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Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...

The National Leasehold Campaign’s (NLC) heroic journey to get reform of the controversial tenure type on the statute book has hit...

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

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

An exciting new collaboration between TVPN, EstateApps and Paul Long is set to transform the way you advertise your property listings...

IT was the day the world malfunctioned.  From airport lounges to the reception areas of GP surgeries, the CrowdStrike IT Outage caused...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has agreed a listings deal with OnTheMarket (OTM), claiming that the CoStar-backed portal will overtake Rightmove...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they uncover the common challenges faced by Estate Agency owners at...

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

It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

You may not have seen it, but one of the most important reports published within the housing sector over the past...

New research reveals nearly half a million homes could be built across London on land that currently lies derelict amid a...

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

Bargain hunters will have the chance to flock to more than 500 garage sales across Worcestershire this weekend thanks to local...

HAVING spent decades closely following the UK and American property markets, I’ve seen and read many reports comparing the two.  But...

Barratt London is extending its deposit contribution scheme to thousands more key workers.   The Key Worker Deposit Contribution Scheme has been extended...

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

Shortlists for three ESTAS Awards are set to be revealed today. The 21st annual ESTAS Awards ceremony, sponsored for the first time...

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

Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...

More than one in seven (13%) buyers purchasing properties in the UK are using funds from overseas to fund all or...

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

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

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

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

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 term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

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

Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...

As you begin the process of property transactions in the UK, it's important to understand potential pitfalls that may result in...

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

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

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

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...

OneDome is offering free digital know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks for estate agents using its various home buying services.  The...

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

Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...

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

Older borrowers were deterred by high mortgage rates last year, bank data suggests. Quarter four figures from UK Finance show a 37.1%...

Hamptons expands into Andorra with new partnership Hamptons has launched a partnership with Roc Propietats Estate Agents in Andorra that will include...

In my last Natter, I recounted the story of how Angels media bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis by launching...

Estate agency services provider Agent and Homes has appointed a professional investor and former asset manager as a non-executive director. Guy Bowles...

Reapit has unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives to support agents. The agency software provider has launched an AI-powered property...

In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...

There’s no question that trust is the bedrock of any longstanding client relationship. It is built on delivering on your promises...

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

Beauchamp Estates has opened two new offices in the south of France. The prime luxury agent is now located in the luxury...

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...

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

Negotiating is set to come back into fashion this year as the buyers’ market grows, an industry trainer has claimed. Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell,...

As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...

T'was three nights before Christmas, when all through the site, We’ve delivered thousands of stories to bring you delight. We’ve had Strike turn...

The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...

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

Estate agents remain among the least trusted professions, the latest Ipsos Veracity Index has revealed – but there is a silver...

Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...

Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

Visits to Rightmove have fallen by 18% in the past year as high mortgage rates hit the national market from the...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging estate agents across the UK to be on high alert as cyberattacks targeting the...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

Agents are being urged to keep marketing throughout the festive season. The ValPal Network (TVPN) suggests the market is set for a...

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

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

Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...

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

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

Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...

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

On Halloween eve, Safestyle decided to give everyone a real fright and announced the company had gone into administration. This has...

By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...

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

Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell, director of The Able Agent Given our focus is centred around helping to drive long-term professionalism across the industry,...

UK estate agents receive the lowest sales commission across eight of the world’s biggest property markets, new research suggests. The analysis suggests...

Landowners who had their land compulsorily purchased by the government for HS2 are being urged to seek expert advice if they...

The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...

The managing director of an estate agency has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault by beating but did not...

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

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

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...

OnTheMarket Software has announced an integration with digital ID and source of funds provider Thirdfort. The digital ID, anti-money laundering and source...

2023 was coined as the ‘year of AI adoption’ and, after trickling into almost every industry, AI has taken centre stage...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

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

It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande looks at the future of estate agnts on the high street.   You only need to walk down...

Over 20,000 UK agency branches have now registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision. A new analysis from risk management platform Thirdfort...

Agents are being urged to place more value on their work and to charge higher fees. Richard Palfreeman, advisor at training provider...

Landlords considering selling up are being urged to lease their homes to a trust catering for homeless people instead. With fears that...

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