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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...

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

Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

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

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

The share price of Rightmove dropped some 6% yesterday on the back of an announcement that it was terminating the listings...

Complete guidance on Material Information parts A, B and C has been live in the property industry since last November. While...

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...

So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....

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

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...

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

In the second of their Election Wishlist series, Leaders Romans Group turn the spotlight on the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Here, National...

Housing has finally made it onto the General Election campaign, albeit with a familiar policy. Labour has unveiled plans for a Freedom...

If, like me, you watched the two party leaders battle it out in the first head-to-head debate you’ll have noticed that...

Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...

Could it be that a politician has finally done the property market a favour? Rishi Sunak’s decision to call the general election...

The future of another Keller Williams (KW) market centre in the UK appears unclear. KW Prime, once the flagship market centre of...

Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...

Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

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

Mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in February and are at the highest level since September 2022, Bank of...

As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...

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

House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...

LSL has hailed the benefits of switching to a franchise model for its estate agency brand. A trading update from the company...

Yopa’s latest accounts for 2022 have revealed a “material uncertainty” that the business could continue ahead of a restructure in 2023. The...

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

Fraud in the lettings industry is reaching unprecedented heights. Now, more than ever, there is a need for a revolution in...

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

LSL has described the transfer of its estate agency business to a franchise model as a success and said it expects...

Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The end of a tenancy can be busy and stressful. As the letting agent, you’ll have many plates spinning to move...

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Spicerhaart’s shift to a hybrid model and investment in the business and staff has contributed to a £5m loss for 2022,...

Property guru and TV presenter Phil Spencer has paid tribute to his parents after they died in a car crash at...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande looks at the future of estate agnts on the high street.   You only need to walk down...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...

Agents and sellers are being warned against putting unsuitable properties up for auction. Stuart Collar- Brown, chief executive of online auctioneer platform...

According to research, the average cost of home insurance was £300 in 2022 – a record low. However, this could increase...

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

According to the latest English Housing Survey, there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said...

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

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Fall throughs are estimated to have cost UK estate agents £1.27bn in 2022, new research suggest. Upfront information provider Moverly looked at...

The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector.  Reports have revealed how...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

With rising mortgage rates and the cost of living expected to be the biggest cause of a slowdown in the housing...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...

Strike has fallen further into the red, its latest annual accounts show. The online agent’s financial statement for the 12 months to...

LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...

According to the recent industry research report ‘Back to the Future’ from tmgroup, mio and CDS 40% of property transaction delays...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...

More than a tenth of homeowners expect to delay buying or selling a home this year due to the cost of...

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

House prices could drop by almost 25% ‘start-to-trough’ or by as much as 40% in severe circumstances, Lloyds Banking Group has...

Purplebricks’ share price has continued falling after it informed the markets that it is up for sale last week. The beleaguered agency’s...

Purplebricks’ share price hit a new low last week after it announced a strategic review that could lead to the sale...

By the Co-founders of Freehold; David Mann MBE, Partner at Tuffin Ferraby Taylor and Saleem Fazal MBE, Real Estate Partner at...

Purplebricks is considering an alternative ownership structure to ‘better realise the potential of the group.’ The beleaguered online agent launched a strategic...

A former Countrywide director says that since becoming a Keller Williams agent he’s racked up over £1m in fees. Dominic Marcel -...

Most letting agents are already carrying out inspections for check-in and check-out reports (hopefully). Some are going further and conducting interim...

Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...

What are you going to do when something unplanned, unexpected, and unpleasant hits your brand and business? There’s no point avoiding it...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

Purplebricks chief executive Helena Marston insists the brand's turnaround plan is working after posting a half-year loss this morning and revealing...

England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

In this feature, Jonathan Daines looks at how landlords can do their bit to make the rental market greener. Global leaders have...

Conveyancing software provider Smoove has revealed that 30 branches across 18 firms have so far signed up to its new flagship...

Activist investor Lecram Holdings has used its new 5.16% stake in Purplebricks to call for the beleaguered online agent to remove...

In this guest feature, Ben Bailey, CCO at Even, a mortgage lender for first-time buyers launched this year, provides commentary on the end...

Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has introduced a range of new policies to support staff on a range...

The share of homeowners struggling to repay their mortgages could hit the same peak levels of the 2008 financial crisis by...

As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...

Agents and property professionals paid tribute to the Queen last night after Buckingham Palace announced she had passed away. Readers were celebrating...

Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...

Keller Williams’ (KW) Warwick Market Centre has closed, prompting a blame game between its former owners and the franchise brand. KW Warwick has...

Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research...

As the UK works towards its net zero goal by 2050, Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a Green Hub to support...

Last week was quite a week for major trading updates, with four of the market’s biggest players announcing either half-year or...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...