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Of all the stories I read over the past week, there was one which really stopped me in my tracks.   It revealed...

Countrywide Land & New Homes has been appointed by Harcourt to market Tobacco Warehouse, a major redevelopment of the world’s largest...

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

Property taxes in Scotland raised almost £640m over the past twelve months, according to analysis of the latest statistics by agency...

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

Rightmove is launching a new national marketing campaign to coincide with what is hoped to be a busy autumn selling season. The...

Parents are willing pay 25% extra to live in the right catchment area for a top state primary school, research suggests. New...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has surpassed the 600 member agent threshold. It comes after recruiting a further 100 agents since the...

Political and economic stability is encouraging more movement in the housing market, according to new figures released by online valuation specialists...

Local authority searches are taking up to 60 days in some parts of the country - holding up the sales process. Analysis...

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...

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

EVER since Rishi Sunak stood in the rain and effectively announced he’d soon be moving house, Labour have been saying the...

Hamptons has appointed Chris Randall as regional sales director, overseeing the businesses South West and West London regions.  He takes over from...

Movemnt is targeting getting half of Alto’s client base to use its property onboarding and sales progression platform by the middle...

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

The UK has the slowest home moving timeline among 12 global nations, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly has analysed the average...

Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...

Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

Agents can now access pre-populated material information forms through iamproperty. Users of iamproperty’s movebutler platform can use the feature, helping save time...

The smart home movement has been gathering pace for some time and connected living should be top of the agenda for...

The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...

I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...

The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...

When I first started working as an estate agent there was one thing I never saw coming… and that was having...

Bloor Homes, the UK’s largest non-listed housebuilder has signed a 12-month contract Zoopla.  All Bloor Homes' 80 developments across all nine regions...

An exciting new collaboration between TVPN, EstateApps and Paul Long is set to transform the way you advertise your property listings...

Homeowners of five-bedroom properties without a mortgage could unlock almost £500,000 by downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove highlights the cash-equity release...

A cross-industry collaboration aims to showcase how working horizontally across key stages of the home-buying and selling journey can positively impact...

Fine & Country has been recognised as the most recommended national estate agency brand for the second consecutive year.  YouGov research among more...

A new analysis of buyers’ actions during viewings suggests many effectively ignore the truly important features, and are instead distracted by...

Rightmove is to be the headline sponsor of ITV’s music show The Voice UK, starring veteran crooner Tom Jones. The portal says...

The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...

Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...

A prominent westcountry agent has joined Moveli, which operates the self-employed broker model. Jonathan Mowday, previously of Stags in Devon, has joined...

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

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

The UK’s largest multi-brand property franchise business, TPFG, says a brace of acquisitions in the past six months have been “transformational”. Since...

The latest RICS Residential Property Survey found the UK's residential property sector brightened slightly in July.  Average mortgage rates lowered slightly during...

Software platform Alto Marketplace says it now has no fewer than 16 integrations across 13 categories including anti-money laundering, buyer onboarding...

Moving further away from family, friends and familiar places to get onto the property ladder is becoming more common for first-time...

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

Six out of the UK’s top 10 conveyancers are now aboard a new transactions platform that aims to speed up property...

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

Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

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

A consumer group and a removals firm claims to have identified the busiest day of the year for house moves -...

Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...

At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has agreed a listings deal with OnTheMarket (OTM), claiming that the CoStar-backed portal will overtake Rightmove...

Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...

Rightmove’s decision to return £100m to its shareholders has been called into question. The property portal giant announced in its recent half-year...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

The number of people moving home increased by 10% in the first half of 2024, with detached properties the most popular,...

An increase in agents, fees and rising take-up of its extra packages contributed to a 6% annual rise in average revenue...

The Government is being urged to keep the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief threshold at its current level. Labour signalled before it...

Winkworth has expanded into the West Midlands with its first office in Warwickshire. The agency franchise brand has setup in the Regency...

There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...

Zoopla users can now filter their property search by leasehold and freehold. In a move welcomed by leasehold campaigners, the portal said...

Further consumer education is needed to remove the stigma of auction property sales, iamproperty co-founder Jamie Cooke claims. Cooke has suggested TV...

Mortgage rates are dropping faster than many expected, Rightmove claims. Nationwide unveiled a 3.99% five-year fix for home purchases this week –...

OnTheMarket (OTM) owner CoStar has reiterated its aim to help the portal displace Rightmove. Regulatory filings from CoStar Group in the US,...

Eluned Morgan is set to be named First Minister of Wales in a move backed by estate agency trade body Propertymark. Morgan...

Conveyancing fees are rising but remain below highs of pandemic during the Stamp Duty holiday, research suggests. Comparison website reallymoving’s latest Conveyancing...

Connells Group has appointed Helen Charlesworth as its new group chief executive. Charlesworth was managing director of LSL brand Your Move between...

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...

According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...

Moverly’s upfront information services have been integrated with technology platform Reapit.  Agents using Reapit can now access Moverly's comprehensive material information solution,...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

Half of young first-time buyers are willing to consider “non-traditional routes” to get onto the property ladder. Research suggests that around a...

The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...

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

It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...

The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically.  The plans...

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

Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...

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

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...

CoStar’s acquisition of OnTheMarket (OTM) may already be bearing fruit, a proptech firm claims. Lead generation management provider Agent Response, which filters...

Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...

Proper implementation of material Information across the estate agency sector could reduce the amount of lost or delayed commission due to...

Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...

Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

Agency software provider Alto has integrated with fellow Houseful brand Movemnt, giving users access to the property transaction progression platform. Alto agents...

Attention is turning to acquisitions and growth among LSL’s newly-franchised brands. It has been a year since LSL Property Services announced that...

The Government has dropped the previous Tory Party’s levelling up slogan. Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner confirmed the move...

A former eXp UK agent, described as a top performer, has joined upmarket self-employed rival Moveli. Jason Scott, who has also previously...

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....

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will have the removal vans booked this morning after the General Election result. Sir Keir is set...

New research has revealed the areas where sellers have the best chance of finding a cash buyer. Analysis by My Home Conveyancing...

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

Bradford has maintained its position as the leading hotspot in the country for the second consecutive quarter, according to OnTheMarket data. The...

The Stamp Duty exemption for first-time buyers will be returned to £300,000 under a Labour Government. The Labour Party, which is currently...

As we move into the second half of the year, the property market is looking buoyant. Demand and supply are most...

Affordability concerns are prompting many first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles on average from their preferred location to...

Home moving platform Movemnt has announced an exclusive partnership with conveyancing services provider LMS. The partnership makes use of LMS’ wider panel...