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There’s nothing more frustrating than losing a sale at the last minute due to details that could have been disclosed upfront....

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

Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association has hit back at claims about the accuracy of work by professionals...

This week I reached the point of maximum political saturation. We’re now four weeks into the campaign with less than a...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...

HAVING spent decades closely following the UK and American property markets, I’ve seen and read many reports comparing the two.  But...

There are those in the technology sector that claim “data is the new oil”. I think they might be right, but...

Fake grass can impact the value of a vendor’s property and turn off prospective buyers, Winkworth claims. In a gardening special, the agency franchise brand’s Property...

Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...

We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

In his third and final article in this 3-part series, David Beaumont looks at the legal statues of Material Information Guidance. ...

In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...

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

Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

Agency brand Chestertons has joined calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to include Stamp Duty reform in his Autumn Statement. Hunt will deliver...

An index of prime London properties suggests buyers standing back as economic uncertainty reaches the upper levels of the market. The Prime...

The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...

Buyers are now calling the shots and can expect lower bids to secure the house of their dreams, a property expert...

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

Homebuyers and borrowers could be set to benefit from a mortgage price war, a property expert claims. Jonathan Rolande, from the National...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his latest take on the property market. Having just got back from holiday, I am...

The London property market is facing a "bleak" second half of the year, the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has...

House prices will fall by at least another 5% between now and Christmas, a property group has warned, creating tough times...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on another manic week for the property market. Like many working in the...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...

Ceredigion estate agent Cardigan Bay Properties has been recognised as one of the top start-ups in the UK. The brand overcame competition...

After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...

A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...

In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on the biggest stories from the past seven days.  For a long...

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

It has certainly been a very busy week for news in the housing sector.  Here, the first of a new series of...

Higher energy costs and rising interest rates are leading to a surge in the number of homeowners looking to downsize, a...

Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...

A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...

The property market looks to have avoided ‘heading over a cliff,’ Knight Frank suggests. Analysis by the agency brand suggests the further it...

Agents may be regularly debating increasing their fees but property buyers and sellers are already used to paying more for conveyancing,...

A well known critic of stamp duty has returned to his long-standing theme of querying whether buyers have paid too much...

Sellers are being urged to be upfront about property issues and consider lower offers from better buyers as increasing numbers of...

Buyers should be mindful about the rise of so called ‘Insta-agents,’ a property body has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...

Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

Scammers are “bombarding” homeowners with fraudulent offers on green energy or insulation to allegedly boost their property value and cash in...

London has returned as the go-to destination for potential property buyers, Rightmove claims. The portal has revealed the most searched for locations...

Homeowners must accept that 2023 will become “the year of the price drop”, a property expert claims.  As Nationwide and Halifax data...

Increasing numbers of property buyers are now taking out mortgages with terms of more than 30 years, new figures show. The latest...

Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB...

A former Housing Secretary has outlined why the Conservative Party mustn’t abandon its commitment to housebuilding. It comes as some 47 Conservative...

The Government’s target of constructing 300,000 new homes annually by 2025 has been called into question due to a lack of...

Property buyers aiming to reduce their Stamp Duty bill with “mixed-use” purchases are being warned that HMRC is sniffing out those...

House prices in some regions of the UK could continue increasing, despite concerns over the economic downturn and forecasts of house...

It’s fair to say that ours is an industry which has a language of its own, and often revels in the...

As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...

A leading property association has warned that house prices are likely to spike in the wake of the government’s recent economic...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

The Bank of England increased interest rates to their highest level since the financial crisis yesterday, prompting fears of higher cost...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

An Estate Agent Today reader poll has revealed opposition to climate risks being outlined to buyers when purchasing a property. A poll...

The Bank of England is being urged by property professionals to avoid further interest rate hikes this week. The Bank’s Monetary Policy...

Buyers are starting to reduce their budgets and the level of urgency in the market has declined, Savills warns. The agent suggested...

Property buyers should be warned of the climate risks when purchasing a home, a leading lawyer has claimed. Stephen Tromans QC, the...

From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...

Buyers are putting off property purchases by at least one year due to increasing living costs, research claims. Research by savings websites...

Propertymark’s partnership with MoveIQ has already attracted attention from more than 250,000 consumers and potential property buyers and sellers. The agency trade...

A leading property association argues it won’t be long before we start to see house price growth slowing. According to the National...

A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...

As UK temperatures soared last week, potential property buyers and sellers were even too hot to enquire about homes. Data from live...

The Tory leadership debates have covered everything from taxes to trans rights but industry executives have lamented the lack of focus...

New calls have emerged to give pensioners stamp duty tax breaks to downsize their homes. The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB)...

An anti-money laundering (AML) has queried why there are so few checks on UK property buyers compared with those from overseas. Tim...

More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...

Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...

An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...

The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

An estate agency says disgruntled and delayed property buyers are fast falling out of love with the stamp duty holiday, which...

Scams are rife in the quick house buying sector with many companies seeking to take advantage of sellers in desperate situations. That’s...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...