Archive

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

Coventry Building Society has joined calls for Stamp Duty reform. The lender has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to address the controversial property...

Nationwide has risen to the top of the best buy tables again with a new mortgage rate cut. The building society has...

A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

Knight Frank has launched a strategic partnership with a legal technology firm that aims to transform the way properties are sold. The...

The Law Society may have seen-off a no-confidence vote but disgruntled solicitors have vowed to keep up the pressure on the...

A vote of no-confidence in the Law Society over material information rules has failed. The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG), had arranged...

The Law Society has teamed up with Teal Legal to host an online seminar for estate agents addressing material information. The webinar...

Propertymark and RICS are among industry bodies that have backed an open letter to the new Housing Secretary calling for the...

The Law Society has launched a consultation for conveyancers and legal groups on how its latest TA6 property information form should...

Estate agents submitted 30% more Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML) SARs last year, research suggests. Analysis by...

A date has been set for a vote of no confidence in the Law Society amid furore over its stance on...

A customer from The Property Franchise Group (TPFG)- brand Hunters Estate Agency this week completed the first Law Society licensed Digital...

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

Major lenders have started cutting their mortgage pricing in anticipation of an interest rate cut in the coming months. The Bank of...

The Law Society has postponed plans to make use of its new TA6 form compulsory amid backlash from conveyancers. The new TA6...

After much anticipation, the Labour Manifesto for ‘Change’ was launched this week. Held in Manchester the launch event included personal reflections...

Building and development plans Recently, Carter Jonas has marketed development sites which have attracted multiple bids, higher offers than had been anticipated...

A legal action group is seeking support from solicitors to call a vote of no confidence in the Law Society The Property...

Mortgage borrowers still prefer the human touch when applying for a home loan despite the rising popularity of artificial intelligence, research...

Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...

An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

ESPC has relaunched its SPC Property Practice certification, a unique accreditation course for solicitor estate agents. Developed with The Law Society of...

The Law Society is facing backlash from conveyancers after issuing new property information reforms that take account of Trading Standards’ material...

The Government may have backtracked on plans for 100% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages but Yorkshire Building Society has come up with its...

Everyone seems to be talking about artificial intelligence (AI) right now. It is an issue which has been bubbling under since Covid -...

The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...

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

Land is our greatest resource: one that has considerable potential to address society’s challenges. So, determining how land is used is...

Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...

Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law   2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...

Housing policy should focus on making better use of existing stock as well building more homes, a new report claims. A report...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

The Register of Overseas Entities has hit the 30,000 registration milestone. The register, which is administered by Companies House, came into force...

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced the inaugural graduation of its first qualification, with a 100% pass rate. EPSC revealed that 55...

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

Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...

A new action group has been formed that is expressing concern about ineffective legal regulation as well as extra responsibilities being...

Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...

Around half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas...

I sometimes wonder just how far our national obsession with buying our own homes will stretch. First-time buyers are prepared to save...

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

The majority of conveyancers would advise aspiring lawyers against entering the profession, research has revealed. It comes as a survey by Today’s...

The chairman of the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has queried the relevance of a new Government-backed property group focused on digital...

Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

Propertymark has named its new chairperson and board members during its annual general meeting. Succeeding Propertymark’s, Nicky Heathcote, Bill Butler has been...

Connells group chief executive David Livesey has announced his intention to retire during 2024. Highly respected throughout the industry, Livesey joined Connells...

MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...

Spicerhaart’s non-executive chairman John Spence has received a special achievement award after announcing his retirement from the board after more than...

Two former housing ministers have criticised the Government for scrapping housebuilding targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets...

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

Homebuyers looking for a 10-year fixed mortgage for their property purchase are facing less choice, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfactscompare.co.uk  has found...

Agency brands including Hamptons and Savills as well as property developer London Square have sponsored gardens at this week’s Chelsea Flower...

Groundsure has launched a training partnership for conveyancers on climate risks. The environmental and climate data authority will provide training and education...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

Skipton Building Society has unveiled details of the first 100% loan-to-value mortgage launched since the 2008 financial crisis. Aimed at renters, the...

100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...

Letting agents are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to opening a client account and getting Client...

Housing policy formation must go beyond electoral cycles, academics have warned. A group of Cambridge University alumni has teamed up to urge...

From Google to Uber, convenience is embedded into contemporary culture. As a society, we’re propelled by on-demand living, with instant solutions for...

Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...

This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

Landmark Information Group has launched a new product that aims to help users understand the current and potential climate-based risks on...

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

As is generally the case, we didn’t start out with solutions, we started with questions…. two, actually. The first was, ‘Why does...

Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...

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

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

A former adviser to Boris Johnson who is running to be the Tory candidate for London Mayor has promised to put...

From singing to dressing as superheroes, there are plenty of inspirational examples of agents raising money for good causes this week. Whatever...

A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday repeated previously debunked claims that the Government is building record numbers of homes. Housebuilding have returned to...

HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...

One of the UK’s largest building societies is urging the government to provide more homebuying support as research warns of a...

Estate agents are perhaps unlikely to be modest by nature, but I’m always surprised at how much many agents know, yet...

The chair of the Council of Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has warned firms that it shouldn’t be seen as a ‘light-touch’ regulator. Speaking at...

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

Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley is set to retire at the end of 2022. It comes as he marked his 45th anniversary...

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

Leeds Building Society has pledged to honour any mortgage offers and support borrowers during this period of market uncertainty. It comes as...

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

The UK’s real estate sector is set to lose some 127,320 jobs by 2030, according to a new report by Arden...

Property expert Kate Faulkner has been announced as the host of this year’s Society of Licensed Conveyancers’ annual conference. The event is...

As the summer draws to a close, and we begin to move towards the final few months of the year, I’m...

First-time buyers have been urged to manage their expectations after it revealed that 79% believe their first home will meet all...

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...

Savills has released a revised five-year forecast for the UK’s prime housing markets, to reflect the strong levels of activity in...

A leading agent has claimed that the economic plans of Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be the country’s next Prime Minister,...

Late last week, Leeds Building Society announced that it would no longer lend on second homes to concentrate on first-time buyers...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

The Tory leadership candidates have been urged to not forget about housing as the race to be the new Prime Minister...

Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...

The government is being urged to tailor its housing market reforms beyond solely focusing on first-time buyers. It comes as new analysis...

It has been six years since the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Political and economic debate continues to rumble...

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...