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Of all the stories I read over the past week, there was one which really stopped me in my tracks.   It revealed...

The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

Parents are willing pay 25% extra to live in the right catchment area for a top state primary school, research suggests. New...

The Housing Scotland Bill must be changed to reflect reality. Following a recent report by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) which...

Almost two-thirds of first-time buyers have got on the property ladder using help from the Bank of Mum and Dad but...

The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...

Rents have begun to stabilise, despite an exodus of landlords from the sector and resistance over rent reductions. The market is witnessing...

Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...

The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

An agency bond says Labour’s plan to slap VAT on private school fees will have a positive effect on pricing of...

The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...

A political party is pledging that if elected it will make every home in the UK have an EPC rating of...

The Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto has committed to resurrecting the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme and temporarily removing Capital...

Family run agency brand The Good Estate Agent has welcomed the next generation of the team in the shape of Tom...

The Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto has been published, promising more housebuilding, abolishing leasehold tenures and its own buyer support scheme. Its...

In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

Win, lose or draw for the political hopefuls standing as candidates in the upcoming general election, it is likely that the...

Rightmove has criticised the lack of focus on housing policy during the first General Election TV debate this week. Housing was rarely...

To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...

Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill was the final piece of legislation to pass before Parliament closed ahead of the General...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...

Scottish housebuilding needs to return to the completion numbers from 25 years ago according to analysis of the latest official statistics...

Typical consumer spending on mortgages and rents increased 3.6% in April – the first increase in the rate of growth since...

Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...

A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...

Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...

Last weekend a story by The Sunday Times’ Deputy Political Editor indicated that the Government is proposing implementing a £250 cap...

The new financial year is often an opportunity to get organised for the year ahead. For self-employed property professionals who are...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla.  The portal...

Plans to set ground rents at a ‘peppercorn rate’ are reported to have been dropped amid opposition from freehold campaigners and...

If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant  inflation and...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from eight freeholders to remove “problematic ground rent” terms from leases. The competition...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis.  But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...

Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

UK housing costs hit £200bn for the first time in 2023, according to the latest research by Savills.  The analysis of private...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

It usually takes a scandal or a reshuffle to remove a Government minister so it came as a bit of a...

Parliamentary news may have been dominated by the fallout from the Rwanda Bill yesterday but another important piece of legislation also...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Only a tenth of first-time buyers have managed to get on the property ladder without additional support, a survey has revealed. Comparison...

The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

Business plans will be key for agents looking to successfully navigate 2024, an industry consultant and trainer has said. Michael Day, a...

This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...

What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....

One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

Leasehold campaigners are urging anyone responding to the Government’s consultation on ground rents reform to boycott all options but capping them...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

It wasn’t exactly a champagne statement. More like Prosecco.  But, nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful in the wake of Jeremy...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...

Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...

The Government has outlined five proposals to reduce ground rents for existing leaseholders as its latest attempt to reform the sector...

Campaigners and commentators have reacted cautiously to leasehold reform proposals put forward in the King’s Speech. The King took part in his...

Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

There’s growing evidence that wider family members - not just Mum and Dad - are stumping up cash to help younger...

As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande reacts to the shock but much-needed pause in interest rate rises. I suspect you, like me,...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains how those working in the property can best navigate the challenges the market is...

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

OneDome has added new functionality to its portal to let users search for properties by their proximity to selected schools. Buyers can now...

Savills has launched a new multi-media advertising campaign focusing on the role of emotion in moving home whatever the life stage. The...

As Summer makes way for Autumn, many in the sector are bracing themselves for storm-clouds. But should they be?  Here, in his...

Forget the Bank of Mum & Dad, now even siblings are chipping in to help brothers and sisters onto the property...

Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector.  Here in his latest column property...

The managing editor of The Good Schools Guide has outlined the measures that some families take to secure a place at...

Asking prices of new listings have dropped 1.9% this month, the largest fall in August since 2018. Data from Rightmove shows asking...

Property guru and TV presenter Phil Spencer has paid tribute to his parents after they died in a car crash at...