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HSBC UK has joined forces with the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to help improve the homebuying process through the sharing...

A cross-industry collaboration aims to showcase how working horizontally across key stages of the home-buying and selling journey can positively impact...

It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...

There’s been a “substantial rise” in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios, analysis by TwentyEA has found.   Figures from the...

Property data specialist Sprift Technologies has been listed in the Deloitte 2023 EMEA Fast 500. The Deloitte report recognises the fastest-growing technology...

A mixture of buyer reluctance to take on high mortgage rates, the availability of home loans and inefficiencies in the homebuying...

As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...

Gary Hersham, the founder of high-end London-focussed agency Beauchamp Estates, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the property data...

Prime London property sales are taking longer to go through once under offer, which is creating a vicious cycle of fall-throughs,...

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has been trialling property blockchain network Coadjute’s digital property data pack and smart forms and has...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has launched a fully automated and integrated Property Information Questionnaire (PIQs)  that can be accessed directly...

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has become the latest member of the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), committing to help speed up...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

Estate agency recruitment expert and mentor Ian Dobrin has joined property data firm Addland. He will initially focus on further building the...

The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023, TwentyCi claims. The property data firm highlights that house...

Sprift has unveiled its solution to help agents cope with material information requirements and collate the property-specific details required prior to...

The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...

A shift towards self-employed estate agency models has contributed to a decline in estate agency branches, research suggests. Analysis by property data...

Fintech firm Phoebus has joined UK trade body the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as an associate member. The brand provides systems and...

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

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

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

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...

Achieved prime London sale prices fell by their largest levels since May 2021 last month, research suggests. Analysis by property data firm...

The market share of online and hybrid agents for exchanges has fallen again during the third quarter. Figures from property data firm...

High mortgage rates and a lack of supply may mean the prime property market misses its typical seasonal boost in the...

Sprift has launched a new competitor analysis tool for agents using its services. A new market insights dashboard will provide users with...

Zoopla parent company ZPG’s property division, which includes the portal and agency software provider Alto, is to be renamed as Houseful. Business...

It’s a great time to be a homebuyer if purchasers can afford it, TwentyCi has claimed. It comes as the property data...

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the first lender to sign up to the Open Property Data (OPDA) Association. Additionally, the bank’s...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...

A lack of urgency is limited the number of deals being agreed in prime London, LonRes has warned. New analysis from the...

There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...

The property market remains ‘resilient’ with more listings and homes going under, according to the latest TwentyCi data. It comes as figures...

The market share of online and hybrid agents reduced further during the second quarter of 2023, new figures show. Analysis from property...

Coadjute has launched a Digital Property Data Pack service for its users. The pack is designed to cover the requirements of the...

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

Property data in the UK is mined from a labyrinth of sources such as local authorities, various government departments and private...

A property data firm claims to have evidence showing agents who fail to provide upfront information are more likely to suffer...

A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has formed an independent industry body, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), for companies...

The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group (HBSG) has launched the latest version of the Property Data Trust Framework following live...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Heather Staff and it says Co-Founder of Street Group...

The prime London market appears to be lacking its usual spring buzz as buyers wait for prices to drop research suggests. Analysis...

There is a sense of “cautious optimism” in the market with sales agreed on the rise despite the number of overall...

Property supply has improved during the first quarter of 2023 following house price corrections and a settling of interest rates, according...

Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...

The prime London property market appears to be finding a new level as sales, demand and prices slide, LonRes claims. Figures from...

Search Acumen has announced a new partnership that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in conveyancing Property data, insight...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has announced a new update to the Leasehold Property Enquiries (LPE1) form, which it...

The South East of England continues to lead the way as TwentyCi revealed its latest statistics on property market activity. The property...

Search Acumen has begun beta-testing of ChatGPT within its data platform for conveyancers, which it hopes will reduce working times and...

Home-movers have been identified as one of the most attractive consumer groups during the cost-of-living crisis, contributing an estimated £29 billion...

Record numbers of prime properties were reduced in price last month as the pandemic boom is officially over, LonRes claims. Analysis by...

The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...

Estate agents have brought more homes to market this month compared with January but February instruction figures are not as high...

Only 11% of property businesses including estate agencies increased staff pay last year, a new report officially launched next week claims. Property...

We are now well into 2023 and, while there have been a huge number of steps taken towards a digital future...

Agency software providers Street.co.uk and Acaboom have entered into a strategic partnership. Agents will be able to access both products from one...

The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...

The top-end of the prime London market was a key driver for sales and new listings last year, LonRes figures suggest. Analysis...

Homes in Birmingham and East London are among the slowest in the UK to sell from listing to completion, analysis suggests. Property...

The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...

It has been a mixed year for prime London markets, with some areas faring better than others when it comes to...

Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...

Estate agents are back to their pre-pandemic working patterns but some are now facing financial struggles, an industry survey claims. Property data...

Agents have begun trialling a new common technology framework devised by a committee within the Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG)...

Fall-throughs are up and the number of properties under-offer in prime London areas has fallen below the pre-pandemic average for the...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...

Property data company Sprift has been confirmed as one of the Principal Partners for this year’s ESTAS Awards, which take place...

There are signs of caution in the prime London market with an increase in sales falling through during August, new figures...

More stock is coming to the market but the number of sales agreed is slowing, new figures suggest. Property data company TwentyCi’s...

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform, Homesearch has unveiled a new property search engine that it hopes will transform the...

Property data specialist Sprift has updated its comparables tool feature for agents. The updated version lets users manually add comparables, for example...

Agents are being urged to discuss pricing with vendors after research shows 52% of listings have been on the market for...

Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has increased slightly but they are still struggling to break into the higher...

The number of transactions progressing to completion is being hit by the cost of living crisis and rising interest rates, new...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

Agency data and prospecting platform Homesearch has launched a new guide to help firms continue securing instructions during the so-called summer...

The remaining amount of agency stock still for sale remains at the same level as last year, TwentyCi claims. The property data...

Fewer sellers have cut prices over the past months but agency instructions have dropped, figures suggest. Analysis by property data and estate...

Prime London prices continue to hit record levels but actual sales vary depending on values. Figures from property data company LonRes for...

In this latest video interview zoning in on the current property market, and the stats, facts and data behind its present...

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

The jury is still out on whether the Ukraine crisis will damage public confidence in the UK housing market. Rightmove’s property data...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....