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

Sellers are always looking for ways to improve the value of their home, and according to new research agents may just...

There’s a spotlight now on property listings and as with so many changes in our industry, this is a case of...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

There’s a record number of property industry companies, including agencies, in financial distress according to the latest Red Flag alert monitor. The...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Property and construction are amongst the worst hit sectors for businesses in so-called ‘critical distress’ according to figures taken before the worst...

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

A buyer is apparently suing a London estate agent over a discrepancy in a property description. The Mirror newspaper reports that the...

Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...

A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

It’s been a busy year for Giraffe360. Following its £1 million successful funding round in January and moving its headquarters from...

A PropTech firm has repeated claims it first made in March about allegedly inaccurate floorpan measurement and says a new initiative...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new guide in a bid to end what it calls inconsistencies and...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...

An expert analysis of the Purplebricks trading statement for 2016 reveals that the agency’s Local Property Experts each earn an average...

Liz runs her own estate agency in Gateshead. When researchers for the Suzy Lamplugh Trust got in touch earlier in the year to...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...