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In today's rapidly evolving property market, the focus on reducing transaction times for individual properties is at an all-time high. Various...

You won’t need me to tell you, but transactions are taking a l-o-n-g time right now. Figures from a digital information service...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Halliwell and my VMC business card says “Executive...

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

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...

Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

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

More than a third of property sales fell through last year, with buyers to blame in most cases. A survey by QuickMoveNow...

Rightmove is anticipating a 1% average drop in national asking prices by the end of next year. The latest forecasts from the...

The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...

After a steady increase in mortgage rates, concerns about house prices have been rising too. The Financial Times reported in mid...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

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

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

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

A senior banking figure has called for Stamp Duty rebates on property purchases to help create greener homes as research shows...

Sellers are being urged to be upfront about property issues and consider lower offers from better buyers as increasing numbers of...

Some top tips for saving for a deposit If you’re a first-time buyer - or even if you’re taking the next step...

Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

The Mortgage Advice Bureau has partnered with property sales progression software provider ViewMyChain to give brokers more transparency during the transaction...

Fall-throughs doubled in the first two weeks of October compared with a month before, analysis claims. Chain-breaking service UPSTIX, which conducted the...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

Prime London discounts are widening and tempting buyers but there are longer term economic risks that could hit the property market,...

Property professionals have been pondering the impact of the sudden Bank Holiday scheduled next Monday for the Queen’s state funeral. It creates...

Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...

Quick buy firm UPSTIX is planning to rollout its chain break service across the market after a successful trial with estate...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...

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

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

A third of first-time buyers have had to reduce their budgets as a result of recent interest rate hikes and the...

A ‘quick buy’ service launched by veteran proptech innovator Giles Mackay is now looking to help fix broken chains. UPSTIX, which launched...

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

Properties selling without a chain not only sell more quickly, as one might expect, but also appear to attract a substantial...

Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...

Fall throughs remain a significant problem with transaction collapses costing buyers and sellers a wasted £880m in 2021 according to new...

A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...

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

Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...

Planning delays, labour shortages and the surging price of building materials are combining to sharply cut the number of new homes...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

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

Agents are being urged to be more open to new methods of stopping deals falling through. HBB Solutions - a part exchange...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

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

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Well I rarely use them now! Chris Hodgkinson, Managing Director What...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

A surveyors group has launched a new ‘Home Review’ service which it claims will identify structural problems which create an immediate...

Emoov’s new 'guaranteed offer' service means fall-thoughs and chain-related delays are effectively eliminated, the agency claims. Emoov - now owned by a firm...

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of  transactions collapsing at...

We are now over four weeks in to our third national lockdown in the UK. Although the property market remains open,...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

Zoopla's latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31.  And the portal says: “The...

Well, what a start to 2021! None of us thought things would change as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

‘Many are in complete denial about the time it takes and still think it’s eight to 10 weeks.’ I won’t tell you...

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

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

You probably don’t have to listen closely to hear estate agents across the country starting to cheer. It’s been a big...

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...