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Homebuyers are spending an average of £51,784 to move home in the current market, although this climbs as high as £86,000...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The proportion of mortgaged homebuyers has hit its highest level for four years, research suggests. Analysis based on conveyancing quote requests on...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Single first-time buyers need to save for almost 6.5 years or 76 months to raise a 10% deposit and cover moving...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices will fall 3.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to forecasts by reallymoving.com. The research is based...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency software provider Alto has announced a new partnership with home setup provider Just Move In. Customers of the Zoopla-backed firm will...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Buyers are facing higher costs when moving home, research shows. Analysis by Barrows & Forrester found the costs associated with moving home,...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The cost of moving home has soared in the past year, new figures reveal. According to new data compiled by insurers Admiral...
20 May 2023
From: Features
First-time buyers in the UK are paying almost a third more to get on the property ladder than they were five...
04 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...
01 April 2023
From: Features
A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...
03 December 2022
From: Features
England may have beaten Wales in the football but it is a different story when it comes to which country is...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Despite the nation feeling the pinch of living costs, the number of home moves are actually rising as TwentyCi reports a...
05 October 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation
OnTheMarket-owned software platform teclet has unveiled a new partnership to help landlords, tenants, sellers and buyers arrange their removals and storage...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as...
20 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...
22 June 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...
18 May 2022
From: Features
The property sector has continuously been showing its generosity Ukrainian refugees amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Support ranges from financial donations to...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Veteran retail chief executive John Browett is joining home setup service Just Move In as chairman. Browett has been chief executive of...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...
03 July 2021
From: Features
A rush to beat next week’s stamp duty holiday deadline has caused a 200 per cent increase in demand for removal...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
We are now over four weeks in to our third national lockdown in the UK. Although the property market remains open,...
03 February 2021
From: Features
Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...
09 January 2021
From: Features
There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...
20 December 2020
From: Breaking News
As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A survey says many people under-estimate the costs of moving with conveyancing and mortgage fees often higher than expected. Some 54 per cent of...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A leading agency says so-called Covid Clauses are being inserted into contracts as buyers become increasingly cautious ahead of a possible...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...
12 September 2020
From: Features
A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has merged two of its existing divisions to form a new Private Residence Consultancy team - and the new...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News
A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...
02 May 2020
From: Features
The government of one part of the British Isles has produced guidelines for removal firms. Until now, house moving in an era...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News
An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course. Knight Frank says it’s writing ‘Coronavirus...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The group charged with pioneering Reservation Agreements in the house buying process admits both the industry and the public are split...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News
2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
An agency in Leeds is next month launching a service which it claims is unique in the area, partnering with a...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Today, with the festive break around the corner, we have another video from an agent - but this one is distinctly...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Home movers from the European Union have become less interested in moving to the UK, according to new research. Analysis of over...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News
A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features
Industry suppliers Landmark Information and The ValPal Network have entered what they call “a strategic relationship” to provide the firms’ respective...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...
24 March 2018
From: Features
Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...
11 February 2017
From: Features
It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features
A survey of 1,200 people buying and selling shows that 13 per cent of those questioned “have now cancelled their move...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Operating hours for CHAPS - the payment system used to trasfer funds for property transactions - will be extended by one...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests that it is the other fees associated with moving house - not estate agents’ charges - that...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News
A removals firm is warning that changes to the CHAPS system could see home movers paying more to relocate. This summer...
15 March 2016
From: Breaking News
A survey of 1,000 people shows that a significant number in each region of the UK are putting their sales plans...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News
Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...
20 February 2016
From: Features
In a surprise move, The Property Ombudsman is to allow all 420 registered firms in the British Association of Removers to...
03 February 2016
From: Breaking News
The British Association of Removers has entered the dispute over changes to the CHAPS arrangements for the transfer of monies on...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News
We know so many agents do good fund-raising during the festive season - here are just a few who made contact...