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Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...
10 August 2024
From: Features
Homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable mortgage deals and boosting their...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
UK homebuyers have expressed support for more digital tools to reduce the administrative burden of purchasing a property yet few have...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...
26 August 2023
From: Features
Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...
22 April 2023
From: Features
SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance, has published an agenda-setting whitepaper to highlight the anti-money laundering shortcomings and sanctions...
25 February 2023
From: Features
Estate agency brand Beresfords is offering to pay one Essex-based resident’s utility bills for one year. The family-owned independent brand has launched...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...
09 November 2022
From: Features
If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...
15 October 2022
From: Features
Tackling the cost of utility bills has been highlighted as the top priority that new Prime Minister Liz Truss should focus...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Up to 70% of property firms have not changed their approach to onboarding new customers since sanctions were imposed on Russia...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler. Before...
29 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...
18 May 2019
From: Features
Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News
An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News
When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...
26 August 2017
From: Features
Student accommodation is positively luxurious compared with the drafty digs of my student days. En-suites, studio flats, even cinemas in halls...
27 May 2017
From: Features
Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features
An estate agent spotted her father’s house advertised on Rightmove just three days before it was due to be auctioned -...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News
With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever. However, being able to obtain access to the...
12 August 2016
From: Features
Frazer Fearnhead, a founder of The House Crowd property crowdfunding platform, has been sharply criticised in a ‘car crash’ moment on BBC...
14 July 2015
From: Breaking News
I don't think there is one person in lettings and property management who isn't alarmed at the scenes just over the...