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Changes were made to Class MA commercial to residential permitted development rights in February which mean that there has never been...

The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

Kerb appeal is often cited as an important factor if agents and sellers want to impress buyers and now research suggests...

Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...

Adding value to a home can be the difference between a quick, successful sale and waiting months for the right person...

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...

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...

The boundaries of prime central London are expanding, new research claims. The PCL market is generally described as the exclusive districts of...

Property sales are being put at risk by failure to tackle infestations of bamboo, according to new warnings. Invasive plant removal firm...

New research claims to show what buyers most want to see in photographs on a sales listing - and it may...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

A prominent independent production company is looking for property professionals for a new television programme idea to be filmed in the...

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

More than four in 10 owners have significantly repurposed part of their homes during the pandemic says Zoopla. Amongst the 41 per...

Top Scottish agency Galbraith says key parts of the country saw some buyers snapping up properties this year without even visiting...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...

If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

A property company chief has been banned from being involved in any company for five years following a case involving over...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

The beleaguered Your Move estate agency insists there was no breach of customer privacy after an ex-employee reportedly took confidential data...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...

For the second time in two weeks, experts are warning that new data protection laws could seriously disrupt the agency industry...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

An audit and tax consultancy is urging estate agencies across the UK to prepare for new EU General Data Protection Regulation...

A new portal has launched listing off-market properties at the very highest end of the market, and says it does not...