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Shortly after the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act was granted Royal Assent in May, we surveyed members of the Association of...

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

EVER since Rishi Sunak stood in the rain and effectively announced he’d soon be moving house, Labour have been saying the...

In the current rental market, where legislative changes and tax reforms loom large, many landlords are expressing doubt about the viability...

Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...

Tell us a little bit about National Home Move. We are a network of more than 60 Your Move and Reeds Rains...

Help to Buy has been ranked as having the most positive influence on the property market in recent times. Agency comparison website...

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

A safety alert has been issued after several female agents warned of being harassed on phone calls. The Women In Estate Agency...

SPRING cleaning is an annual ritual for many households, but firms in the property sector would do well to spend some...

As most of the regular readers of this column will know (and because I’m not shy about admitting it) – I’ve...

It’s time to abolish what is colloquially called Landlord Licensing. If you’re a casual reader and perhaps not in our industry, a...

In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...

Conveyancers shouldn’t give buyers and sellers assurances about building safety remediations unless they are confident doing so, the Law Society has...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

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

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...

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

What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...

Talk about a wasted opportunity. The Conservative party conference - just finished, and possibly the last one before a General Election -...

Compliancy expert Legal Eye has launched a new product to help agents ensure they are properly following all rules and regulations. Its...

Agents should take work safety more seriously, particularly self-employed agents, an industry podcast claims. The latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup podcast...

Agents from across the eXp global network are being offered Jiu-Jitsu training sessions. This is not an attempt to help agents fight...

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

Propertymark has written to the Government to ask why attempts to protect leaseholders are being ignored. It comes as the Earl of...

In recent years, the UK private rented sector has witnessed a significant increase in government regulation aimed at raising standards for...

The technology behind artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t currently advanced enough to fully overhaul estate agency training, an industry executive claims. Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell,...

Agents and other businesses are being encouraged back a new joint initiative from employee protection firm Peoplesafe and the Crimestoppers charity. The...

An agency brand has partnered with Sticklepath Parish Council to promote safer driving and lower speed limits. Stevens Estate Agents in Okehampton...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

Parents are compromising their own financial situation to help their children cope with the cost of living crisis, research shows. The latest...

An estate agent is urging people selling their flats to have building safety documentation in place before putting the property on...

Flat owners have seen their service charges rise by 8% over the past year, research suggests. A new service charge index launched...

Hundreds of high-rise buildings have been registered with the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) since its launch last month but it...

The Building Safety Act will cause further delays to the home moving process, a senior industry executive has warned. Rob Hailstone, chief...

Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...

The Conveyancing Association has launched a guidance document for firms that addresses the Building Safety Act and Building Safety (Leaseholder Protection)...

A senior peer has vowed to do more to ensure that leaseholders excluded from new building safety regulations get the support...

A Propertymark-supported amendment that aimed to bolster support for leaseholders in unsafe buildings failed to gain approval in the House of...

Agents are being reminded to conduct health and safety checks on their listings as well as in the office. This is according...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fourth iteration of the...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, Landlord Buyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up...

Safety, support, health, wealth and happiness were the key firms of the inaugural Women in Estate Agency group conference last week. The...

Agency trade body Propertymark has backed calls for greater leaseholder protections as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proceeds through Parliament. The...

From the 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into effect for multi-occupied residential buildings. This is what...

There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...

It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...

Trade and representative bodies covering the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association (CA), have launched...

Inventory clerks and letting agency staff have been warned to put safety first when lone working or entering tenants’ properties for...

When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...

Details of the first Women In Estate Agency (WiEA) conference have been revealed. The group, founded by senior agency figures Liana Loporto-Browne...

We spent some time with Lucy Noonan, Founder and CEO of Atomic Consultancy, to pick her brains about the many moving...

The Government has unveiled a pilot scheme aimed to help more flat owners whose homes have become unsafe and, in some...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to look into issues with the Building Safety Act after MPs claimed leaseholders and Help to...

Demand for prime London property from Americans doubled between September and October due to favourable dollar exchange rates and increased investor...

Agents are being asked to complete a survey as part of a national newspaper’s investigation into the safety of property professionals...

And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...

Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...

You've finally found the perfect house. It's within your budget, has the desired number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and even comes...

Agency-backed risk management platform Thirdfort has received awarded B Corporation status. The certification recognises Thirdfort’s commiutment to goals outside of shareholder profit...

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only...

Interim rental inspections have taken a hit over the past two years and letting agents are now wading through their backlogs...

Connells agents are to start using an app that will boost the safety of lone staff at viewings. The agent has partnered...

A recent study revealed that as many as 4.6 million homes in England overheat. With highs of 40°C this week and warnings...

A wide range of upcoming legislative changes will affect the private rented sector. From new carbon monoxide alarm regulations to renters...

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

Estate agency trade body Propertymark is hoping to “maintain momentum” with newly appointed Housing Secretary Greg Clark. He replaces Michael Gove, who...

A quick-thinking estate agent has helped save an elderly disabled man from a house fire. Tom Ashby, Property Centre branch partner at...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...

Too many leaseholders will fall through the cracks of the government’s “piecemeal measures” to combat the cladding crisis.  That’s the view of...

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...

A well known UK estate agency has pledged £50,000 to help the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis. Brown & Co - the 13-branch...

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...