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The UK has the slowest home moving timeline among 12 global nations, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly has analysed the average...

A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...

MPs have begun the process of electing the next chairperson of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the new Parliament. The chairman...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...

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

A new estate agency dedicated to improving the house moving process has launched in the Gloucestershire and Worcestershire areas. Founded by James...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will have the removal vans booked this morning after the General Election result. Sir Keir is set...

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

Estate agency regulation is needed to help improve the homebuying and selling process, MPs have been told. The first hearing of the...

MPs are set to begin their inquiry into improving the home buying and selling process today. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

Agents should be regulated to achieve the training and education they need to improve the property market as a whole, says...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

Foxtons’ share price got a mini boost on Monday morning after rumours that the agency brand is preparing for a sale. The...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has secured a £10m investment from Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, Natwest, and Rightmove.  This is the first time...

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

MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

The UK timeframe for selling a property has been branded as “embarrassing.” New research shows the UK ranks as the slowest country...

Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...

Knight Frank has launched a bespoke customer portal after 18 months of development. Coined ‘My Knight Frank,’ the firm says it is a digital customer experience platform, accessible...

UK property professionals should look to Norway when assessing how to improve the home buying process, a housing minister has claimed. Speaking...

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

Reservation agreement provider Gazeal has partnered with Optimus, Landmark’s panel of conveyancers to offer its services as an option for home...

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...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new document to help firms benefit from the range of digital services available to...

Client onboarding and verification tool LandmarkAgent has announce a strategic partnership with CRM provider Street.co.uk. The collaboration will enable agency users to...

Barriers to entry are a big concern for any sector, particularly those who need a greater number of technology innovations to...

It’s a brave business owner who actually invites criticism.  I speak from the personal experience of asking the opinions of the...

Ever taken on a property where the sale has got tangled up in problems arising from the title register? It’s a...

A coalition of businesses from across the property industry have united to call on the Government to do more to speed-up...

Estate agents and others in the industry are being invited to a free “Tech Talk” on the power of motivation to...

Last week was the first ever National Conveyancing Week, which I hope registered with agents and perhaps you even took up...

The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has launched the first iteration of its register, which aims to speed-up transactions and stop property...

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

Conveyancers are warning that this week’s Land Registry strikes could have a knock-on effect on property sales once staff return to...

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

Homeowners are being urged to check the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of their property before they come to sell their home. It...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...

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

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

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

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

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

I am somewhat disappointed, yet not surprised, when I see the headlines ‘blaming’ various fractions of a property transaction as the...

Estate Agent Today's good friend Christopher Watkin recently carried out a video interview with Glynis Frew, the well-known former managing director...

It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...

Earlier this year, we ran a story asking whether agency would ever embrace a four-day week. This came ahead of the...

The relationship between estate agents and conveyancers is undoubtedly a complex one and has certainly had ‘its moments’ over the years,...

A network for women working in the residential property industry has signed up a trio of high-profile sponsors. Residential property industry suppliers...

Issues with property titles and borrower affordability have been revealed among the main reasons why mortgage offers have been withdrawn. The results...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

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

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

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

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

A leading property lawyer says some agents will struggle to meet the demand for more ‘material information’ put forward by Trading...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

The government’s call for a pack of property information to be made available upfront during the sales process has been welcomed...

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...

High profile conveyancing supremo Rob Hailstone makes many announcements about government and industry housing policy - but he is less keen...

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

The House of Commons Library has published what may be the definitive record of estate agency regulations issued in recent years...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...

A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...