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Estate agency regulation is needed to help improve the homebuying and selling process, MPs have been told. The first hearing of the...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Help to Buy has been ranked as having the most positive influence on the property market in recent times. Agency comparison website...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...
04 May 2024
From: Features
You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...
04 May 2024
From: Features
A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent estate agent has started an online petition to reverse stamp duty so it is paid by the vendor, not...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark, the leading membership body for property agents has written to London Mayor candidates highlighting proposals to tackle the unique housing...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency. The...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The European real estate market is the most distressed sector across Europe, research suggest. The latest Weil European Distress Index suggests the...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...
06 April 2024
From: Features
Connells Group has boosted its affordable housing offering after appoint Roy Hind as a director. Hind has been named affordable housing director...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has welcomed the reappointment of Julie James as the new Welsh Housing Minister. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns at...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
As most of the regular readers of this column will know (and because I’m not shy about admitting it) – I’ve...
16 March 2024
From: Features
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...
16 March 2024
From: Features
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolution of Estate Agency Software. For a long...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has set out the key questions it could ask agency representatives as its...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Analysts have given their backing to Rightmove’s stock market prospects but there are warnings that it can’t “rest on its laurels”...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Land is our greatest resource: one that has considerable potential to address society’s challenges. So, determining how land is used is...
10 February 2024
From: Features
The Guild of Property Professionals has set a date for its Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony on 22 March 2024. It will...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...
03 February 2024
From: Features
Building more homes is a better solution than mortgage schemes to support first-time buyers, a Zoopla executive has claimed. Richard Donnell, executive...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
High-end estate agent Tryon Ash is looking to share the secrets of his success with other agents and property professionals. The agent,...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...
20 January 2024
From: Features
House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
NAVA Propertymark members are predicting another challenging year for the hospital sector. Chris Platts, NAVA advisory panel member, said 2023 was a...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....
30 December 2023
From: Features
Landowners seeking to sell their land for development will have to adjust their expectations as the market, the planning system and...
30 December 2023
From: Features
The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders are expecting a quieter year for home loans in 2024. Forecasts from banking trade body UK Finance suggest lending for...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...
23 December 2023
From: Features
The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the same...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
More than half of agents have cited 2023 as a difficult financial year, research has revealed. Analysis by data firm Landmark Estate...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Fraud in the lettings industry is reaching unprecedented heights. Now, more than ever, there is a need for a revolution in...
09 December 2023
From: Features
The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...
25 November 2023
From: Features
Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A date has been set for next year’s Propertymark One conference. The landmark conference was launched by the agency trade body at...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jake Gann and my business card says...
10 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...
30 September 2023
From: Features
The number of first-time buyers has fallen this year but the proportion of sales to this cohort remains the same due...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The majority of the British public believe the Government is responsible for fixing the country’s housing shortage but few believe that...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains how those working in the property can best navigate the challenges the market is...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...
16 September 2023
From: Features
Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...
16 September 2023
From: Features
Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....
15 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
A third of agents are expecting the self-employed model to make up 50% of the market in the next decade but...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
As Summer makes way for Autumn, many in the sector are bracing themselves for storm-clouds. But should they be? Here, in his...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The roll out of ULEZ has been one of the big stories of the week. The new zones will have implications...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
30 August 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Spicerhaart’s shift to a hybrid model and investment in the business and staff has contributed to a £5m loss for 2022,...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector. Here in his latest column property...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Joe Pepper has stepped down as chief executive of TM Group. It follows the acquisition of the proptech brand by Aurelius last...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of properties going under the hammer has increased but there has been a dip in the percentage of lots...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents shouldn’t be distracted by the latest house price index figures. Nobody reading...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has received a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which acknowledges the agency group’s commitment to...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
29 July 2023
From: Features
Increasing numbers of agent listings are highlighting green features as key selling points, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal call for...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...
22 July 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The market share of online and hybrid agents reduced further during the second quarter of 2023, new figures show. Analysis from property...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Sentiment among movers is proving to be remarkably resilient despite the challenging news in recent months on mortgage rates, inflation, and...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Now more than ever, property professionals across the sector need to pull together and collaborate more closely to make business gains,...
15 July 2023
From: Features
MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are facing challenges of rising price reductions but fewer listings are being withdrawn and the level of fall-throughs is dropping,...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Propertymark is working with an Anti-Money Laundering service to stage a webinar for agents wanting to know more about compliance. At the...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s never a perfect time to set up in business, but many might think now is exactly the wrong time to...
24 June 2023
From: Features
Former Fine & Country global chief executive Simon Leadbetter is set to embark on his first national tour with his own...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Auction House is reporting its most successful May in the 16-year history of the group, despite a decline in bidders. The month...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals has recognised the achievements of its members during its 30th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony. The awards,...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has formed an independent industry body, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), for companies...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Two major agency brands used their annual general meetings (AGM) yesterday to outline a positive view of the property market, with...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Landmark Information Group has partnered with payment processor Shieldpay. The partnership aims to provide faster and more transparent conveyancing payments. Shieldpay’s digital platform,...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
British athletics legends Steve Backley and Roger Black have been named as brand ambassadors for self-employed agency brand eXp UK. They will...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Football legend Kevin Keegan has been named as the latest guest speaker for eXp UK’s 2023 roadshow. Keegan had 321 appearances for...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
As a property market expert, I have been closely monitoring the challenges faced by the housing market, particularly the issue of...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...
12 May 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...