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

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...

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

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

The founder and chairman of Hunters, who is also a Conservative MP, has been criticised for a tweet saying he would...

The government is being urged to make commonhold ownership compulsory on all new apartments - and the move could even begin a...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

OnTheMarket’s selective fee freeze for agents has been challenged by a new portal which asks agents: ‘Why pay at all?’ OTM revealed...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lino Goncalves – Area Sales Manager What is Lets bid property...

An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

Another crowdfunding platform has launched, encouraging investors to buy a share in a property - in this case, a prime London...

An agent is using social media to help homeless ex-service personnel move into empty properties free of charge - and he...