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Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...

After much anticipation, the Labour Manifesto for ‘Change’ was launched this week. Held in Manchester the launch event included personal reflections...

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

Barratt London is extending its deposit contribution scheme to thousands more key workers.   The Key Worker Deposit Contribution Scheme has been extended...

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

Increasing numbers of people are citing housing as their main concern, official data suggests. The latest public opinions and social trends survey...

The cost of housing continues to be a major concern to the majority of adults in the UK, according to the...

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

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

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

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

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

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

Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...

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

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

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

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

A former adviser to Boris Johnson who is running to be the Tory candidate for London Mayor has promised to put...

Daniel Cobb Estate Agents has been awarded the Ministry of Defence prestigious Silver award as part of the Armed Forces Defence...

There has been so much coverage recently over how painfully slow conveyancing is at the moment - 18-20 weeks is now...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

Some two thirds of agents and other property professionals who have worked alone have suffered an incident endangering their safety, according to...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

It’s great to enjoy hospitality inside now...but it’s even better to fundraise, perhaps outside in the spring and summer weather. It’ll...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Zoopla employees have held a 'March for March' challenge to raise funds for The Captain Tom Foundation. This is a fine cause...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Community spirit is definitely alive and well in the Midlands where people have gone above and beyond to support a local...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

Savills is donating over £800,000 to nominated charities across the UK. Following a commitment to Land Aid’s Covid-19 campaign for youth homelessness,...

If anyone told us six weeks ago that agents would still be doing such amazing work for their communities during lockdown...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...

Ed Mead, co-founder of outsourced viewing service Viewber and a high profile agent for over 30 years, has had his closest...

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...

A trade body has reported some council search departments to the government for refusing to provide email details and forcing search...

To many less fortunate on the follicle front, high profile industry supplier Ed Mead has enjoyed an infuriatingly good head of...

A branch of Northwood is offering its pool car to any NHS workers who need it during the Coronavirus crisis. The Fiat...

Independent agency Nicol & Co is donating £100 to the NHS for every new instruction signed up by April 21. The agency...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for an area with thousands of holiday homes wants their owners to make them available to...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

An online agency has offered to sell the homes of NHS frontline staff for free. Doorsteps, set up by high profile young...

Can any agency beat Knight Frank for a brilliant collection of selfless work? We doubt it, as the agency has provided...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

Hello and welcome to a special Agents Do Charity, given over entirely to a wonderful effort to coordinate the industry’s response...

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

The man responsible for defining John Lewis’ legendary customer service, and preserving its Never Knowingly Undersold pledge, is to address the...

Owning a home has become almost impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research from the union UNISON. Getting...

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...

Labour says it wants ‘Healthy Homes Zones’ in a bid to reduce housing-related health inequalities which are estimated to cost the NHS £1.4...

We have the presidential seal of approval for our Agents Do Charity this week - well, sort of, but we don’t mean...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...

A leasehold reform campaigner has called on the government to ensure it publishes its report on leasehold reform before the summer recess at...

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Andrews Property Group has announced that Ronda Green, the group’s marketing director, died suddenly in hospital on January 3. Having previously worked...

Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

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Housing appears to have a disappointingly low priority in the new Theresa May-led Cabinet - at least judging from the time...

An NHS foundation trust has had to issue a statement to defuse fears that a local hospital was up for sale...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...