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

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...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

From golf days to white collar boxing, agents and property professionals have been swinging into action for charitable causes recently. Remember, if...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

The founder of an online agency has spoken publicly for the first time about how his near-death experience led him to...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

News broke last weekend of a further online estate agency casualty as letting agent Upad announced on its website that it...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

A leading agent and property management expert says the shock closure of online agency Upad is a sign that technology alone...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral.  This was...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

There has been some really interesting talk recently of the relationship between FinTech (Finance Technology) and PropTech (Property Technology). A few...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...

Countrywide's second most senior management figure - Head of Retail Sam Tyrer - is to speak before an industry audience next...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...