General Election TV debate this week. Housing was rarely...

The number of market appraisals and sales agreed among estate agents are now back above levels seen before the September 2022...

Fine & Country agent Terry Robinson is set to share the secrets of his success and how he attracts a high...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...

Premium estate agency network By Design has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-backed website for potential and current vendors. The By Design...

With election day looming, in the first of a series of articles, experts from property services organisation, Leaders Romans Group, offer...

Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...

Just 14% of properties currently listed for sale within the last 30 days have found a buyer, new research suggests. Agency comparison...

The Government’s controversial Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen victim to Rishi Sunak’s election announcement and has been shelved. The legislation – which...

A new report sheds light on the future of UK town centres, presenting a roadmap for the revitalisation and repurposing of...

The chairperson of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has hit back at the Government’s approach – or lack of...

Online agent turned property PR guru Russell Quirk has set out his solution to solving the housing crisis. Speaking on the latest...

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

High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The number of properties purchased using a Help to Buy ISA-backed deposit fell to record lows last year, official data shows. Government...

In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...

Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...

In the fast-evolving world of property, where every click counts and every search matters, mastering the art of Search Engine Optimisation...

It was the news we were all expecting. But I still feel a sense of disappointment as I digest the fact the...

A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...

Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...

Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...

The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...

A coalition of organisations representing consumers, financial institutions and energy suppliers has written to the Department for Energy Security and Net...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...

The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

The new financial year is often an opportunity to get organised for the year ahead. For self-employed property professionals who are...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

Fraud poses a significant challenge for residential conveyancers, with criminals often attempting to exploit the transaction process for money laundering purposes. The...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...

The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Sales agreed among Propertymark members hit a four-month high in February but the agency trade body has warned of a quieter...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

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

Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...

To commemorate PayProp’s 20th year in business, Estate Agent Today’s Lee Dahill took a walk down memory lane with Neil Cobbold,...

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...