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31 August 2024
From: Features
More homeowners are preparing to put their property on the market in the autumn, Chestertons claims. The estate agency said it registered...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...
17 August 2024
From: Features
An increase in agents, fees and rising take-up of its extra packages contributed to a 6% annual rise in average revenue...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has highlighted an overlooked part of this week’s King’s Speech that could boost the property market. While...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...
06 July 2024
From: Features
Artificial Intelligence will not be taking over people’s jobs any time soon, as machine learning is trainable only with human input. The...
18 May 2024
From: Features
Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A specialist lender is reintroducing a suite of mortgage products aimed at what it call “overlooked customers”. It turns out these are...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...
09 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...
06 April 2024
From: Features
Whether we’re selling properties, managing buildings, servicing heavy goods vehicles or flogging widgets, we’re all operating in a digital world. This is...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Kerfuffle has revealed the winners of its Supplier of the Year awards The awards are based on agent reviews and net promoter...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
TwentyEA has unveiled a suite of new marketing solutions combining its data tools, giving estate agents greater flexibility over their prospecting...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Proptech firm iamproperty has acquired data and prospecting firm Information Works for an undisclosed sum. It will help the platform’s partner agents...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party has committed to working on ways to offer longer-term fixed rate mortgages to support first-time buyers. Outlining its plan...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Good Estate Agent has attracted 16 franchisees to its new travel brand, with almost half even combining it with their existing...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Kerb appeal is often cited as an important factor if agents and sellers want to impress buyers and now research suggests...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...
16 December 2023
From: Features
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is expecting more money from agents this year and is also looking to grab a slice of the mortgage market. A...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals successfully hosted its annual Autumn Tour virtually last week, allowing member agents from across the UK...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...
25 November 2023
From: Features
The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the first annual Iceberg Summit to be held the...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Low deposit home buyers have been given a boost after product choice hit a 14-month high. Data from Moneyfacts shows the number...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...
08 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A date has been set for next year’s Propertymark One conference. The landmark conference was launched by the agency trade body at...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...
01 November 2023
From: Features
Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders are braced for a slower market over the rest of the year. The latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Fewer sellers are willing to cut their asking prices, Chestertons claims. The agent said vendors in the capital have already priced in...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...
16 September 2023
From: Features
Mortgage borrowers now have the greatest choice of home loan products since February 2022, Moneyfacts data suggests. It is a boost for...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
30 August 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
If we turn the clock back only twenty years, the concept of managing our lives from a handheld device was within...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...
19 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Propertymark has written to the Government to ask why attempts to protect leaseholders are being ignored. It comes as the Earl of...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents need to ditch selling techniques and brush up on persuasion to...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Whether you realise it or not, APIs have helped make your day possible. Reflect on everything you’ve done today online. On your...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove’s half-year results were backed by analysts last week and even prompted speculation that it could be on the acquisition trail. Its...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has posted its highest half-year revenue growth for five-years, helped by increased agency investment in the portal’s tools. A half-year update...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The UK is heading for a further drop in housebuilding, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data by S&P and...
08 July 2023
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard...
06 July 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched a strategic partnership with proptech supplier nurtur.group. Under the agreement, nurtur.group will become the exclusive...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has launched a new financial services arm. The portal has unveiled OnTheMarket Money, an umbrella brand providing consumers with access to...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has unveiled an upgraded website for agents and housebuilders. The refreshed Zoopla Advantage website, first launched in 2018, will provide new...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Industry veteran Tim Main has issued a challenge for agents in the latest attempt to speed up sales and reduce fall-throughs. Main,...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost 400,000 borrowers on low-rate mortgage deals are in for a shock when their products expire this year, Equifax has warned. Analysis...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A strong labour market, growing consumer confidence and an increasing acceptance of a higher mortgage rate environment will support the housing...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage brokers are trying to get lenders to sign up to a 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge in efforts to keep the...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Smoove has entered into a strategic agreement with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to provide conveyancing comparison and related home-buying support services. The...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage brokers have expressed concern about products being removed with little or no notice. Hundreds of mortgages have been withdrawn from the...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s a tough old road for today’s first-time buyers, with house prices and mortgage interest rates much higher than they were...
03 June 2023
From: Features
High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a tiered membership offer which it says will allow agents to choose according to...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...
30 May 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Great story this week about the estate agent in St John’s Wood who found a purse in the back of a...
27 May 2023
From: Features
Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...
25 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers looking for a 10-year fixed mortgage for their property purchase are facing less choice, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfactscompare.co.uk has found...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Government is backing a new trial to give homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient a mortgage rate cut. Perenna...
22 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...
18 May 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
The founders of three-branch Berkshire-based agency Hat and Home has expanded into mortgage broking. Keeping with the hat theme, the brand’s co-founders...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Group has revealed new branding together with the first details of two new products to be added to its...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Property fraud is a significant risk for agents, particularly as fake IDs become increasingly prevalent, and the economic climate remains challenging....
06 May 2023
From: Features
LSL Property Services’ share price hit a six-month high during trading yesterday after it announced its entire estate agency network would...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Purchase mortgage searches fell by almost a fifth last month as the Easter period dampened property market activity and there are...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A senior peer has vowed to do more to ensure that leaseholders excluded from new building safety regulations get the support...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A Propertymark-supported amendment that aimed to bolster support for leaseholders in unsafe buildings failed to gain approval in the House of...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Further mortgage rate rises could be on the way for homebuyers and owners, Rightmove suggests. After a few weeks where mortgage rates...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has launched the first iteration of its register, which aims to speed-up transactions and stop property...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Lower mortgage rates than the end of last year and slowing inflation should sustain the housing market as it enters the...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...
18 March 2023
From: Features
A more competitive mortgage market may actually dampen hopes of a downsizing boom, an agent has predicted. Many property professionals last year...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Deepak Chandrababu is no stranger to problem-solving. He’s been doing it for 25 years. As Chief Operating Officer of Technology Blueprint Ltd....
15 March 2023
From: Features
Gallagher has agreed a partnership to offer its products to customers of Knight Frank Finance. The partnership will see Gallagher offering insurance...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Reapit has acquired agency software provider Inspect Real Estate (IRE). The service, already used by more than 3,000 real estate customers to...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has reported its second highest year for average revenue per advertiser (ARPA) despite agency branch membership dipping slightly. The portal revealed...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency trade body Propertymark has backed calls for greater leaseholder protections as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proceeds through Parliament. The...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket Software has launched a new website builder and marketing tool to help boost an agent’s digital presence. The service is called...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency website designer and marketing provider is starting to use artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in the products it provides agents. ChatGPT AI...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket Software is to launch a new estate agency automation platform that will feature a sales progression tracker and Home Management...