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Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property search app Jitty has launched a new feature that lets buyers find their dream home by simply...

Zoopla users can now filter their property search by leasehold and freehold. In a move welcomed by leasehold campaigners, the portal said...

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

A buying agent is marking its first year in business. Otters Home Search, founded by experienced chartered surveyors Abbie Long and Francesca...

The Buying Solution (TBS) has promoted Will Watson as the new head of the buying agency. TBS is the independent buying consultancy...

Google-backed property search app Jitty has launched a new ‘Collections’ feature – that creates groups of the most interesting and 'trending' properties...

It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...

In the fast-evolving world of property, where every click counts and every search matters, mastering the art of Search Engine Optimisation...

Artificial intelligence-powered property search app Jitty is celebrating reaching the 10 10 ‘House & Home’ apps in the Google Play Store...

Artificial intelligence-powered property search app Jitty has gone live across central London as it accelerates its expansion across the UK. The app,...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...

Specialist buying agency Recoco Property Search has appointed former director of Strutt & Parker’s country house department Andrew Cronan to strengthen...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

Agents have been warned to be wary about the resurgence of Purplebricks. It comes after the online brand was taken over by...

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion has helped launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) property search tool that agents can embed in...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

A former lawyer has used her own experiences of trying to buy a home to launch a platform that matches homebuyers...

Self-employed agency brand eXp Realty has partnered with HomeHunter to help improve the property search process for consumers across its territories...

Savills has appointed Mark Redfern to head its Notting Hill sales department. Having worked in the prime central London property market for...

By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...

Homeowners are increasingly looking to properties that can either boost income or to offer a better work/life balance – without the...

London buyers are becoming more cautious but they may benefit from more stock entering the market, Chestertons claims. A market update from...

TM Group, a high profile provider of data and technology services such as tmconvey, mio, and tmconnect, has been sold to...

OnTheMarket this morning claims to be the first major UK property portal to use Artificial Intelligence natural-language technology. The controversial technology is...

The average age of a UK home mover has dropped but the number of actual moves has hit a record low,...

Homebuyers in Bolton are waiting as long as 21 weeks for local authority searches new research shows. Analysis by upfront information pack...

Online agents and outsourced conveyancing panels have been cited as factors delaying property sales in the UK. A trade body has warned...

First-time buyers are turning to social media platforms such as TikTok for homebuying advice and guidance. A survey of first-time buyers aged 18...

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

Vendors are increasingly shifting the goalposts on a sale at the final moment, a buying agent has warned. The strong sellers’ market...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the recent Estate Agency X 8, 2023 On 23rd March, the...

Agency website designer and marketing provider is starting to use artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in the products it provides agents. ChatGPT AI...

Challenger portal and homebuying support platform OneDome has acquired broker CMME Mortgage and Protection from the private equity-backed CMME Group. CMME Mortgage...

A buyers’ market, and a more challenging time for buyers and sellers, could be on the cards as a result of...

Estate agents need to concentrate on quality marketing more than ever before as mortgage interest rates rise and lenders become ever...

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

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform, Homesearch has unveiled a new property search engine that it hopes will transform the...

Potential buyers will be able to search for eco-friendly homes and message an agent through WhatsApp as part of a range...

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

New homeowners are being warned about cold calls from scammers advising them to make speculated stamp duty refund claims. The warning comes...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

Mortgage search platform Twenty7Tec is predicting there could be one million searches for home loans this month. The technology company, which lets...

Buying agency Stacks Property Search is reporting g rising buyer demand for wrecks requiring significant levels of renovation. The agency says that...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team has released background information on how it came to make changes to...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

Government regulation and reform of house buying should see the process made faster and easier in 2022, it’s been predicted. Lloyd Davies - managing...

Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

Boomin says it’s going to “reinvent the YouTube channel for property.” The portal’s new YouTube channel has gone live with five unique...

Three of the leading portals have made major announcements as the fierce rivalry between the big players continues apace.  Firstly Zoopla claims its latest...

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

It’s hard to remember a time at any point in the last 20 years when agents have been looking for a...

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...

A leading buying agent says the phenomenon of ‘buying unseen’ is the most dramatic property trend to have emerged from the...

National Trading Standards wants agents, portals and industry groups to come up with ways to provide basic essential material information ‘upfront’.  The National...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

The London housing market is enjoying the end of the lull before the storm, according to a leading buying agent. Sara Ransom...

Properties are currently taking 29 per cent longer than average to sell once under offer, according to research by a home...

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

A trade body has called on House Secretary Robert Jenrick to intervene over the growing problem of delays in councils providing...

Zoopla saw a record 70.5 per cent increase in traffic on Boxing Day as signs suggest the pre-Christmas boom is set...

99Home, the agency that describes itself as the country’s fifth largest hybrid, has teamed up with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. MAB will...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...

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

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

With many transactions now delayed by up to three weeks by slow searches, a body representing local search providers is urging...